Software Developer at Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC)

Ikeja Electric is one of the largest power distribution companies in Nigeria, committed to delivering reliable and efficient electricity services to our customers. With a strong focus on innovation and sustainability, we aim to transform the energy landscape in Nigeria and contribute to the country's economic development.

Our mission is to provide exceptional service while ensuring the safety and well being of our employees and customers. At Ikeja Electric, we don’t just power homes and businesses we power careers As a leading energy provider, we are committed to fostering a culture that champions integrity, innovation, and excellence Our team is the heartbeat of our success, and we thrive on collaboration, continuous improvement, and creating a workplace where everyone can shine.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Software Developer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Role Purpose

• Responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of new software systems, update existing software and conduct feasibility studies on company systems.
• He/She would beresponsible for writing codes, applications, create reports. Build performant web and mobile apps on both the iOS and Android platforms as well as collaborating with the solutions delivery team.

Role Accountabilities

• Develop software solutions by studying information needs; conferring with users; studying systems flow, data usage and work processes; investigating problem areas; following the software development lifecycle
• Determine operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development and proposed solutions
• Update job knowledge by studying state-of-the-art development tools, programming techniques and computing equipment; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations
• Review and study the functional requirements for new application systems and assess the options for implementation.
• Work closely within a single scrum team to build features in support of the company's products
• Provide senior-level proficiency and direction on the following tech stack based on any of the three specialization below.
• Identify reusable functionality to build into common, reusable components that can be leveraged across the application.
• Collaborate with the back-end development teams to build app functionality according to product requirements and design specs.
• Work with Product and Design teams to deliver intuitive, engaging, and simple interfaces for applications targeting mobile, tablet and web platforms.
• Work with modern tools including Slack, GitHub, Google Docs, etc
• Complete two-week sprints, and participate in sprint retrospectives and daily stand-ups
• Participate in peer code reviews and pull requests
• Protect operations by keeping information confidential
• Provide information by collecting, analyzing and summarizing development and service issues
• Accomplish engineering and organization mission by completing related results as needed
• Support and develop software engineers by providing advice, coaching and educational opportunities
• Maintain an awareness of new developments in Information Technology and its applications in the electricity sector and, ensure that the company makes the best use of any such developments.
• Monitor department’s performance through Key Performance Measures.
• Ensure provision of adequate resources for various activities of the department.
• Comply with Quality Management System / Occupational Health & Safety requirements including objectives and applicable regulations relating to assigned jobs.
• Assist in Carry out any other duties as requested by the Head of Department.

Minimum Requirements

• Master`s / Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or Computer Science
• Minimum of 5 years experience in management/implementation of IT application systems, preferably in an electricity utility.

Specialization:

• Fullstack (Web and Mobile App)
• Java EE.

Skills & Competencies:

• Either strong OOP or Functional Programing and modeling skills
• Experience building complex web systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
• Experience developing software utilizing workflow or ESB software
• Experience with professional software engineering best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing and operations
• Experience working in an agile environment
• Experience in using automated testing frameworks and system monitoring tools
• Customer Centricity
• Risk Management
• People Leadership
• Entrepreneurship
• Organizational Learning
• Change Management.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online