HoRLaR I.T. Solutions is committed to providing solutions that make mobile communication easier, faster and more affordable with better efficiency. We are devoted to making every communication between businesses and their customers count. Our goal is to make mobile marketing the bedrock of any business success by developing efficient simple easy-to-use tools and resources while making such readily available.
We are driven by an insatiable taste for excellent customer experience, not just the products and past successes. We make products and services, wrapped them with superior customer experience aim at improving daily lives and business returns. We are in a "pursuit of excellence".
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Web Application Developer
Location: Abuja
Job Description
- The Application Development unit functions under the I.T. department headed by the Chief Information Officer (CIO).The goal of the Application Development unit is to continually review and update current web, mobile and desktop infrastructure, develop new applications as needed by the firm and align the firm’s goals with its information technology needs.
- The Web Application Developer plans, designs, codes, debugs and hacks new and existing web applications for the firm. He also takes responsibility of the full cycle project leadership including application architecture, design input, application layout/user interface, database design/programming, and the client-side with the server-side coding.
- The position collaborates with the following department to get full dynamics of the organisational I.T. needs: Customer Service, Marketing, Sales, H.R. and Routing & Termination.
Essential Job Function:
- Responsible for supporting the firm’s Information Systems by rewriting the applications, adding new feature and developing entirely new systems as the need arises.
- Develop new web applications as identified by clients and management through packaged and customized applications.
- Maintain and enhance existing web applications and all internal systems are integrated.
- Perform complete testing of web applications unit and system, engaging users as necessary.
- Conduct all user acceptances testing, and report results.
- Design and implement user-driven templates, databases and interfaces for ease of use.
- Develop database-driven web interfaces for rapid, real-time information sharing.
- To maintain the organization’s corporate website ensuring strong functionality and optimization
- Identification of opportunities for scalability and improvement
- Engagement in web application development and improvement life-cycle
Success Criteria:
The Web Application Developer is measured on the continual improvement of the firm’s I.T. web infrastructure determine by clients’ response ratings in terms of usability, applicability and relevance. Success criteria include:
- Steady increase in the firm’s competitive web based products and services
- Resultant increase in client engagement measured by web site traffic, time on site, reduced conversion window and increased sales.
- Increase in number automated processes resulting less overhead to the firm
- Primary criteria for success are ability to meet the firm’s demand for new products and services, web application improvements and actualize the firm’s goals
Qualifications/Requirements
- Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in Web Application Development
- Experience in Object Oriented Programming
Skills and Knowledge:
- Demonstrate experience building real online applications in a LAMP environment
- Ability to develop enterprise applications with PHP through Object Oriented Programming
- Deep expertise and hands on experience with web Applications and programming languages such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery and API's.
- Deep functional knowledge or hands on design experience with Web Services (REST, SOAP, etc.)
- Ability to develop scalable applications using OOP
- Ability to hack web applications thus demonstrating deep understanding of web application security
- Ability to develop web applications for common CMS such as Joomla, WordPress and Drupal
- Experience in planning and delivering software platforms used across multiple products and organizational units.
Application Closing Date
27th March, 2015
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications and CV's to:
[email protected]
Note: Interested applicants for this position MUST follow the following instructions, or the application will not be considered:
- The document should be submitted as an attachment in PDF or MS Word format
- Web Application Developer should be used as the subject line of the email
- Submit one application
- Only electronic applications will be accepted