Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Limited is incorporated in Kenya under the Company Act and is also licensed to do the business of banking under the Banking Act. The Bank was initially registered under the Co-operative Societies Act at the point of founding in 1965. This status was retained up to and until June 27th 2008 when the Banks Special General Meeti...

Responsibilities or duties

Specifically, the successful jobholder will be required to:

• Shape and implement technology / business solutions to contribute to the organization’s competitive differentiation.
• Use Agile engineering practices and various software development technologies to rapidly develop creative and efficient solutions that enhance the organization’s technology stack.
• Collaborate with other team members to implement user stories, write tests, and continuously deliver new / improved product functionality.
• Communicate with internal IT teams to resolve technical dependencies during implementation.
• Develop all front-end and backend and/or server-side logic, ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end according to user’s specification.
• Building reusable code and libraries for future use.
• Assist in preparing system specification by the users highlighting technical requirements.
• Carryout analysis of the requirements and recommend solutions to address user requirements.
• Carryout system testing.
• Develop and maintain documentation/manuals on system configuration or setup.
• Carry out technical user training in respect to these systems so that the business can utilize them.
• Provide solutions for SIT/UAT and ensure that functions/features are ready before being put on the live system.
• Secure systems by putting adequate controls and restrict access to programs by users in accordance to the requirements of the bank.
• Attend to systems failures and resolve or coordinate the resolution of the problem.
• Adhere to change control procedures in implementing solutions.
• Build the organization’s brand in the technology community.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Skills, Competencies and Experience

The successful candidate will be required to have the following skills and competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Electronics Engineering, IT or related field from a recognized university.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in software development is, with proficiency in server-side technologies including Springboot, Apache Camel, NestJS, SpringMVC, ExpressJS, Node.js, Java, PHP, C#, ASP.NET, XML, as well as client-side languages such as HTML/CSS, Javascript.
• Knowledge of designing RESTful APIs, SOAP Services, SSO/OAuth, LDAP and Search Technologies.
• Experience with a least one JS framework/Libraries – Angular, Cordova, Ionic, ReactJS, VueJS, Ember, jQuery, JQWidgets, Bootstrap.
• Very good knowledge of Windows Operating Systems and an understanding of Unix and Linux.
• Excellent understanding of SQL database fundamentals (for MSSQL, Oracle etc.).
• Knowledge of Agile software development practices with experience working in an agile environment with DevOps processes, workflows, and tools like TFS, GIT, Jenkins or Docker will be a plus.
• Knowledge of Agile software development practices and experience in an Agile environment are required. Familiarity with DevOps processes, workflows, and tools such as TFS, GIT, Github Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI, Team City, Docker and Kubernetes will be considered a plus.
• Very strong analytical, presentation & problem-solving skills with the ability to work confidently on high priority problems and present technical ideas in a user-friendly language.
• Positive attitude and willingness to learn new things

• Shape and implement technology / business solutions to contribute to the organization’s competitive differentiation.
• Use Agile engineering practices and various software development technologies to rapidly develop creative and efficient solutions that enhance the organization’s technology stack.
• Collaborate with other team members to implement user stories, write tests, and continuously deliver new / improved product functionality.
• Communicate with internal IT teams to resolve technical dependencies during implementation.
• Develop all front-end and backend and/or server-side logic, ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end according to user’s specification.
• Building reusable code and libraries for future use.
• Assist in preparing system specification by the users highlighting technical requirements.
• Carryout analysis of the requirements and recommend solutions to address user requirements.
• Carryout system testing.
• Develop and maintain documentation/manuals on system configuration or setup.
• Carry out technical user training in respect to these systems so that the business can utilize them.
• Provide solutions for SIT/UAT and ensure that functions/features are ready before being put on the live system.
• Secure systems by putting adequate controls and restrict access to programs by users in accordance to the requirements of the bank.
• Attend to systems failures and resolve or coordinate the resolution of the problem.
• Adhere to change control procedures in implementing solutions.
• Build the organization’s brand in the technology community.

• Proficiency in server-side technologies including Springboot, Apache Camel, NestJS, SpringMVC, ExpressJS, Node.js, Java, PHP, C#, ASP.NET, XML
• Proficiency in client-side languages such as HTML/CSS, Javascript
• Knowledge of designing RESTful APIs, SOAP Services, SSO/OAuth, LDAP and Search Technologies
• Experience with a least one JS framework/Libraries – Angular, Cordova, Ionic, ReactJS, VueJS, Ember, jQuery, JQWidgets, Bootstrap
• Very good knowledge of Windows Operating Systems and an understanding of Unix and Linux
• Excellent understanding of SQL database fundamentals (for MSSQL, Oracle etc.)
• Knowledge of Agile software development practices
• Experience working in an agile environment with DevOps processes, workflows, and tools like TFS, GIT, Jenkins or Docker will be a plus
• Very strong analytical, presentation & problem-solving skills
• Ability to work confidently on high priority problems
• Ability to present technical ideas in a user-friendly language
• Positive attitude and willingness to learn new things

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Electronics Engineering, IT or related field from a recognized university.