You are brilliant, self-driven and have great follow-through. You are an exceptional IT professional with solid programming skills and knowledge of database concepts and you possess strong analytical and process improvement skills with proven proficiency in dealing with corporate information systems in the banking sector. Does this sound like you? If yes, then look no further; the Co-operative Bank of Kenya, “The Kingdom Bank” is the ideal place for you, here, you will find growth opportunities at every step of your career.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Full Stack Developer to join our Systems Development and Integration team. The role holder will contribute across the technology stack, covering the end-to-end development of web and native applications, as well as improvements to DevOps tooling.

The Role

Specifically, the successful jobholder will be required to:

• Shape and implement technology/business solutions to contribute to client organization’s competitive differentiation. 
• Use Agile engineering practices and various software development technologies to rapidly develop creative and efficient solutions that enhance the client 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.
• Build the organization’s brand in the technology community.

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 2 years experience in software development, data analysis and reporting as well as 2 years experience with working in web-based Java solutions (Apache Wicket, Tomcat/Jetty, GUICE/Spring, Solr, Webservices/Jersey/REST/Spring) 
• Excellent understanding of server-side technologies (e.g. Node.js, Go, Ruby on Rails, Java, PHP, .Net) and client-side languages and frameworks (e.g. Javascript, AngularJS, ReactJS) 
• Knowledge of designing RESTful APIs, SSO / OAuth, LDAP and Search Technologies
• Knowledge of Agile software development practices
• Experience with a least one JS framework/Libraries – React, Angular, Vue.js, 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), other programming tools and languages particularly C#, ASP.NET, MVC, HTML/CSS, XML 
• 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 with the ability to work confidently on high-priority problems and present technical ideas in a user-friendly language.
• Good knowledge of reporting and business analytics tools.
• Positive attitude and willingness to learn new things.

How to apply:

If you are confident that you fit the role and person profile and you are keen to add value to your career then please forward your application enclosing detailed Curriculum Vitae to [email protected] indicating the job reference number FSD/IID/2022 before the close of business 30th May 2022.

We are an equal opportunity employer.