Are you an experienced IT professional with a knack for application development and management? Join our Information Technology team as the Team Lead for Application Development, specializing in Enterprise Core Applications, Enterprise Support Applications, and Custom Software Development!

Department/Unit: Application Solution

City : DAKAR, SENEGAL
Division: Information Technology
Job Grade: AM – MGR

Job Objectives:

• Create detailed IT solution/service designs based on functional specifications to meet quality, performance requirements, and technical constraints.
• Define service effects, delivery methods, and user consumption for optimal results.
• Build, configure, and customize technical solutions in line with specifications for quality and performance.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assist in planning, coordinating, and supervising activities related to the design, development, and implementation of systems and software applications.
• Support development lead in application development and management operations.
• Contribute to planning the introduction of new application systems.
• Develop prototypes and proof-of-concept systems to validate potential solutions.
• Ensure peer-reviewed and documented solutions.
• Assist in maintaining, supporting, and upgrading existing IT systems and applications.
• Participate in the customization of application packages.
• Design technical solutions from high to low levels.
• Develop technical designs supporting service development, execution, and operations.
• Create service development plans, review with users, and manage implementation.
• Actively participate in unit testing/quality reviews to ensure the solution meets specifications.
• Provide leadership and technical guidance to reports.

Key Performance Indicators:

• Percentage of user requirements met by systems.
• Number of systems-related customer complaints.
• Frequency of repeated quality audit exceptions.
• Percentage of overdue incidents and problems.
• Number of failed/delayed application releases.
• Timeliness of subordinate reviews and mentoring.
• Effectiveness of subordinate reviews and mentoring.
• Number of designs submitted without rejections.
• Number of unfixed bugs.
• Applications delivery budget versus actual budget.

Job Requirements:

• Education: Minimum of a first degree or its equivalent in a business/IT related discipline. Masters, MBA, or a recognized professional certification will be an added advantage.
• Experience: 6+ years of experience in designing, developing, and delivering solutions.

Knowledge:

• Proficient knowledge of software development frameworks, concepts, and best practices.
• Working knowledge of system implementation.
• Proficient knowledge of structured systems analysis and design, and software development life cycle.
• Proficient knowledge of relational database management system and tools.
• Good knowledge of enterprise application systems such as Finacle 10, Oracle ERP, etc.
• Proven technical aptitude in several relevant application programming domains.
• Working knowledge of quality control/assurance.
• Sound conflict management skills.
• Customer-centricity.
• Creative, results-oriented, and analytical with strong problem-solving capability.
• Good leadership and influencing ability.
• Coaching.

Skill/Competencies (SFIA 5):

• Data Analysis (DTAN 3)
• Systems Design (DESN 2)
• Programming/Software Development (PROG 3)
• Systems Integration (SINT 4)
• Porting/Software Integration (PORT 3)
• Applications Support (ASUP 3)
• Problem Management (PBMG 3)
• Requirements Definition and Management (REQM 2)
• Information Content Authoring (INCA 4)
• Learning Delivery (ETDL 3).

Reporting Structure:

• Administratively reports to Unit Head, Application Development (Ent. Core Applications, Ent. Support Applications, Custom SW Development).
• Supervises: Senior Analyst, Application Development (Ent. Core Applications, Ent. Support Applications, Custom SW Development).

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