Cellulant Job Vacancies
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Who are we?Cellulant* is a mobile commerce company.
We operate Africa’s number one mobile commerce network and aim to connect 100 million customers to our mobile commerce ecosystem.
We are the mobile commerce partner of choice and our goal is to connect all of our corporate customers, including top Pan African banks, various merchants, to the richest mobile commerce ecosystem in Africa, helping them provide better communication, more services, and more value to their end consumers.
We do that by providing services like mobile banking, mobile payments, music, information services and other mobile related services.
Cellulant* was founded in 2003 and has currently operations in Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Botswana and every year moving into new countries.
To be able to meet these aggressive growth expectations we need to grow our dynamic team.
We invite you to be part of that growth by submitting your application to the following roles.
1. Vacancy: Implementation Engineer
Department: GDT
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Job posting: 01-05-2015 until 15 -05-2015.
Starting date: Immediate.
The Implementation Engineer is an engineer working in the Kenya Team.
He/she is responsible for supporting the team in as far as the technical aspects of the relationship with the customer are involved.
Responsibilities:
Service Management
Ensure that all services are implemented and that they operate correctly.
Ensure that all the relevant monitoring tools are deployed at the customer’s premises.
Prepare Service Reports for the service management meetings.
Responsible for service improvement deliverables as far as the customer is involved.
Respond to escalation from the customer and/or supportProject Design and analysis
Requirements gathering.
Translating requirements into technical design – with documentation.
Co-ordination of development effort – if needed – from Product Development.
Effort estimation.
Prerequisite analysis.Project Implementation and Integration
Planning of the implementation of projects.
Implementing of projects at the customer site (if the implementation is on hub, co-ordinate with Hub implementation team to ensure the same is implemented).
Co-ordination with technical resources at the customer site to be able to deliver the solution.Closing the sale
Prepare technical proposal documentation for projects.
Assist in sales calls where there is a technical aspect of the project that needs to be explained to the customers.
Deliver the various Technical aspects of the Cellulant Delivery Model.Technical Relationship
Build technical relationships with the Engineers and the Engineering management teams at the customers.
Develop a positive view of Cellulant among the IT staff at the customer’s premises
Assist in reporting requirements when they arise with the customer.Who are you?
Required skills:
Preferred: BSc. Computer Science/Software Engineering/IT;
Extensive experience with Java/PHP programming language;
Extensive experience with databases – data structures, relational data models,
Stored Procedures, PL/SQL;
Extensive experience of web technologies - XML, JavaScript;
Experience with application security technologies (e.g. SSL) to ensure secure applications;
Experience in software life-cycle development (SDLC);
Preferred experience with Apache Tomcat application server and SOA;
Preferred experience with Linux , Solaris or UNIX OS’s;
Candidate should have at least 4-5 years of experience in application development.
Candidate should excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Candidate should have experience in high pressure environments/projects
Candidate should have good presentation skills
Candidate should have excellent report writing skills
Candidate should be a an excellent team player2. Vacancy: Senior Software Engineer
Department: CTG
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Job posting: 1-05-2015 until 15 -05-2015
Starting date: Immediate.
Senior Software Engineer
She/he will develop software that offers users high-quality performance and reliability
Responsibilities:
Software Design
Estimate effort and time required to complete a task.
Analyse and critique requirements and make recommendations on possible solution designs.
Contribute towards establishing all possible options for designing and deriving the best solutions based on sound analytical judgment, team input and the customers’ best interest.
Research new technologies that push the boundaries and capabilities of design and provide insight.
Assist in continual improvement of software configuration management process.Software Development
Accountable for optimization-focused design to ensure that all code is written with high availability and high-impact.
Accountable for efficiency-focused software that serves to ensure that all code is highly reusable and modular.
Develop push and pull data interfaces using the latest web and data sharing technologies
Develop software according to functional and technical design specifications and maintain a “common sense” approach that serves to recognize potential design gaps and provide insight into closing them.
Develop patches and defect fixes.Documentation
Author technical design documentation that fully defines all application code and the underlying methodology for the design decisions made.
Author user documentation for any projects/products worked on.Product Testing
Provide feedback on test cases and test coverage to the quality assurance team.
Review code for potential performance issues, re usability, and/or anomalies.
Detail unit testing of code.
Perform and assist with quality assurance activities as needed.Product Support
Assess, troubleshoot, document and resolve issues
Troubleshoot client problems both remotely and on site.
Research and identify cause of reported defects and issues.
Develop and contribute to the improvement of maintenance procedures
Adhere to the terms of the Operating Level Agreement.Reporting
Recording of time spent and tasks
Escalating any issues identified
Guidance and Mentoring
Participate in peer reviews
Arrange and execute training for other teamsWho are you?
Required skills:
Degree in IT, Computer Science or related fields of study.
Excellent understanding of Software development methodologies and related SDLC’s
A minimum of 5 years’ experience in software development.
Experience in diverse dynamic conditions with minimal supervision in an intense environment (+2yrs)
A minimum 2 years leading a team of two or more engineers.
Expertise in design disciplines and processes, experience in client server solution architecture, MVC Models, OOP and High performance solutions.
Expertise in Java programming. Good knowledge of C# and Python is a plus.
Expertise in PHP, JSP/JSF.
Expertise in at least 3 Web presentation languages and frameworks e.g. html, CSS, Javascript, ExtJS, Zend, jQuery, Code-ignitor, Yii e.t.c
Expertise in consuming public APIs for at least one public service e.g. Google APIs
Expertise using collaborative software tools such as SVN, GIT, CVS, Mercurial, e.t.c
Expertise in MySQL database management system.
Expertise in data and database design standards and processes having managed relational schemas of over 20 objects.
Expertise in solutions administration, customer engagement and issue resolution.
Advanced skills in Office Tools for publishing and presentation preparation. In depth understanding of spreadsheet manipulation and reporting.
Experience in system support, support processes, tools and reports.3. Vacancy: Software Engineer
Department: CTG
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Job posting: 1-05-2015 until 15 -05-2015
Starting date: Immediate.
She/he will develop software that offers users high-quality performance and reliability
Responsibilities:
Software Design
Estimate effort and time required to complete a task.
Analyse and critique requirements and make recommendations on possible solution designs.
Contribute towards establishing all possible options for designing and deriving the best solutions based on sound analytical judgment, team input and the customers’ best interest.
Research new technologies that push the boundaries and capabilities of design and provide insight.
Assist in continual improvement of software configuration management process.Software Development
Accountable for optimization-focused design to ensure that all code is written with high availability and high-impact.
Accountable for efficiency-focused software that serves to ensure that all code is highly reusable and modular.
Develop push and pull data interfaces using the latest web and data sharing technologies
Develop software according to functional and technical design specifications and maintain a “common sense” approach that serves to recognize potential design gaps and provide insight into closing them.
Develop patches and defect fixes.Documentation
Author technical design documentation that fully defines all application code and the underlying methodology for the design decisions made.
Author user documentation for any projects/products worked on.Product Testing
Provide feedback on test cases and test coverage to the quality assurance team.
Review code for potential performance issues, re usability, and/or anomalies.
Detail unit testing of code.
Perform and assist with quality assurance activities as needed.Product Support
Assess, troubleshoot, document and resolve issues
Troubleshoot client problems both remotely and on site.
Research and identify cause of reported defects and issues.
Develop and contribute to the improvement of maintenance procedures
Adhere to the terms of the Operating Level Agreement.Reporting
Recording of time spent and tasks
Escalating any issues identifiedGuidance and Mentoring
Participate in peer reviews
Arrange and execute training for other teamsWho are you? Required skills:
Degree in IT, Computer Science or related fields of study.
A minimum of 3 years’ experience in software development.
Exposure in design disciplines and processes, such as client server solution architecture, MVC Models, OOP or High performance solutions.
Experience in Java. Knowledge of C/C++, C# or Python is a plus.
Experience in PHP.
Experience in Web presentation languages and frameworks e.g. html, CSS, Javascript, ExtJS, Zend, jQuery, Code-ignitor, Yii e.t.c
Experience in MySQL database management system.
Experience in consuming public APIs for at least one public service e.g. Google APIs
Experience using collaborative software tools such as SVN, GIT, CVS, Mercurial, e.t.c
Experience in data and database design standards and processes
Experience in customer engagement and Issue resolution.
Experience in Office Tools for publishing and presentation preparation.In depth understanding of spreadsheet manipulation and reporting.
What do we offer you?
When working at Cellulant*, you can expect to work on a diverse range of problems, with inspiring and creative colleagues.
You will have ample opportunities for growth and career development, and we highly value continuous learning.
We offer you a challenging position in which you will be rewarded for performance.
Apply now!
Are you interested in this position and do you meet the minimum requirements?
Apply by sending an e-mail with your CV and a convincing cover letter to Jobs@cellulant.com
The selection process entails an oral interview stage, followed by a case study presentation and a final interview.
The deadline for application is 15th May, 2015.
Due to the high volume of applications received only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Do you have questions about this vacancy?
Visit website at www.cellulant.com
Please do not hesitate to contact us by e-mail or telephone: jobs@cellulant.com or 0202606696.
