Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) Vacancy for a Software Developer

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Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) is an independent not-for-profit, self regulatory and self governing organization founded on March 23, 2005 as a stakeholder-led organization, charged with the responsibility of managing the “.ng” country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) name space in the public interest of Nigerians and global internet community. The Association seeks energetic and self motivated personnel to fill a vacant position within the organization:   Job Title: Software Developer: - Reporting to the Head, Technical Services, whilst working with a team of other developers on diverse projects, the Software Developer will be primarily responsible for:

• reviewing current application software
• presenting ideas for system improvements
• working closely with staff on systems improvement
• producing detailed specifications and writing program codes
• debugging existing source code
• testing the product in a controlled, real situations before going live
• maintaining systems/applications once they are up and running
• collaborating with clients and other programmers to design andimplement features
• producing well-organized, optimized, and documented source code promptly
• documentation of software tools and user manual for each project
• working independently when required
• continuously learning and improving IT skills; and
• carry out any other task as assigned by the Head, Technical Services

Qualifications, Attributes and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/ Electrical or ElectronicEngineering with a minimum of Second Class Lower
• Work experience in a highly professional, close-knit, team-focusedenvironment
• Minimum of 4-6 years progressive work experience in a related field
• Proficiency with C#, C++, PHP, HTML, .NET, and Java programminglanguage
• Familiarity with databases (Postresql, Mysql, MSsql), data manipulation languages and the principles of database design

Qualifications, Attributes and Skills

• Ability to work with debian operating system
• Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills
• Expertise in current computer hardware and software installation
• Excellent communication skills (Written and verbal)
• Good Team spirit
• SDLC skills/SDLC agile
• Project management skills

  How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should send their curriculum vitae to [email protected] using position applied for as subject of the email.

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