Vacancy title:
Database Application Programmers

Jobs at:
Edges & Associates

Deadline of this Job:
21st September 2018 at 5:00pm

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: 03 September 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Company

JOB DETAILS:
our client is committed to improving lives through providing efficient and sustainable health care supply chain management solutions through delivering life saving medicines equipment and other medical supplies to over two million Ugandans Our client is seeking; dynamic credible and qualified individuals to fill the following position

Position :Data base Application Programmers
Reports to : Director Programs
Duty Station : Kampala

Overall Purpose of the Job
To develop, maintain and update build new and existing Organization software applications/programs and databases according to the company's needs while ensuring high levels of data security and availability.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities:

• Design database application programs data models and architectural work.
  
• Develop scripts and codes needed to implement the system designs.
  
• Conduct research and make recommendations on database products, services, protocols, and standards in support of supply chain data management practices.
  
• Maintain and upgrade existing database application programs.
  
• Monitor database usage and apply database tuning mechanisms to enhance system performance.
  
• Develop and maintain database access controls.
  
• Plan and coordinate data migrations between systems.
  
• Develop, implement, and maintain change advisory board (CAB) to control processes for modifications to databases.
  
• Develop strategies for and perform database application testing.
  
• Produce ad-hoc queries and develop reports to support business needs
  
• Create and maintain technical and end user documentation.
  
• Develop dashboards to visualize advanced analytics reports
  
• Ensure data back-up and restore procedures are developed, tested and running.
  
• Demonstrate database technical and quality functionality such as performance, security and reliability;
  
• Assist with establishing the needed database protocols, guidelines and manuals.
  

Education requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science / Information Systems or equivalent
  

Minimum experience:

• 3+ years working experience in an information systems environment.
  

Knowledge, Skills and altitude required:
This position requires advanced knowledge and expertise in:

• SQL query language
  
• HTML and JavaScript
  
• UML design.
  
• Relational database management systems (MS SOL and My/SOL)
  
• Programming languages: Java and C#
  
• Good written and oral communication skills ill English and the ability to engage clients and colleagues enthusiastically face to lace, telephonically and via e-Mail.
  
• Ability to discern and communicate appropriate technical details to a non-technical audience.
  
• Experience in working with supply chain information systems in the health sector is an added advantage