Software Developer At Kisumu County

Responsibilities
Analyzing user requirements, researching, designing and writing new software programs;
Testing new programs and fault finding;
Evaluating the software and systems that make computers and hardware work;
Developing existing programs by analyzing and identifying areas for modification;
Integrating existing software products and getting incompatible platforms to work together;
Creating technical specifications and test plans;
Writing and testing code and then refining and rewriting as necessary;
Writing systems to control the scheduling of jobs on a mainframe computer or to control the access allowed to users or remote systems;
Writing operational documentation with technical authors;
Maintaining systems by monitoring and correcting software defects;
Working closely with other staff such as project managers, graphic artists, designers,developers, systems analysts and sales and marketing professionals;
Consulting clients and colleagues concerning the maintenance and performance of software systems and with a view to writing or modifying current operating systems;
Investigating new technologies;
Continually updating technical knowledge and skills by attending in-house and/or external courses, reading manuals and accessing new applications;
Develop technical and user manuals for the developed systems;
Any other lawful duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications
Diploma in any of the following fields: Computer Science; Electrical/Electronics engineering or its equivalent from a recognized institution.
The Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education with at least a C plain.
Satisfy the requirements of Chapter 6 of the Constitution