Project Overview and Role: Funded under the USPresident's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through a cooperativeagreement with the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),Palladium Development and Consultancy Kenya Ltd (Palladium Kenya) implements a 5-year HIS project in Kenya to support the Kenya Ministry of Health, county governments, andhealthcare service delivery partners to implement technological innovations inhealth information systems.Position Summary:These innovationsinclude the scale-up of electronic medical records systems (EMRs) for clinicaldecision support and improved patient care, the enhancement of the KenyaNational Data Warehouse (NDW), a centralized data repository of data from EMRsfor analysis and reporting, the development of an interoperability layer tosupport the exchange of data across systems, the enhancement of mHealthsolutions and numerous other innovations including patient identification andinformatics solutions to support health surveillance.Location:The position is basedin Palladium's KeHMIS office, in Nairobi. You and Your Career:We are a learningorganization and provide growth opportunities from the start. We prideourselves on giving you the freedom, resources, and guidance to chart afulfilling career!Reporting andSupervision:Reporting to theSenior Architect, eHealth, and mHealth Solutions Lead, He/she will be embeddedwith development teams of DWH and KenyaEMR todevelop and enhance solutions that support EMR and DWH platforms in line withdefined KenyaHMIS systems priorities. Primary Duties and Responsibilities:Design and develop software applications using open-source tools and platforms based on user requirements and needs.Produce clean, maintainable, and efficient code based on specifications.Work closely with UI/UX designers to develop and implement highly responsive user interfaces.Build reusable complex components and libraries for the Data warehouse applications.Work with data scientists and analysts to improve existing software.Optimize and monitor software for maximum performance, responsiveness, and scalability.Participate in developing and designing effective APIs for the Data warehouse ecosystem.Working on troubleshooting and debugging and software application code.Perform duties and tasks as assigned by the Infrastructure and Sustainability Lead.Required Qualifications:BSc in Computer Science or a related field.3+ years of experience in web application design, development, and implementation.Knowledge of multiple front-end languages and libraries (., HTML/ CSS, JavaScript, XML, jQuery).Knowledge of multiple back-end languages (., Java, Python, C#) and JavaScript frameworks (. Angular, React, .Familiarity with databases (., MySQL, Postgres, MSSQL, MongoDB), web servers (. Apache, NGINX, IIS)Proficient understanding of code versioning tools (., Git / Mercurial / SVN).Experience in Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) technologies to manage and execute code.Fluency in Englishlanguage
