Job Vacancies at Growth in Value Alliance, 7th June, 2019

Growth in Value Alliance (GV Alliance) Partners is a business advisory and market intelligence services firm. Our objectives are to assist organizations to achieve their growth aspirations by providing market intelligence, strategy blueprint, IT solution delivery expertise and business operation improvement capabilities.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Java Developer
Location: Lagos

Job Summary

• The application developer role is a technology focused role intended to provide software development and analysis services to the institution.
• The role would suit someone with proven experience building production, commercial-quality web based applications (in C# 3.0, JAVA and above) that also has proven in depth SQL-Server development experience.
• Applicants must be comfortable with advanced SQL syntax, SQL Server Business Intelligence development and SQL Server (Oracle experience is highly desirable).
• The candidate needs to be flexible and open to new ideas or change with the passion and drive to excel in their career.
• He must be self-directed, organized, and extremely attentive to details.
• Must also recognize the value of agile, iterative development processes, SDLC and have strong OOD and OOA skills.

Responsibilities Competencies
The Application Developer will be expected to have aptitudes, skills, knowledge and experience on the following areas:

• Demonstrable analytical skills with regard to specifying and detailing business processes and requirements.
• Delivery experience with .NET framework, including C#, ADO.NET, LINQ and ASP.NET.
• 2-4 years delivery experience with Java.
• Extensive experience with SQL Server (2005/2008/2012).
• Extensive experience in the use of Oracle Database.
• Experience with SQL data business intelligence (OLAP, etc…) preferred
• Advanced knowledge and experience in HTML and DHTML, JavaScript, CSS
• Practical experience in Agile development methodologies
• Ability to work both in a collaborative team environment and independently.
• Proficient verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with implementation and testing of DB backups, restores and recovery models.
• Database server deployment design, processes, and day-to-day operations, including monitoring and Performance Tuning and Optimization (PTO) using native monitoring and troubleshooting tools.
• Formulation, management and execution of data test strategies, plans and delivery commitments in concert with business and project management efforts.
• Mobile and web service development experience
• Experience with ticketing systems (e.g.; JIRA, Bugzilla) and managed workflows
• Experience with SharePoint 2010 and above preferred
• Strong familiarity with source control systems (e.g. Team Suite)

Problem Solving:
The Application Developer will often be challenged with new problems to which they will need to rely on strong problem solving skills to resolve:

• The ability to accurately identify the cause of a system/application malfunction, interpret that to management and their colleagues, document and propose resolutions
• Fully understand structured methodologies (e.g. Agile) for using programming code to solve business problems
• Ensure all changes and implementations are well tested and managed in a controlled manner with full rollback plans
• Correctly identify when assistance is required and request it accordingly
• Collaborate with the wider team in matters where their support is required.
• People Management and Development

The post holder will need to show evidence of the following:

• The ability to work well within a team and as part of a larger overall technology team
• They should display strong collaborative characteristics

Experience and Qualifications
Ideal candidate should have:

• Bachelor’s Degree (B.SB.A), Computer Science or similar.
• 4 years delivery experience with Java.
• Extensive experience with Oracle database.

Job Title: Switch Support Engineer
Location: Lagos

Job Objective

• We are looking for Analytical & Innovative Switch Support Engineers with experience in Front End Processing (FEP) Payments technology who would like to take a huge step forward.
• This position is responsible for analyzing, developing, testing, and supporting highly complex application software by translating project requirements into source code.

Job Function

• Work in a team setting to design complex computer systems and business applications.
• Encodes project requirements translating backlog items specifications into source code.
• Confirms software requirements by revision of program with project manager.
• Programs the computer by entering coded information.
• Work with Test Driven Development technique for coding software.
• Writes automatic unit tests that follows each component specification.
• Participates in Agile processes.
• Responsible for supporting and maintaining the payment systems for the banks
• Remediation of Banking Application suites and packages
• Analysis of DB logs and application logs to resolve critical problems on test and production environment
• Development of Solution Design documents and appropriate Implementation specifications
• Work closely with Business/Sales team, Product team and Application development team
• Development of Solution Design documents and appropriate Implementation specifications

Educational Qualification and Experience

• First degree or Master’s in Computer Science or Engineering field
• 3 years experience in working with .NET,SQL Server and C#
• At least 3-5 years experience in Switch and Front End Processing (FEP) Payments engineering

Role Requirements:

• Advanced experience in Front End Development
• Extensive working experience with JavaScript, CSS3, Angular
• Familiar with Agile development process

Job Title: Application Developer (.Net)
Location: Lagos

Job Summary

• The Application Developer role is a technology focused role intended to provide software development and analysis services to the group
• This role is best suited to candidates with proven experience building production, commercial-quality web based solutions with technologies like JAVA, .NET and related technologies and also strong in depth SQL-Server development experience.
• Applicants must be comfortable with advanced SQL syntax, SQL Server development, SQL and Oracle Databases
• The candidate needs to be flexible and open to new ideas or change with the passion and drive to excel in their career
• He must be self-directed, organized, and extremely attentive to details. Must have an understanding of agile methodology, iterative development processes, SDLC and have strong OOD and OOA skills.

The Application Developer will be expected to have aptitudes, skills, knowledge and experience on the following areas:

• Formulation, management and execution of data test strategies, plans and delivery commitments in concert with business and project management efforts.
• Mobile and web service development experience
• Experience with ticketing systems (e.g.; JIRA, Bugzilla) and managed workflows
• Strong familiarity with source control systems (e.g. Team Suite)
• Demonstrable analytical skills with regard to specifying and detailing business processes and requirements.
• 4 years of relevant object-oriented application building experience in a professional environment
• Delivery experience with .NET framework, including C#, ADO.NET, LINQ and ASP.NET.
• 3+ year’s delivery experience with Java.
• Extensive experience with SQL Server (2005/2008/2012).
• Extensive experience in the use of Oracle Database.
• Experience with SQL data business intelligence (OLAP, etc…) preferred
• Advanced knowledge and experience in HTML and DHTML, JavaScript, CSS
• Practical experience in Agile development methodologies

Problem Solving:
The Application Developer will often be challenged with new problems to which they will need to rely on strong problem solving skills to resolve:

• The ability to accurately identify the cause of a system/application malfunction, interpret that to management and their colleagues, document and propose resolutions
• Fully understand structured methodologies (e.g. Agile) for using programming code to solve business problems
• Ensure all changes and implementations are well tested and managed in a controlled manner with full rollback plans
• Correctly identify when assistance is required and request it accordingly
• Collaborate with the wider team in matters where their support is required.
• People Management and Development

The successful will also be required to possess the following:

• The ability to work well within a team and as part of a larger overall technology team
• They should display strong collaborative characteristics

Experience and Qualifications
Ideal candidate should have:

• Bachelor’s Degree (B.S/B.A) in Computer Science, Computer or Electronic Engineering or similar disciplines.
• 2 – 5 years delivery experience with Java or .NET technologies
• Extensive experience with Oracle database.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated CV in MS Word to: ademolaa@gvapartners.com , umoe@gvapartners.com , susano@gvapartners.com and contact@gvapartners.com using “Job Title” as the subject of the mail.

Application Deadline 17th June, 2019.