Friday, September 2, 2011

SAFARICOM ERP DEVELOPER JOB VACANCY IN NAIROBI


We are pleased to announce the following vacancy in the Technology Division. In keeping with our current
business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below:
ERP DEVELOPER (2 September 2011)
REF: TECHNICAL _ ERPD _AUGUST 2011
Reporting to the Manager Enterprise Systems Development; the holder of the position will develop and
offer 3rd line support to Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) application and other bespoke oracle
interfaces and software components.
Key Responsibilities
• Create test plans, test data sets and perform automated testing to ensure all components of the
developed systems meet specifications;
• Work directly with the IT support personnel and teams to resolve issues identified and escalated
during daily operations;
• Perform root cause analysis for recurring incidents and formalize test plans and implement
troubleshooting procedures;
• Review and provide input on design approach, performance and base functionality;
• Design, build & test ERP components e.g. interface and report programs and appropriately
monitor interfaces to the ERP;
• Provide training and support on oracle ERP modules and development tools;
• Design and development of the different tier(s) for business applications;
• Perform data modeling to analyze and specify data structures within an application system;
• Support new and existing application development by creating modifications and enhancements
for

Conduct business user requirements analysis and specification;
• Specify computer system requirements for the solution of complex business problems and
formulates designs for their solutions;
• Perform the necessary technical design and development functionality to ensure that business
application systems can be effectively developed and implemented;
• Interact with clients to gather and refine requirements.
Minimum requirements
• Degree in Computer Science or technical related field;
• Certification in Database systems and RDBMS systems;
• Microsoft Certified Solution Developer and Unix user skills;
• 3 years experience in Oracle ERP applications development, Microsoft development tools e.g.
Java, VB, and experience with RDMS preferably MS SQL Server and Oracle;
• Experience in Microsoft Retail Management System added advantage.
• Experience in data warehousing, business analysis, knowledge in Business Systems modeling and
data retrieval;
• 4GL for programming - Visual Basic/Oracle Application builder
• Experience in processes and procedures management;
• Communication and interpersonal skills;
• Attention to detail and analytical.
If you feel that you are up to the challenge and posses the necessary qualification and experience please
send your resume and application letter indicating your experience and why you are the most suitable
candidate for the role clearly quoting the job title to the address below. The deadline for application is
Friday the 2nd September 2011.
The Senior Manager – Talent Acquisition
Safaricom Ltd
Nairobi
Via E-mail to: hr@safaricom.co.ke