3 Entry Level Officer- Software Engineering Jobs – Uganda Revenue Authority (URA)

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Organisation: Uganda Revenue Authority (URA)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Supervisor Software Engineering
Job Code: HRM/073/603
About US:
The
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) was established by the Uganda Revenue Authority
Statute of 1991 and set up in September of the same year as a central body for
assessment and collection of specified revenue, to administer and enforce the
laws relating to such revenue and to provide for related matters. This statute
incorporated all the laws that were in force then regarding tax collection. The
new organization (URA) amalgamated the three tax administration departments
that were responsible for all the taxes collected by the Central Government of Uganda.
Job Summary:  The
Officer- Software Engineering will be tasked with the development of software
applications and conduct software quality assessments to enable automation and
interfacing of business processes in order to enhance organizational efficiency
and improve tax payer compliance.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
1. Develop software to
automate business processes as the need may arise from time to time.
  • Gather user requirements to inform
    development of software
  • Keenly analyze the requirements to come up
    with software design
  • Write computer applications that suit the
    gathered requirements/satisfy user needs
  • Deploy developed applications into
    production.
  • Provide technical advice on acquisition of
    outsourced software
2. Carryout software
testing to evaluate whether it meets the user requirements and the business
needs:
  • Develop test plan to guide the software
    testing process
  • Set-up test environment (where test runs are
    conducted) which mimics the production environment
  • Develop test scenarios and test cases (which
    guide the actual testing and where the test results are recorded
  • Conduct actual test to determine system
    functionality
  • Write test report to document and inform
    stakeholders of the test results
3. Conduct software
quality assessments to evaluate the effectiveness of its functionality:
  • Research, identify and develop templates for
    documenting processes, designs and test results
  • Conduct regular reviews on technical
    documents to identify gaps in processes and ensure conformity to URA /
    industry standards
  • Make recommendations on how gaps can be fixed
    or how documents can be aligned to standards
4. Carryout system
upgrades to improve the effectiveness and integrity
  • Identify inefficiencies in exiting systems
    and processes
  • Gather recommendations from users on how to
    improve the current systems of existing systems
  • Develop and deploy patches (new software
    versions) to improve the effectiveness of exiting systems
5. Provide user support
to improve service availability and application usage:
  • Develop user manuals for developed software
  • Carry out user sensitization and training on
    how to use the developed application.
  • Receive user queries and provide feedback
  • Engage business units and guide the
    documentation of business processes
  • Perform any other IT related work like
    Computer configuration, networking on projects.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The applicants for the URA Officer- Software
    Engineering job opportunities should hold Bachelor’s degrees in Computer
    Science, Information Technology, Bachelor of Science (Computer Science),
    Bachelor of Statistics with computing option or Engineering with Computing
    Option
  • Oracle Certified Associate Java SE Programmer
    or Oracle Certified Professional Java SE Programmer, Microsoft Certified
    Solutions Developer (MCSD) or Oracle database Management
    System/Certification, Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA):
    Microsoft SQL Server is desired
  • A minimum of two years of active Software
    Development ideally with exposure to the full software lifecycle (from requirements
    through production)
  • Good understanding of the programming
    languages (Java, C# etc.)
  • Prior exposure and experience in mobile
    application development for Android, IOS, and Windows mobile
  • Ability to document requirements and
    specifications in a concise but comprehensive manner
  • Practical experience in designing interactive
    applications
  • Previous exposure and experience working on
    projects in teams and with code repositories such as GIT SVN, Microsoft
    Team Foundation
  • Broad working knowledge of software quality
    assurance standard (IEEE, ISO/IEC etc.)
  • Software testing standard (IEEE829,
    ISO/IEC/IEEE29119)
  • Excellent knowledge working with a diverse
    range of Relational Database management systems and development using
    Oracle RDBMS, MS SQL Server, Postgres, and MySQL
  • Previous experience developing web
    applications using at least one popular web framework (JSF, GWT, Spring
    MVC, .NET MVC 2/3 Framework )
  • Working knowledge and usage of software
    testing tools (security, test case management, automation testing, stress
    and performance management)
  • Ability to Work under pressure
  • Good team player
  • Analytical thinking skills – able to simplify complex problems,
    processes or projects into component parts, explore and evaluate them
    systematically
  • Critical thinking skills – able to actively and skillfully
    conceptualize, apply, analyze, synthesize, and/or evaluate information
    gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection,
    reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief and action.
  • Ability to work for long hours
  • Interpersonal skills – able to build and maintain effective
    working relationships with a range of people. Works co-operatively with
    others to be part of a team, as opposed to working separately or
    competitively
  • Self-directed and very creative
  • Strategic thinking – able to identify a vision along with
    the plans, which need to be implemented to meet the end goal, evaluating
    situations, decisions and issues in the short, medium and long term.
  • Influencing and persuading – able
    to present sound and well-reasoned arguments to convince others. Adapts to
    the situation and can draw from a range of strategies to persuade people
    in a way that results in agreement or behavior change
  • Communication – able to get one’s message
    understood clearly by adopting a range of styles, tools and techniques
    appropriate to the audience and the nature of the information
How to Apply:
All
suitably qualified and interested candidates who wish to join URA should apply
online by visiting the website below. Please go to Careers link, Click Here,
‘CAREERS -> EXPERIENTIAL HIRING -> Login (If new, register, else
continue)’ to view detailed job description of the roles and responsibilities
and other required competencies. All applicants are required to scan and attach
copies of the required academic documents only e.g. Transcript, O’ Level, A’
level, Degree certificates. Each attachment should not exceed a limit of 1MB
and ONLY Portable Document Format (pdf) are allowed.
Note: The list of shortlisted and successful candidates
will be published on the URA website. Academic documents for the successful
candidates will be vetted and background checks conducted before they are
considered for appointment into the Authority. Any applicants found with forged
academic documents will be charged in the courts of law.
Deadline: Thursday, 23rd June 2016 at 11:59pm

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