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Job Title:    Senior IT Officer –  Business Systems

Organization: NIC General Insurance Company Limited

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About US:

NIC Holdings is one of the largest financial institutions in East Africa with a network of branches spread across the country, offering a full range of insurance products and services in Life and Non-Life insurance businesses and Financial Management. NIC Holdings has two subsidiaries which include NIC General Insurance Company Limited and NIC Life Assurance Company Limited.

Job Summary: NIC General Insurance is looking for an experienced person to take up a position of Senior IT Officer – Business Systems.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist in the full business automation efforts as the technical lead.
• Assist in supervising the IT interns.
• Assist in developing new web-based software applications and/or modules as and when needed
• Test developed web application systems.
• Provide advanced help desk support to staff on all NIC systems and network
• Assist personnel of other departments as an IT resource.
• Performing Cyber security awareness training of all users quarterly.
• Website and software application designing, building, or maintaining using scripting or authoring languages, management tools, content creation tools, applications, and digital media.
• Assist in performing website updates at the request of the corporate communications department.
• Back up files from Web sites to local directories and cloud storage.
• Any other professional duties as may be required from time to time.

Qualifications, Skills, and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field preferred.
• At least three (3) years of relevant experience in a similar position.
• Proficiency in programming using common web development tools and languages.
• Skilled in managing databases using SQL or NoSQL technologies,
• Working knowledge of operating systems like Linux, macOS, and Windows.
• Basic understanding of secure coding practices.
• Strong communication and customer service skills.
• Working knowledge of cloud services like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.

NB: We are an equal opportunity organization; both male and female candidates are encouraged to apply.

How to Apply:

If you have the aforementioned professional and academic qualifications and you are

ready to execute the above mandate, kindly send your resume to the email address

below indicating on the subject of your email the job title. For example: Ref: Application for Senior IT Officer – Business Systems.

Strictly apply through email: vacancy@nic.co.ug

Deadline: 1st June 2024 by 5PM.

NB: Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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