Overview
University of Dar es Salaam Computing Centre (UCC) is an information and communications technology (ICT) Services Company wholly owned by the University of Dar es Salaam
(UDSM). UCC provides ICT services and products to the University of Dar es Salaam as well as the general public. Its portfolio of products and services include Software development; ICT Training and consultancy; Internet; Hardware Maintenance and Repair; Networks (i.e. Local Area Network and Wide Area Network) Design, Installation and Maintenance; and Web design and Hosting.
UCC is hereby inviting applications from suitably qualified candidates to immediately fill in the following vacant positions currently existing in the company.
POSITION: SENIOR SYSTEMS ANALYST (2) POST
Work Station: Dar es Salaam
Report to: Manager, Software Engineering
Duties and responsibilities
- Systems analysis. Takes responsibility for understanding client requirements, collecting data, delivering analysis and problem resolution. Identifies, evaluates and recommends options, implementing if required. Collaborates with, and facilitates stakeholder groups, as part of formal or informal consultancy agreements. Seeks to fully address client needs, enhancing the capabilities and effectiveness of client personnel, by ensuring that proposed solutions are properly understood and appropriately exploited.
- Systems design. Specifies and designs large or complex systems. Selects appropriate design standards, methods, and tools, consistent with agreed enterprise and solution architectures and ensures they are applied effectively. Reviews others’ systems design to ensure selection of appropriate technology, efficient use of resources, and integration of multiple systems and technology. Contributes to policy for selection of architecture components. Evaluates and undertakes impact analysis on major design options and assesses and manages associated risks. Ensures that the system design balances functional, service quality, security, and systems management requirements.
- Programming/software development. Designs, codes, tests, corrects and documents complex programs and scripts from agreed specifications, and subsequent iterations, using agreed standards and tools, to achieve a well-engineered result. Takes part in reviews of own work and leads reviews of colleagues’ work.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field
- Strong portfolio demonstrating your systems analysis and design skills
- Expert knowledge of Microsoft .NET, ASP.NET MVC, C#, relational databases SQL Server 2012, and PHP and MVC frameworks(Yii/Yii2 will be an added advantage)
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
- Effective and proven to move projects forward on a schedule with minimal direct supervision.
- Five or more years of industry experience
Remuneration: Attractive.
GENERAL CONDITIONS
- Testimonials and all Partial transcripts will not be accepted;
- Applicants should indicate three reputable referees with their reliable contacts;
- Certificates from foreign examination bodies for Ordinary or Advanced level education should be certified by The National Examination Council of Tanzania (NECTA) and National Council for Technical Education (NACTE);
- Certificates from foreign Universities should be verified by The Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU);
- Applicants must attach their certified copies of relevant certificates.
Mode of Application.
Eligible Candidates should send Application letter and Curriculum Vitae to:
The Managing Director,
University of Dar es Salaam Computing Centre, P.O. Box 35062,
DAR ES SALAAM.
or emailed to mducc@udsm.ac.tz
Closing date for receiving application is two weeks from the date of the first appearance of the advertisement. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the interview. 23/10/2018.
