HJFMRI IMPACT Developer Job in Kenya

HJFMRI IMPACT Developer Job in Kenya

Vacancy Announcement: IMPACT Developer

Location: Nairobi

HJF Medical Research International (HJFMRI) provides scientific, technical and programmatic support services to global medical research programs through funding agreements from the US
Government and other sponsors around the world.

HJFMRI provides administrative support for research activities related to HIV, Malaria, TB and other infectious diseases.

Job Summary: HJFMRI-KE seeks to hire an IMPACT Developer, for the Department of International HIV Prevention and Treatment (IHPT) within the Military HIV Research Program (MHRP) located in Nairobi, Kenya.

HJFMRI provides scientific, technical and programmatic support services to MHRP.

Incumbent is responsible for assisting the Associate Director of Strategic Information in monitoring and evaluating site and program activities under the prevention, care and treatment initiatives supported overseas by the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), U.S. Military HIV Research Program (MHRP) and will work as part of an agile team to design and implement new features and technologies and deliver high-quality high-performance code in an agile environment.

The incumbent will use, evaluate, and learn exciting new technologies to support teams and ensure they remain on the cutting edge in support of the MHRP mission, and will be responsible for technical direction in developing more effective extensions of the IMPACT database and related systems and facilitating support to cross-functional teams across IHPT.

Responsibilities:

1. Supports the Associate Director, Strategic Information in defining strategic priorities for SI, standardizing SI analyses across programs and countries, and ensuring the successful completion of the deliverables defined in the annual SI Operational Work Plan.

2. Lead the design, development, and maintenance of complex solutions for DHIS2 with a focus on quality, performance, and resiliency

3. Develop and routinely update all processes, SOPs and documents for DHIS2 software management for the organization. Assist with the generation and analysis of business and functional requirements for proposed solutions.

4. Perform In-Process Review including Code Walkthroughs and create TDD (Technical Design Documents) and full SDLC involving design, implementation, testing, and launching.

5. Participate in requirements analysis, design and test plan creations and test result verification

6. Create design specifications, documentation, and unit testing plans as defined by the Agile development process.

7. Responsible for mentoring junior talent as well as directing technical staff through technical challenges, tasks and projects

8. Any other duties that may be assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: