IT & DIGITAL MANAGER

Kampala, Uganda Full-Time Not Mentioned

Letshego Uganda Limited, a subsidiary of Letshego Holdings, is a reputable and fast growing microfinance institution providing innovative financial services in Uganda and seeks to recruit professional, dynamic, result and customer oriented individuals who wish to grow their career in an agile and high performance environment.

POSITION: IT & DIGITAL MANAGER

Summary of role

As IT and Digital Manager, you will have a range of responsibilities from shaping and implementing digital products to ensuring that we stay on the leading edge of technology. You will be expected to contribute across the full technology stack, from database and DevOps infrastructure that supports continuous deployment, over native apps, to front end development. As a Team Leader you will work in a cross-functional team with the Product Owners, Designers, engineers, external vendors and service providers to co-develop the digital products. You will also offer functional support and management of the Technology, Digital staff and other related resources to drive efficiency and the digitalization agenda.

Responsibilities

Lead the Technology and Digital Solutions team within a cross-functional, Agile squad to deliver digital journeys and products together with product and design.
Define the framework and push for the best choice when it comes to technology selection and implementation.
Use Agile engineering practices and various software and web development technologies to rapidly develop creative and efficient solutions that enhance the client customer and employee experience.
Lead team members to craft clear user stories, design tests for prototypes and products, and continuously deliver product enhancements.
Liaise with other teams within and outside the Digital and Technology unit to negotiate timelines, deliverables and dependencies.
Collaborate closely with Product Owners and other team members to identify and socialize products and delivery risks
Drive forward and role-model best practice engineering processes and Agile behavior and ensuring teams members follow suit.
Communicate with business stakeholders about Agile processes to set and manage expectations about delivery methods and timelines.
Mentor and coach junior Technology and Digital staff on the best practices.
Collaborate closely on defining the appropriate solutions architecture for digital product solutions
Manage the IT expenditure to drive efficiency and Resource Optimization.

Skills

Understanding of a CI-CD process, containerization, and virtualization related technologies
Excellent programming skills in at least 2 modern programming languages/ frameworks (1 B/E and 1 F/E), such as Node.JS, Java, Kotlin, Swift, Kotlin multiplatform, Reacts, or others
Excellent knowledge of SQL and one common database technology, such as Postgres, MySQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, CouchDB,
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent; Computer Science background preferred
Strong team spirit with the ability to work in both local and virtual team settings
Infrastructure knowledge including RESTful APls, Single Sign On, LDAP, Search Technologies (Kong, GraphQL, Swagger, Elasticsearch, Kibana, authO)
Full stack engineer with a passion for mentoring other colleagues in the team
Knowledge of pair programming, continuous integration and test-driven development
Familiarity with the concepts and pattern choices for Microservices is a must

Experience and qualification

At least 8 years relevant experience in systems development and proven hands-on experience as an architect within an agile organization with multiple digital channels. Hands-on experience is a must
Experience with financial services systems environment is required
Working knowledge and experience in API designs, as well as, standards and governance processes
Working knowledge of microservices oriented architecture, event-driven architecture, software oriented architecture and other modern architectural paradigms
Knowledge of building highly scalable applications in a cloud-based environment and architecting for a cloud hybrid approach is essential
Knowledge of Micro-Finance business models and ways of working

HOW TO APPLY

Qualified persons should submit applications (CV with cover letter and copies of Academic Qualifications) to the Head of People and Culture, Letshego Uganda Limited on Plot 9, Wampewo Avenue Kololo or send email to UG.HRrecruitment@letshego.com

Please note: ONLY shortlisted candidates will be notified. The deadline for Application is Tuesday 26th March 2024

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