• Design, develop, and maintain eRegister application using the COBOL programming language.
  • Create, modify, and test the code and scripts that allow eRegister to run.
  • Monitor system performance and proactively identifying potential issues to prevent downtime.
  • Conduct periodical data backups and ensure that backups are adequately secured.
  • Contribute to the development and implementation of Annual Performance Plan, Annual Operational Plan and Departmental ICT strategy
  • Coordinate organization maintenance and support associated with the in-house developed application and associated matters
  • Perform data analysis specific to information that impacts on the in-house developed
  • Coordinate the preparation and other associated activities for the cleansing, preparation and migration of the data on the Nurse Register to any other application which the company may implement -SQL target database
  • Develop and reviews policies, standard operating procedures, frameworks, internal controls and systems within area of specialization
  • Ensure systems documentation is generated and kept up to date
  • Implement approved changes as per change control processes
  • Maintain and support existing applications
  • Manage risk for the areas of responsibility within the company
  • Investigate and resolve complex systems issues across the application
  • Participate in database design activities
  • Manage, control/drive or participate in ad hoc projects that arise from time to time
  • Perform ad hoc tasks as delegated by the line manager/ supervisor including asset management responsibilities on an interim basis
  • Perform periodical reporting in line with company’s reporting schedule

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AND ADDED ADVANTAGE REQUIREMENTS:

  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in COBOL development
  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Mainframe disciplines (AS400 & IBM I-Series/5)
  • Experience with Inter-form/400 advantageous

  • Experience with Mocha Soft Screen Emulator and Printer Emulator advantageous
  • Experience with payment engines advantageous
  • 5 years of experience in SQL and DB2/400
  • Experience of development of interfaces with other systems
  • Data cleansing and migration from COBOL to SQL
  • Data base optimization experience

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE

  • COBOL
  • SQL
  • IBM technologies

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

  • Job knowledge
  • Technical skills
  • Acceptance of responsibility
  • Quality of work
  • Reliability
  • Initiative
  • Communication
  • Interpersonal relationships
  • Flexibility
  • Design, develop, and maintain eRegister application using the COBOL programming language.
  • Create, modify, and test the code and scripts that allow eRegister to run.
  • Monitor system performance and proactively identifying potential issues to prevent downtime.
  • Conduct periodical data backups and ensure that backups are adequately secured.
  • Contribute to the development and implementation of Annual Performance Plan, Annual Operational Plan and Departmental ICT strategy
  • Coordinate organization maintenance and support associated with the in-house developed application and associated matters
  • Perform data analysis specific to information that impacts on the in-house developed
  • Coordinate the preparation and other associated activities for the cleansing, preparation and migration of the data on the Nurse Register to any other application which the company may implement -SQL target database
  • Develop and reviews policies, standard operating procedures, frameworks, internal controls and systems within area of specialization
  • Ensure systems documentation is generated and kept up to date
  • Implement approved changes as per change control processes
  • Maintain and support existing applications
  • Manage risk for the areas of responsibility within the company
  • Investigate and resolve complex systems issues across the application
  • Participate in database design activities
  • Manage, control/drive or participate in ad hoc projects that arise from time to time
  • Perform ad hoc tasks as delegated by the line manager/ supervisor including asset management responsibilities on an interim basis
  • Perform periodical reporting in line with company’s reporting schedule

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AND ADDED ADVANTAGE REQUIREMENTS:

  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in COBOL development
  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Mainframe disciplines (AS400 & IBM I-Series/5)
  • Experience with Inter-form/400 advantageous

  • Experience with Mocha Soft Screen Emulator and Printer Emulator advantageous
  • Experience with payment engines advantageous
  • 5 years of experience in SQL and DB2/400
  • Experience of development of interfaces with other systems
  • Data cleansing and migration from COBOL to SQL
  • Data base optimization experience

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE

  • COBOL
  • SQL
  • IBM technologies

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

  • Job knowledge
  • Technical skills
  • Acceptance of responsibility
  • Quality of work
  • Reliability
  • Initiative
  • Communication
  • Interpersonal relationships
  • Flexibility

Desired Skills:

  • 5+ Cobol Dev exp
  • 5+ Mainframe disciplines
  • 5+ SQL and DB2/400
  • migration from COBOL to SQL
  • IBM technologies

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