Maelezo

 

THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA PRESIDENT’S OFFICE  

 

PUBLIC SERVICE RECRUITMENT SECRETARIAT

 

Ref.No.EA.7/96/01/J/62                                                                 28^thOctober, 2017

 

VACANCIES ANNOUNCEMENT

 

President’s Office, Public Service Recruitment Secretariat on behalf of the Ministry of Finance and Planning, invites qualified Tanzanians to fill twelve (12) vacant posts as mentioned below;

 

1.0 BACKGROUND 

 

1.1 MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND PLANNING

 

The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs manages the overall revenue, expenditure and financing of the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania and provides the Government with advice on the broad financial and economic affairs of Tanzania in support of the Government’s economic and social objectives.

 

1.1.1 ICT OFFICER GRADE II– Application Programmer – 7 Posts

 

1.1.2 JOB PURPOSE: 

 

Responsible for designing and developing software applications based technical solutions to solve business problems, which includes coding, software deployment, initial testing, and maintenance of software application systems. The primary objective is to help businesses be more efficient by developing technology solutions in a cost-effective way by determining the software requirements of projects, and communicating them clearly to stakeholders.

 

1.1.3 DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

i.             Full lifecycle software application development

 

ii.            Designing, coding and debugging software applications in various software languages 

 

iii.           Software analysis, code analysis, requirements analysis, software review, identification of code metrics, system risk analysis, software reliability analysis

 

iv.           Software modelling and simulation

 

v.            Front end graphical user interface design/programming

 

vi.           Software testing and quality assurance

 

vii.         Performance tuning, improvement, balancing, usability, automation.

 

viii.        Support, maintain and document software functionality

 

ix.           Integrate software with existing systems

 

x.            Evaluate and identify new technologies for implementation

 

xi.           Maintain standards compliance

 

xii.         Working closely with analysts, designers and staff

 

xiii.        Producing detailed technical specifications and writing the programming codes

 

xiv.        Production Support system maintenance

 

xv.         Independent handling of work products and managing his/her deliverables

 

xvi.        Execute other assignments as you may be assigned from time to time by your superiors

 

1.1.4 QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

 

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree either in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent degree from a recognized institution.

 

 

 

1.1.5 TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS:

 

i.Working knowledge of various software languages [Java (mandatory), C/C++, .NET,

 

Python] will be added advantage ii.Practical skills on Object Oriented Design and Analysis (OOA and OOD)

 

iii.Advanced knowledge in RESTful and SOAP APIs, Queue Management, SMS

 

Gateway, SMPP Knowledge, Data Visualization, Database Optimization, and

 

Smartphone App Development using iOS, Android, Phone gap, etc. will be added advantage

 

iv.Possession of a relevant recognized ICT professional certification will be an added advantage.

 

1.1.6 REMUNERATION:

 

An attractive remuneration package will be offered to successful candidates.

 

1.1.7 ICT OFFICER GRADE II– Mobile Application Developer – 2 Posts

 

1.1.8 JOB PURPOSE 

 

Responsible for design and developing mobile-based software applications based on technical solutions to solve business problems, which includes coding, software deployment, initial testing, and maintenance of mobile software application systems. The primary objective is to help businesses be more efficient by developing technology solutions in a cost-effective way by determining the software requirements of projects, and communicating them clearly to all stakeholders.

 

1.1.9 DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 

i.         Full lifecycle software application development

 

ii.        Designing, coding and debugging software applications in various software languages

 

(Java (mandatory), C/C++, .NET, PHP) iii. Software analysis, code analysis, requirements analysis, software review, identification of code metrics, system risk analysis, software reliability analysis

 

iv.       Software modelling and simulation

 

v.         Front end graphical user interface design/programming

 

vi.       Software testing and quality assurance

 

vii.      Performance tuning, improvement, balancing, usability, automation.

 

viii.     Support, maintain and document software functionality

 

ix.       Integrate software with existing systems

 

x.         Evaluate and identify new technologies for implementation xi.           Maintain standards compliance

 

xii.         Working closely with analysts, designers and staff

 

xiii.        Producing detailed technical specifications and writing the programming codes

 

xiv.        Production Support system maintenance

 

xv.         Independent handling of work products and managing his/her deliverables

 

xvi.        Execute other assignments as you may be assigned from time to time by your superiors

 

1.1.10 QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

 

•              Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree either in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent degree from a recognized institution.

 

 

 

1.1.11 TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS:

 

i.           Advanced knowledge in RESTful and SOAP APIs, Queue Management, SMS Gateway, SMPP Knowledge, Data Visualization, Database Optimization, and Smartphone App Development using iOS, Android, Phone gap, etc. will be added advantage.

 

ii.          Practical skills on Object Oriented Design and Analysis (OOA and OOD)

 

iii.         Possession of a relevant recognized ICT professional certification will be an added advantage.

 

iv.        Practical knowledge and skills relevant to the position will be added advantage

 

1.1.12  REMUNERATION:

 

An attractive remuneration package will be offered to successful candidates.

 

1.1.13  ICT OFFICER GRADE II –Database Administrator – 2 Posts

 

1.1.14  JOB PURPOSE:

 

This individual provide operational database technical services to support the application development, database production support and various requirements for distributed technical support to ensure applications are running smoothly. The responsibility also involve effective provisioning, installation, configuration, operation, upgrades and maintenance of server systems hardware, software and infrastructure. 

 

1.1.15  DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

i.             Responsible for systems and database administration, server virtualization and server infrastructure.

 

ii.            Manages security access to assigned systems, databases, integrity controls, related records, and documents

 

iii.           Installation, upgrade, and maintenance of software applications and databases 

 

iv.          Maintenance, administration, monitoring, problem management, and production for databases. 

 

v.            Daily maintenance, testing, backup, and recovery of systems and databases. 

 

vi.          Apply patches and upgrade of systems and databases.

 

vii.         Install and build database structures 

 

viii.        Query and performance tuning of databases

 

ix.          Provision, install, configure, operate, upgrade and maintain assigned server systems hardware, software and infrastructure

 

x.            Provide appropriate infrastructure technology solution to support MoFP Operations.

 

xi.          Maintains the strict confidentiality of all records and documents stored in the assigned systems and infrastructure

 

xii.         Confers with employees and the project team to provide technical advice and to resolve problems

 

xiii.        Contributes to the disaster recovery and business continuity planning process regarding the assigned systems and infrastructure

 

xiv.        Assist in management of hardware devices, licensing and all programs as assigned. xv.            Ensure high-availability of systems and services. xvi.   Execute other assignments as may be assigned from time to time by superiors.

 

1.1.16 QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

 

•              Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree either in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent degree from a recognized institution..

 

1.1.17 TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS:

 

 

 

i.Working knowledge of MS Windows, Linux and Unix Server platforms.

 

ii.Working knowledge of databases (e.g. MS SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, etc.)

 

iii.Working knowledge  in Clustering, Security/encryption, Fail over management and automatic switch over iv.System Backup types and administration (full, incremental, etc.)  

 

v.Practical skills in configuring access to file services as   Access Control, managing NTFS file and folder permissions, managing permissions for shared resources, determining effective permissions, configuring and managing distributed file system as Distributed File System (DFS) Overview, configuring DFS Namespaces, configuring DFS replication, deploy file sharing services; deploy an FTP server and a web server.

 

vi.Working knowledge  in Clustering, Security/encryption, Fail over management and automatic switch over vii.Practical skills on Database schema creation and management viii.Practical skills on Performance management and tuning.  ix.Knowledge of Storage management techniques

 

x.ERP and business knowledge will be an added advantage

 

xi.Possession of a relevant recognized ICT professional certification will be an added advantage.

 

xii.Practical knowledge and skills relevant to the position will be added advantage

 

1.1.18 REMUNERATION:

 

An attractive remuneration package will be offered to successful candidate

 

1.1.19 ICT OFFICER GRADE II – (Business Analyst) - 1 Post

 

1.1.20 JOB PURPOSE:

 

Responsible for requirements gathering and designing applications based technical solutions to solve business problems, which includes defining, analyzing and documenting software and system requirements. The primary objective is to help Public Institutions implement technology solutions in a cost-effective way by determining the requirements of software projects, and communicating them clearly to stakeholders, facilitators and partners.

 

 

 

1.1.21 DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:  

 

i.           Act as a bridge between business group with need or problem and the Technology teams offering a solution to a problem or need.

 

ii.          Drives and participates in design, development and implementation of enterprise wide applications. 

 

iii.         Work closely with developers and testers to ensure requirements and functional designs are translated accurately into working technical designs.

 

iv.        Manage projects including responsibility for a project and project budget.

 

v.          Actively involving in development of new systems, business processes improvement, strategy planning or potentially organizational change.

 

vi.        Actively involving in product testing and evaluation as providing quality assurance and control and communicating the deliverables state to the users.

 

1.1.22 QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

 

Minimum of Bachelor degree in Computer Science/Information Technology/ Computer Engineering or related discipline from a recognized institution

 

1.1.23 TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS:

 

i.           Technical knowledge in determining end to end design requirements for projects involving line of business, software/hardware developers and vendors.

 

ii.          Strong skills in project planning, controlling and delivery management

 

iii.         Capable of performing reviews and edits requirements, specifications, business processes, feasibility studies, business cases and recommendations related to proposed solution for Government ICT projects/requests

 

iv.        Knowledgeable in Quality Assurance for developed ICT products/services

 

v.          Understanding of systems engineering concepts & modelling techniques and methods.

 

vi.        Possession of an ICT related certifications (CISA, CRISC, CISM etc.) and/or certification in Project Management will be an added advantage. 

 

1.1.24 REMUNERATION:

 

An attractive remuneration package will be offered to successful candidates.

 

GENERAL CONDITIONS

 

i.           All applicants must be Citizens of Tanzania of not more than 45 years of age;

 

ii.          Applicants must attach an up-to-date Curriculum Vitae (CV) having reliable contacts; postal address/post code, e-mail and telephone numbers; 

 

iii.         Applicants should apply on the strength of the information given in this advertisement; 

 

iv.        Applicants must attach their certified copies of the following certificates;

 

•      Postgraduate/Degree/Advanced Diploma/Diploma/Certificates;

 

•      Postgraduate/Degree/Advanced Diploma/Diploma transcripts;

 

•      Form IV and Form VI National Examination Certificates; 

 

•      Birth certificate 

 

v.         Applicants who will attach copies of the following certificates strictly not accepted;

 

•    Form IV and form VI results slips 

 

•    Testimonials and all Partial transcripts  vi. Applicants   employed in the Public Service should route their application letters through their respective employers;

 

vii.          Applicants who have/were retired from the Public Service for whatever reason should not apply;

 

viii.         Applicants should indicate three reputable referees with their reliable contacts;

 

ix.           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); 

 

x.            Certificates from foreign Universities should be verified by The Tanzania

 

Commission for Universities (TCU); 

 

xi.           Applicants with special needs/case (disability) are supposed/advised to   

 

indicate;

 

xii.          A signed application letters should be written either in Swahili or English and Addressed to Secretary, Presidents Office, Public Service Recruitment Secretariat, 27 Bibi Titi Mohammed Road, P.O.Box 63100, Maktaba Complex, 11102 Dar Es Salaam.

 

xiii.         Deadline for application is 11 November, 2017 and; 

 

xiv.        Only short listed candidates will be informed on a date for interview.

 

xv.          Presentation of forged certificates and other information will necessitate to legal action; 

 

NOTE: All applications must be sent through Recruitment Portal by using the following address; http://portal.ajira.go.tz/  and  not otherwise (This  address  can  also  be  found  at  PSRS  Website,  Click ‘Recruitment Portal’) 

 

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