The graduate train will participate in the development and maintenance of Web and Mobile applications at the Academy.

Key Responsibilities
• Participate in the requirements gathering, analysis, design, development and implementation of software applications
• Support in the development and installation of new modules and instances of Call For Life (a Java based health information system based on OpenMRS)
• Develop client and web-based applications.
Support, document and, in some cases, train users for the applications created
• Extract, manipulate and analyse data from various databases for reporting purposes as and when required
• Interact with clients and other IDI team members at our various implementation sites both in person and remotely
• Maintain current knowledge of relevant technologies as assigned
• Participate in special projects as required
• Lliaise with Academy partners including government agencies and suppliers

Academic Qualifications
• Bachelor of software engineering
• Bachelor of computer science
• Bachelor of Information systems
• Bachelor of Information Technology

Person Specification
• Able to work in both Microsoft and Linux environments
• Ability to brainstorm effectively with team members, thrive in a collaborative environment, manage multiple tasks, adapt quickly to change, and demonstrate excellent communication skills.

Some understanding of the software development life cycle and experience with iterative development methodologies and tools will be an advantage
• Some experience with programming in any of the modern languages such as Python/Java/JavaScript etc. will be an advantage
• Knowledge with asterisk or similar telecommunications platform
• Some experience in using Mysql, MongoDb will be an advantage
• A portfolio showcasing previous related work will be highly advantageous.
• Experience and interest in health Information systems e.g. DHIS2, OpenMRS etc will be an advantage