Current Vacancies at Alfred and Victoria Associates, February, 2019

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Alfred & Victoria Associates is one of Nigeria’s leading ICT solution based company. Our company offers a wide range of services which are in high demand of today’s emerging market. AVA has three major arms which have been streamlined to meet our customer's needs. We are recruiting to fill the position below:     Job Title: Scrum Master Location: Lagos Job Description

• Responsible for managing Agile/Scrum methodology and multiple-sprint release span thereby creating an environment in which the software team(s) can execute

Responsibilities

• Provide project status to managers and key stakeholders
• Utilize project management methods, standards, and project integration to coordinate all internal and external resources required to complete assigned projects
• Develop project plans based on specifications provided by the Program manager and manage effective execution of the initiatives
• Participate in identifying projects costs, resource allocation, project schedule changes and issue
• Source for alternate solutions for issues and escalate issues when necessary
• Manage agile/scrum boards, participate in backlog maintenance and grooming and other core scum tasks
• Keep Scrum process running
• Ensure a proper power balance between project office, team, and management
• Ensure team members are focused on the current Sprint in order to achieve the set Sprint goals
• Detect hidden problems and strives to solve them
• Solve impediments
• Encourage and help to achieve transparency
• Support team building and team development by utilizing the abilities and skills of individuals, and fostering a Feedback culture
• Provide timely and concise communications to functional leadership regarding project status and pending issues
• Analyse processes and make recommendations for optimizing resources and product delivery.
• Ensures all scrum meetings takes place

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field
• Master in Computer Science or related discipline is required is an added advantage
• Certified Scrum Master with a minimum of 5 years of experience utilizing Agile Scrum methodologies
• Knowledge and/or experience using successful Agile techniques and tools e.g. User Stories, JIRA, Trello, Azure Devops (VSO)
• Ability to manage Agile boards, participate in backlog maintenance and grooming and other core scrum tasks
• General software development experience.

Salary Very attractive.     Job Title: Front End Engineer Location: Lagos Descriptions

• We are currently sourcing for a Front End Developer who will write codes that'll translate beautiful designs wireframes into interactive User Interface and User Experience into life.
• You will work with the UI/UX designer and bridge the gap between graphical design and technical implementation, taking an active role on both sides and defining how the application looks as well as how it works.
• You will also work with the team of back-end developer, and communicate with the API using standard methods.

Responsibilities

• Develop brilliant user-interface for web and mobile services.
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use.
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs.
• Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability.
• Assure that all user input is validated before submitting to back-end.
• Ensuring high performance on mobile and desktop.
• Writing tested, idiomatic, and documented JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Coordinating the workflow between the graphic designer, the HTML coder, and yourself.
• Cooperating with the back-end developer in the process of building the Restful API

Skills and Qualifications

• B.Sc in Computer Science preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a developer.
• Proficiency with JavaScript, HTML, CSS.
• Deep understanding and knowledge of advanced JavaScript libraries and frameworks, such as AngularJS, BackboneJS, ReactJS, Angular etc.
• Knowledge of ASP.NET, MVC Framework.
• Thorough understanding of the responsibilities of the platform, database, API, caching layer, proxies, and other web services used in the system.
• Creating configuration, build, and test scripts for Continuous Integration environments.
• Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them.

Salary Very attractive.     Job Title: Back End Engineer Location: Lagos Job Description

• Responsible for building back-end services and APIs for client-end applications.
• Your primary responsibilities will be to design and develop these applications, and to coordinate with the rest of the team working on different layers of the infrastructure.
• Therefore, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and quality product is essential.

Responsibilities

• Translate application storyboards and use cases into functional applications.
• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable C# code.
• Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
• Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems.
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automation.
• Follow emerging technologies.
• Collaborate with other team members to build state of the art solutions.

Skills:

• Proficient in C#, with a good knowledge of its ecosystems.
• Familiarity with the .NET framework.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming.
• Strong understanding of SOLID principles.
• Strong understanding of Test Driven Development (TDD).
• Skill for writing reusable C# libraries.
• Familiar with various design and architectural patterns.
• Knowledge of concurrency patterns in C#.
• Familiarity with Microsoft SQL Server.
• Experience with ASP.NET MVC.
• Experience with ASP.NET Core.
• Experience with ASP.NET Web API.
• Knack for writing clean, readable C# code.
• Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application.
• Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes.
• Basic understanding of Common Language Runtime (CLR), its limitations, weaknesses, and workarounds.
• Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools e.g. Git.
• Familiarity with continuous integration.
• Experience using Azure DevOps (Visual Studio Online).
• Familiarity with Microsoft Azure cloud platform.

Salary Very attractive.     How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should send their tailored CV to: [email protected]   Application Deadline 5th March, 2019.   Note: Any application received after the above time will be automatically rejected.

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