Software Developer

The Software developer will work with the project stakeholders and end users to undertake implementation of an OpenMRS HIV Reference Implementation (OHRI) with a focus on driving data exchange and interoperability across the HIS systems to improve efficiencies for providing patient care, improving program monitoring and leveraging analytics for data driven decision making. He/she shall be responsible for designing and co-leading the technical approach for developing and eventually implementing OHRI. To ensure bi-directional data exchange between electronic medical records systems and aggregate systems and patient’s tracker system, the Software developer will bring expertise to activities related to developing standards-based (HL7, FHIR) interoperability between EMR, Lab, and Case Based Surveillance systems. He/she shall also support other existing systems such as ERM-ART, EMR-Pharmacy, DHIS2, REDCap and Viral load dashboard. The Software developer will also provide technical support regarding software development and updates, implementation, maintenance and capacity building activities among all supported project sites. 

MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES: 

• Analyse detailed customer requirements and coming up with a solid systems architecture and design including participation in development of a thorough functional requirements document 

• Developing and implementing highly responsive user interface components using React

• Building reusable components and front-end libraries for future use

• Translating Zeplin wireframes into high quality code

• Design and implement middleware ETL and streaming data pipeline solutions to meet demands for analysis, reports and dashboards.

• Work on ingesting, storing, processing and analyzing large data sets

• Design and implement integrations between software platforms, programs, and applications. 

• Formulating strategies and designing architectures for systems integrations

• Ensuring that best practices in integration processes are followed by the organization.

• Provide technical support regarding software development and updates, implementation, maintenance and capacity building activities among all supported project sites. 

• Prepare reports, manuals and other documentation on the status, operation and maintenance of software

• Develop a system for data migration from the old to the newly developed system and support the process of data migration

• Research and evaluate a variety of eHealth application software products

• Collect user feedbacks and timely address through enhancing the system

• Work collaboratively with FMOH, RHBs, facilities, funder, and other stakeholders to achieve goals

• Carry out other tasks as required

• B.Sc. degree in software engineering, software development, or appropriate field of study and more than 4 years of experience in software and systems design. 

• Proficient with the latest versions of ECMAScript (JavaScript) as well as HTML and CSS

• An understanding of common programming paradigms and fundamental React principles, such as React components, hooks, and the React lifecycle

• Familiarity in Micro-frontend architecture.

• Understanding of Single SPA framework

• Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools

• Hands on experience using Spring, Restful web services, Maven

• Experience with React and Micro-frontends-based architectures

• Experience in developing data-driven applications utilizing significant relational database engines as part of the overall application architecture (experience with any or all of the following highly desirable: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, MS SQL Server)

• Experience working with any of the technologies such as Debezium, Elastic search, Spark, Apache airflow, Apache Parquet, Apache Camel, Apache Avro, Bunsen, Apache ActiveMQ, Apache Kafka

• Proficiency developing and troubleshooting complex software systems that run in mixed environments including Linux, Unix and/or Windows on desktop, server, tablet, and mobile systems

• Experience on setting up and optimizing a CI/CD pipeline.

• Proficiency using Docker, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes.

• Experience working within a large team.

• Ability to work with customers/benefiters/domain specialists to define and execute on functional requirements

• Experience working in health-related software

How To Apply

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 Global Careers - ICAP at Columbia University

NB – Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

Closing date for receiving applications is – September 05, 2024