CDH Investment Bank
CDH Investment Bank is seeking to recruit a suitable results-driven professional to join the team as ICT Development Officer, tenable at Head Office in Blantyre.
About CDH Investment Bank
CDH Investment Bank, licensed under the Banking Act by the Reserve Bank of Malawi, is a leading specialist bank providing investment banking, corporate and financial advisory and trading of financial securities to a select niche market.
Role summary
The ICT Development Officer will be responsible for developing software for the bank. The Officer will champion the bank’s applications internal development strategy and roadmap. He/She will collaborate with designers, project managers and other developers while maintaining clear and comprehensive documentation of code, workflows and project progress.
Key responsibilities
- Design, develop and implement software and user interfaces using modern technologies and best practices.
- Develop server-side logic, databases and APIs using modern programing languages.
- Design overall architecture of web applications, ensuring seamless integration between front-end and back-end components.
- Create and integrate RESTful APIs to enable communication between different systems and services.
- Carry out system integration tests (SITs) and Quality Assurance.
- Work with the ICT Security Officer to ensure that the applications are secure.
- Conduct unit testing, integration testing and end-to-end testing to identify and fix bugs, ensuring software reliability and performance.
- Automate deployment pipelines using modern tools to streamline software releases and updates.
- Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.
- Perform regular system maintenance and upgrades.
- Conduct feasibility studies on new development requests.
Key qualities & skills
Strong programming and development skills including but not limited to, PHP, Java, JavaScript, C#, .NET, Linux and Windows Shell Scripting
- Database design and management skills for Oracle db, MSSQL, MySQL and ability to work with NoSQL data structures in RDBMS (XML, JSON, etc)
- Systems analysis and design skills
- Problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
- Communication and collaboration skills
- Understanding of IT infrastructure (networks, servers, security)
- Customer-centric approach
Qualifications and experience
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, business information systems, or a related professional certification from an accredited institution\
- Minimum 1-year proven track record of applications support and development
- Minimum 1 year of application development or related work
- Strong understanding of RDBMs, database replication modes and RDBMs Configuration
- Knowledge of Middleware application server technologies
- Knowledge of PHP, ASPx, .Net, Java, HTML, JSP, JS, CSS and WPA technologies/languages.
Remuneration
A competitive remuneration package, commensurate with the role’s skills and experience, will be offered to the successful candidate.
Method Of Application
Interested persons who meet the minimum requirements outlined above may forward applications in person, by post or email to the address below, to be received no later than close of business on 28 March 2025.
Qualified and interested candidates should submit their applications, including:
- A detailed curriculum vitae
- Certified copies of academic qualifications
- Certified copy of valid national identity document/passport; and
- Details of three contactable referees.
Please note applications that do not meet all the requirements specified above will not be considered. Only shortlisted applications will be acknowledged.
Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director
CDH Investment Bank
PO Box 1444
Blantyre, Malawi
Email: recruitment@cdh-malawi.com