Mobile App Development Engineer

Job Purpose:

This role is responsible for designing, developing, and enhancing mobile applications to support GPSSA’s enterprise systems and ensure seamless user experiences. By adhering to coding standards, collaborating with stakeholders, this role ensures the delivery of high-performing and secure mobile solutions. This role also monitors project progress and identifies risks to ensure mobile applications meet organizational and strategic goals.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Core Responsibilities

Development and Enhancement

• Strengthens GPSSA's enterprise systems by writing clean, maintainable, and efficient code across various programming languages and frameworks, ensuring compliance with established coding standards and architectural guidelines.
• Shapes technical solutions by creating detailed design documents, including system architecture diagrams, data models, and interface specifications, that align with GPSSA's enterprise architecture standards and patterns.
• Synthesizes complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions while considering system performance, security, and maintainability throughout the development lifecycle.
• Develops and maintains mobile application documentation and procedures to ensure consistency and alignment with organizational policies.

Quality Assurance and Standards

• Maintains adherence to industry standards and best practices in mobile development.
• Implements robust coding standards and documentation practices to ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Follows change management process for all developments efforts

Documentation

• Creates and maintains manuals and standard operation procedures (SOP’s), user guides and technical documents like design specification and testing plans.

Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement

• Works closely with other teams, to ensure smooth integration and transition of mobile solutions.
• Work closely with Government communication team to ensure applications designs are aligned with GPSSA design standards.

Self-Management Responsibilities

• Defines performance goals at the start of the year in discussion with the Line Manager and ensures that the goals are achieved during the year.
• Identifies the training and development requirements for self and agrees on them with the Line Manager to ensure that the required trainings are arranged and attended.
• Strives to achieve the highest levels of proficiency on all the competencies and skills required to perform the role.
• Keeps abreast of professional developments, new techniques and current issues through continued education and professional growth.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in mobile application development.