ICT Officer - Application Development & System Analyst

About the role

Kenya Post Office Savings Bank is recruiting an ICT Officer (Application Development & System Analyst) in Westlands, Nairobi, at job grade PB 7. The Application Developer builds and customises applications, systems and interfaces to support the Bank's digital platform, internal processes and other departments, and provides technical guidance and evaluates software used in the Bank.

Key responsibilities

• Analyse business requirements and design, test and develop software, and monitor the efficiency of existing systems while recommending technical solutions.
• Customise and implement acquired software, modify existing applications to fix errors, adapt to new hardware or improve performance, and incorporate application controls to check risk exposure.
• Test applications regularly for functionality and security, respond promptly to security incidents, and verify application integrity via system and application logs.
• Work with vendors to implement and maintain business systems, integrate with partner systems and upgrade systems with consultants.
• Design applications according to corporate software development standards, train users, prepare user documentation and ensure proper testing of changes released to production.
• Support the Bank's digital delivery channels and help understand business requirements for outsourced services.

Required profile

• At least three years of relevant experience at the grade of ICT Officer II or in a comparable position.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business IT, Software Engineering, ICT Project Management, Computer Engineering or another relevant qualification from a recognised institution.
• Professional ICT certification in Java, PL/SQL and one of JavaScript/jQuery/AJAX, Object-Oriented PHP, Python, HTML5/CSS3, Adobe CS or equivalent.
• Knowledge of JSON, XML, SQL, RDBMS such as Oracle, SQL Server and DB2, the JEE platform and Linux, or equivalent.
• Ability to facilitate technical discussions with other groups to resolve issues.

Candidates apply online through the bank's website by 16 November 2026, addressing applications to the Managing Director; only shortlisted candidates are contacted.