Programmer - QNB Group

QNB Groups presence through its subsidiaries and associate companies extends to more than 31 countries across three continents providing a comprehensive range of advanced products and services. The total number of employees is more than 28000 serving up to 20 million customers operating through 1000 locations with an ATM network of 4300 machines. QNB has maintained its position as one of the highest rated regional banks from leading credit rating agencies including Standard & Poors (A) Moodys (Aa3) and Fitch (A). The Bank has also been the recipient of many awards from leading international specialized financial publications. Based on the Groups consistent strong financial performance and its expanding international presence QNB currently ranks as the most valuable bank brand in the Middle East and Africa according to Brand Finance Magazine. QNB Group has an active community support program and sponsors various social educational and sporting events.

Role Summary: The role is primarily responsible to implement and document deliver and support the application by coding and documenting testing and maintaining the development of software programs and applications as per the specifications provided by the designated systems analysts using the standard development tools.

Role Description:

• Carefully analyze possible software and application program changes to ensure congruence with the Groups longterm planning and approved strategy.
• Design implement document and develop applications as per the specified budget and plan.
• Liaise with the concerned business for their information requirements and followup as and when required to answer their business needs.
• Develop new applications as per user requirements and the plan specified by the designated systems analysts.
• Correct bugs and errors by making appropriate changes and then retest the program to ensure that the desired results are produced.
• Conduct trial runs/perform testing of programs and software applications to be sure they will produce the desired information and that the instructions are correct.
• Perform revision repair or expansion of existing programs to increase operating efficiency or adapt to new requirements.
• Write analyze review and rewrite programs using workflow chart and diagram and applying knowledge of computer capabilities subject matter and symbolic logic.
• Write or contribute to instructions or manuals to guide end users.
• Investigate whether networks workstations the central processing unit of the system and/or peripheral equipment are responding to a programs instructions.
• Prepare detailed workflow charts and diagrams that describe input output and logical operation and convert them into a series of instructions coded in a computer language.
• Use objectoriented programming languages as well as client/server applications development processes and multimedia and Internet technology.
• Abide by the Policies and Procedures developed for maintaining the Information Security for the Data Centre Operations and shall take on active responsibilities in achieving managing and maintaining the ISO 27001 standard.

Qualifications: Bachelors degree in Computer Science. 2 years experience in financial services with a specialization in application programming. Experience in RDBMS.