Software Development Specialist

About Ministry of Finance:

1. The Directorate General of Treasury is working under Ministry of Finance (MoF) with a total of around 300 in HQ and line ministries employees. Responsible for managing the treasury bank accounts and payment procedures, Public sector PEM and Treasury (Payment processing), Contracts Master Data Management and payments, Vendors Master Data Management (public and private vendors), Payroll and salaries payments, Budget Execution, distribution and control at all levels and Revenue collection from all sources (taxes and non-taxes) for the Government of Afghanistan (GoA) in accordance with the Public Finance and Expenditure Management Law (PFEML). Treasury’s responsibilities are divided across a Director General, 5 Directorates and 11 Sub Directorates.

2. After coming Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to the authority, treasury has made important progress in implementing financial system cross the line ministries and provinces, streamlining vendor’s payment processes, simplifying contract management lifecycle, budget execution, distribution and control and payment staff salaries punctually. These efforts include a wide range of reforms and structural changes within the treasury.

3. AFMIS is currently using Freebalance’s Financial Management System (FMIS) as a core system for the treasury management and operations, and some other systems for daily operations cross the GoA.

Job Description:

AFMIS needs technical support in the development of replacement for currently used FMIS as part the strategic plan for the modernization of the financial system in technology and functionalities by aiding in understanding the current financial system as well as the development of a sustainable software system for the modernization of the systems based on open source technologies as per the Digital Foundation Strategy for Afghanistan. The senior software development specialist will collect enough details about the requirements to start the process of developing a set of business workflows and technical specifications.

Job Requirements:

The authorities concerned will carry out the following tasks and activities but not necessarily restricted to those:  Knowledge of restful API development in .net core/MVC using Richardson Maturity Model (Rest API model).  Study, understand and analyze complex software application systems code written in either Java, Python or .net (C#),  Full understanding of Git and GitHub version control and feature and function.  Develop, debug and test new web applications considering performance, processes and productivity and either PostgreSQL or Microsoft SQL server as DBMS.  Being a part of the change management (release) process to develop and implement new applications using .net core Entity Framework (EF) Core, .net restful API development and updating existing applications.  Ensuring high availability of developed software systems and databases.  Participating in software testing process such unit testing, automated functional testing and integration testing.  Work alongside other departments to achieve Treasury’s goals and visions.  Perform any other duties related to the role assigned by the management.  Write, revise and maintain software technical documentation operations documentation and user guides.  Work under the supervision of the sub-directorate and provide regular tasks status update, challenges and reports to the management as per SLA. Deliverables The main deliverables include but not limited to:  Deliver detailed well-developed documents (FDD/SRS, TDD, etc), applications source codes and any other official resources for the treasury department systems as per SLA, based on functional specifications, in accordance with the Digital Foundation Strategy of Afghanistan.  Deliver a detailed list of customizations in the current system for enhancing the performance and business requirements of the day.  Deliver a detailed list of audit policies, maintenance plan and checklists for both new and existing software systems.  Integrates treasury department systems with other existing systems such as SIGTAS, ASYCUDA, and DAB, ACBR, NPA and other enterprise applications exists in MoF using restful API in .net core/MVC using Richardson Maturity Model (Rest API model).  Develop treasury department systems and dashboards using open source technologies (.net core, React, and SQL server using clean architecture). Eligibility and Skill Sets:

The candidate qualification is:

 Bachelor’s or master degree computer since, information technology and other related fields.  3 years for master and 5 year for bachelor of computer since, information technology and other related fields with experience in the enterprise level financial software development and software project management.  Solid understanding and proven experience of at least three application projects with object oriented based on .net core, rest API, Entity framework (EF) Core, and clean architecture and clean coding by Robert C Martin.  Solid understanding and proven experience in design patterns specifically repository patterns and clean architecture implementation in C#.  Python, Java and React knowledge will conceders as plus points.  Preferred knowledge of business processing simplification in enterprise environment, with open source platforms, and enterprise software applications.  Technical experience in PostgreSQL and MSSQL server databases, Web development tools, and user support.  Experience in the development and implementation of standards, procedures and guidelines to support operational processes.  Self-motivated with the ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, and manage changing priorities;  Strong interpersonal, communication skills and Experience in technical writing such as functional specification, technical specification, etc.  Experience in quality assurance & mitigation/ control, risk analysis and data analysis.

Submission Guideline:

Qualified applicants are encouraged to submit their CVs with a detailed application letter and contact details, no later than 14, Sep, 2023. 

Please clearly indicate “position name & vacancy number” in the subject line of email.

Do not attach your education and working experience documents.

Submission Email:

hr-vacancies.nta@mof.gov.af