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Technical and User Support Officer

GraceKennedy Financial Group Kingston and St. Andrew, Jamaica Updated: May 2, 2025

Summary

GK takes pride in our people, our products and our environment. Our culture is built on a philosophy of unity, grounded in our spirit of care, and guided by our core values of Honesty, Integrity and Trust. We are a team that cares and supports you on your journey to achieving your personal goals and realizing your potential. We are looking for an experienced Technical and User Support Officer to join our growing organization. In this position, you will be responsible providing technical assistance and support for incoming queries and issues related to computer systems, software, and hardware. You will also be responsible for the design and development of software (web and mobile) to enhance the support process. The role includes analyzing and modifying existing software as well as designing, constructing and testing end-user applications that meet user needs — all through software programming languages. The role is also responsible for transforming the design and the product vision into working products and will directly influence how users will interact with the system.

Responsibilities

  • Providing technical advice to internal and external users
  • Performing routine maintenance on systems
  • Handling user inquiries and requests
  • Design and develop frontend systems
  • Design and develop functional, performing and complete APIs
  • Decipher existing companies software systems and be able to hook in application to applicable data sources
  • Write both unit and integration tests, and develop automation tools for daily tasks
  • Develop high quality, well documented, and efficient code
  • Challenge ideas and opinions to avoid pitfalls and inefficient solutions
  • Build applications according to the design and provide designers with feedback and suggest tradeoffs when required
  • Ensure the code follows latest coding practices and industry standards

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or any other related technical field
  • 1 or more years of experience in a similar role
  • Project management training
  • Excellent written communication, presentation and reporting writing skills
  • Good problem-solving skills
  • Initiative Goal/result oriented
  • Excelent time management
  • Customer and Quality Focused
  • Understand the full stack of modern software applications (UI, infrastructure, and networking layers)
  • Experience with C#, ASP.NET, Web API, MVC or (ideally) .NET core
  • Hands-on mobile development experience (IOS and/or Android) preferably with Flutter
  • Woking knowledge of SQL and NoSQL stores (e.g. MSSQL, Oracle, MongoDB, Couchbase, Redis, etc.)
  • Ability to write effective unit, integration, and API tests, and integrate them wi a CI/CD build pipeline
  • Experience integrating with JavaScript frameworks, such as React, Angular, etc.
  • Knowledge of OOAD, UML, and Design Patterns
  • Strong understanding of Agile methodologies
  • Experience as a Developer on a cross-functional agile team preferred
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts and align the organization on decisions
  • Sound problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly process complex information
  • Utilizes team collaboration to create innovative solutions efficiently

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Job Overview

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Title

Technical and User Support Officer

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Salary

Not Disclosed

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Work Style

On-Site
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Contract

Permanent

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Experience

Mid-Level

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Education

Bachelor's Degree

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Sector

Private

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