TB Digital Systems Developer at Palladium Group

Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact - the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: TB Digital Systems Developer

Job ID: req22180
Location: Abuja, Nigeria

Project Overview

• Data.FI is a multi-year global project funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to support the host countries’ HIV and COVID-19 responses and the US Government’s Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) initiatives.
• Data.FI partners with programs to accelerate and sustain access to high-quality data to expedite HIV and COVID-19 epidemic control and maintenance. By improving global, regional, national, and community/local in-depth analyses of HIV and COVID-19 epidemiologic and programmatic data, Data.FI expedites program achievements to improve client services and attain and sustain control of the epidemics.
• The project supports host country governments to enhance existing health information systems (HIS), informing management responses to gaps in programming and sustaining impact by supporting local partner transition.
• Data.FI also plays a key role in USAID's goals of helping partner countries on their journey to self-reliance and transitioning local organizations to prime recipients of US Government funding.
• Data.FI project activities commenced project implementation in Nigeria in 2019 and over the years, the project has enhanced the data analytics systems with interoperability across internal and external digital health platforms, and data use activities such as investments in situation room methodology through capacity building of leadership at both the federal level and State Ministries of Health (SMOHs).
• In FY25 (October 2024 – September 2025), Data.FI is received additional funding from USAID and being tasked to support the Federal Ministry of Health’s National Tuberculosis (TB), Leprosy, and Buruli Ulcer Control Programme (NTBLCP) and selected State TB and Leprosy Control Programmes (STBLCPs) through strengthening data management systems to promote data use, strengthen monitoring and evaluation (M&E) capacity through mentoring, and support the operationalization of existing TB Situation Rooms (TBSRs) at the national and state levels.
• Data.FI will leverage on project past experiences to collaborate with the NTBLCP, STBLCPs and other TB stakeholders to build on existing gains and strengthen data use to enhance data-driven decision-making and learning among stakeholders.
• This activity will foster a collaborative platform for knowledge sharing, capacity building, and collective problem-solving. The expected outcomes would include improved data literacy, enhanced data quality, increased collaboration, and better-informed policies.

Purpose of Position

• Palladium is seeking skilled TB Digital Systems Developer to join the software engineering team on Data.FI responsible for the design and development of various technology products that support health and social services.
• The incumbent will work in collaboration with technical leads and product managers to ideate software solutions and design client and server-side architecture to ensure the integration and interoperability of the different electronic TB management information systems (TB-MIS) in Nigeria.
• (S)he will be responsible for, among others, building services using Java and Spring Boot working within a Linux environment, deploying, and managing services on both AWS and Microsoft Azure, and using Postgres to interact with relational data.
• The Digital Systems Developer will report to the Informatics Team Lead, and work closely with Business Analytics, Data Use and Analytics and Public Health Surveillance Teams. [DD1]  This is full-time position with a contract for 1 year, renewable subject to availability of funding.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• In collaboration with the Data.FI Health Informatics, Business Analytics, Data Use and Analytics teams, work with the NTBLCP to identify and propose solutions related to electronic platforms for managing TB data collection, analysis and reporting.
• Participate in the designs, development and implementation of digital solutions for TB M&E and surveillance using a mix of off-the-shelf, software-as-a-service, open-source, and custom-built software solutions. 
• Troubleshoot, fix defects, and extend the functionality of existing websites, systems, applications, mobile apps, and content management systems for TB data. 
• Evaluate existing systems and maintain detailed technical documentation for all products developed, including system design documents, data dictionaries, and database design.
• Ensure adherence to established processes and use of tools and technologies that are consistent with existing solutions, infrastructure, and support capabilities. 
• Participate in the development of web-based high-capacity information systems for cloud and local environments.
• Build and maintain test and evaluation environments as required.
• Design and execute performance and security tests, produce reports on these systems as appropriate.
• Design and develop REST-based web services utilizing Java Spring Boot.
• Apply design principles and patterns in creating enterprise-level solutions, as needed. 
• Perform web services tuning and performance testing. 
• Implement unit tests as needed. 
• Support Front End Developers in leveraging web services. 
• Automate/script common developer tasks, and continually optimize personal and team workflows. 
• Infrastructure setup and configuration. 
• Engage in code review and feedback process. 
• Take a feature from inception to completion independently across the stack. 
• Collaborate with teammates on proposed UX/UI and provide feedback as needed. 
• Participate in and support the entire SDLC process. 

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of five years’ relevant experience in Information Technology (IT), software development, interoperability, and/or data visualization.
• 3 years of experience in development and implementation of digital health tools specifically relating to technology and data solutions in a data driven environment.
• Solid technical background with understanding or hands on experience in development and implementation of Information Systems that support health and social protection programs
• Demonstrated understanding of TB electronic surveillance systems and/or case-based management systems, e.g. DHIS2, eTB Manager etc.
• Solid knowledge of JavaScript environments, including React and state management such as redux. 
• Solid knowledge of responsive web design using Bootstrap and related technologies.
• Experience with relational databases, schema design, and performance analysis.
• Experience deploying solutions using containers and other cloud technologies.
• Modern Java capabilities and techniques. 
• Good knowledge of Spring Boot, Spring Security, Spring JPA, and Hibernate. 
• Relational data modeling concepts and experience in PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar applications.
• Adopted opinionated RESTful web services design patterns. 
• Microservices-based application architecture. 
• Application containerization technologies, including Docker, Kubernetes. 
• Knowledge of standards for systems integration such as REST, OAUTH2, and OIDC.
• Experience with Git or similar version control systems.
• Knowledge of server-side CSS pre-processing platforms, such as LESS and SASS. 
• Experience with LAMISPlus and NOMIS suite of applications as well as global goods for digital health such as DHIS, OpenMRS and OpenHIE will be an added advantage.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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