Head of ICT center (Chief ICT developer/ Back-end Software developer)

Job title

Head of ICT Center/ Back-end Software Developer

Reports to

Rector / Head of ICT Center

Term

Full-time

About Pharmaceutical Technical University

Pharmaceutical Technical University (PTU) was established in 2022 in accordance with a Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan and a Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers. The University is located within the Innovative Research and Industrial Cluster — Tashkent Pharma Park.

PTU operates in strategic collaboration with leading international higher education institutions, including the University of Sunderland and De Montfort University (United Kingdom), as well as Yonsei University (Republic of Korea). These partnerships support the development and delivery of internationally benchmarked academic programmes in Pharmacy, Life Sciences, Business Management and Data analytics.

The official language of instruction and institutional communication is English. All academic programmes are validated and delivered in alignment with international partner standards, and internal and external correspondence with international stakeholders is conducted in English.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Identifying and acting on opportunities to improve and update software and systems
• Developing and implementing IT policy and best practice guides for the organisation
• Designing training programs and workshops for staff
• Conducting regular system audits
• Running and sharing regular operation system reports with senior staff
• Overseeing and determining timeframes for major IT projects, including system updates, upgrades, migrations and outages
• Managing and reporting on the allocation of the IT budget
• Providing direction for IT team members
• Manage IT staff by recruiting, training and coaching employees, communicating job expectations and appraising their performance
• Ensure security of data, network access and backup systems
• Identify problematic areas and implement strategic solutions in time
• Preserve assets, information security and control structures
• Handle annual budget and ensure cost effectiveness
• Build database systems of high availability and quality depending on each end user’s specialized role
• Design and implement a database in accordance with end users' information needs and views
• Define users and enable data distribution to the right user, in an appropriate format and in a timely manner
• Use high-speed transaction recovery techniques and backup data
• Minimise database downtime and manage parameters to provide fast query responses
• Provide proactive and reactive data management support and training to users
• Determine, enforce, and document database policies, procedures, and standards
• Perform tests and evaluations regularly to ensure data security, privacy, and integrity
• Monitor database performance, implement changes, and apply new patches and versions when required

Qualification

• BS in Computer Science, MIS or similar field
• Excellent knowledge of technical management, information analysis and computer hardware/software systems
• Expertise in data centre management and data governance

Experience

• Proven working experience as a Database development and administrator
• Hands-on experience with database standards and end-user applications
• Familiarity with database design, documentation and coding
• Previous experience with DBA case tools (frontend/backend) and third-party tools
• Familiarity with programming languages API
• At least 1year experience
• Java core, Spring Framework, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, SOLID and GoF, OOP

Skills and Abilities

• Problem-solving skills and ability to think algorithmically
• Java core, Spring Framework, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, SOLID and GoF, OOP

Please apply through our official website (pharmatechuni.uz)

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.