Senior Java Developer

Minimum requirements:

• Matric
• 5 years proven experience in software development, project delivery and implementation (without qualification) OR 7 years proven software development or relevant 3 year degree/diploma in IT with 5 years proven experience in software development
• Specific development technologies/language

Knowledge and experience:

• IT systems development processes (SDLC)
• Application development
• Testing practices
• High-volume industry exposure
• Specific development technologies/language
• Service-oriented architecture
• Agile systems development processes (CI/CD standards and agile delivery methods)
• Banking/Financial Services systems and environment (ideal)
• AWS (ideal)

Minimum skills:

• Java
• Maven or Gradle
• Git or SVN
• SOAP or REST
• JavaScript
• Cobol
• NET core
• C#
• SQL
• CSS
• ReactJS
• DB Design
• Java, JavaScript, HTML 5, CSS
• Backend development with C#, .Net Core and Entity framework
• Entity framework, Spring boot framework
• Write effective APIs (REST / Swagger)
• Write effective Unit Tests (TDD)
• Write effective Front-end Code following the company's UX Standards
• Git source code version control
• SQL
• Application Architecture & Design
• Application and Data integration
• Angular
• Type script
• React
• VueJS
• AngularJS
• Node JS, Docker
• Google cloud platform
• Azure
• PHP
• Rubi
• Bootstrap
• jQuery

Ideal skills:

• Mobile Development (Native or Hybrid)
• CI/CD (e.g. Jenkins, TeamCity, Azure Pipelines etc)
• OAuth 2.0
• Solution profiling and tracing
• Linux, Docker, Kubernetes
• DevOps and Automation
• AWS
• Spring, Spring Boot
• REST
• Git
• JPA
• Maven or Grunt
• Kendo UI

Responsibilities:

• To design, develop, test, document and deploy, and support new and existing systems and software applications from supplied specifications in accordance with agreed standards.
• To translate requirements from the business or technical analyst into shippable code to produce high quality software solutions.
• Participate in a cross-functional team that is responsible for the full software development life cycle from conception to deployment of each new product.
• Design, develop, test, document and deploy, and support new and existing systems and software applications from supplied specifications in accordance with agreed standards
• Perform quality tests / performance testing by developing and executing, tests, automation scripts and procedures, handle load and scale.
• Ensure securely robust solutions (security context).
• Manage all cross-cutting non-functional architectural concerns for applications.
• Enforce non-functional company and industry standards applicable to its delivery class.
• Evaluate system architecture and make recommendations as required.
• Adhere to the organisations prescribed development frameworks, patterns and practices.
• Being able to come up with a solution to a programming challenge.
• Create automated and scalable solutions.
• Work with developers and architects in developing components based on requirements.
• Apply code and share impact of code changes with Business Analyst and team.
• Develop reusable code and libraries for future use.
• Testing of code and developing automated testing scripts and procedures.
• Conduct investigations through troubleshooting and debugging to fix minor and major and escalated bugs across all environments.
• Maintain and upgrade software.
• On-time delivery and tracking.
• Deliver on negotiated commitments
• Ensure timely delivery of developed applications and systems.
• Ensure project deadlines are met according to contracted service level agreement (SLA).
• Ensure visibility and tracking of value delivered in accordance with the company's SDLC.
• Liaise with software vendors and all IT departments.
• System support and uptime.
• Involvement in system support, monitoring, capacity planning.
• Provide first and/or second level standby to the Development/QA/Production environment(s) for integration between internal systems and applications as well as that of external service provider where required
• Perform standby and support users using the platform in a timely manner.
• React to system monitoring and alerting events in a timely manner.
• Perform capacity planning on infrastructure requirements.
• Conduct performance stability tests to improve system stability.
• Conduct performance analysis/ load tests to improve throughput.
• Recommend and implement improved methods.
• Maintain and modify existing applications and systems.