Senior Technical Specialist: Java Developer

What will you do?

As part of the development team, you would be responsible to produce quality software according to business requirements. You need to assist with the deployment and monitoring of the developed systems in development, testing and production environments.

What will make you successful in this role?

• Provide recommendations and cost/man-day estimates for implementing changes
• Maintain existing systems according to change requests
• Produce appropriate software programs that satisfy the specifications 
• Test own programs and  artefacts to ensure correctness
• Debugging of programs
• Provide:
  • Test information to Testers
  • Progress to the project manager or team lead
  • Recommendations and cost or man-day estimates for implementing changes
  • Standby or support (if and when applicable)
• Assist with the implementation of changes into the Production environment
• Document changes implemented and programs
• Problem solving, root cause analysis and user assistance (functional)
• Technical support and assistance to others on own programs or systems
• Mentorship of junior team members
• Quality Assurance of junior team members’ code
• System application and performance benchmarking information
• Implement updates and releases of 3rd party software packages
• Execution of disaster recovery processes

Qualification

Grade 12
Relevant IT Degree or Diploma will be a strong recommendation

Experience:

Minimum of 5 years’ experience within application development
Experience in:
System Analysis (advantageous)
Writing web services (SOAP/XML) and (REST/JSON)
Web development (Javascript, PHP, CSS, HTML)

Skills:

Java Standard Edition (J2SE)
Java Enterprise Edition (JEE)
JEE application servers
Tooling
JEE application frameworks
IBM AIX or Unix skills
Database skills and SQL

Knowledge:

Agile methodology 
SDLC methodology
Relevant program languages
Problem analysis and problem solving techniques
Impact Analysis Techniques
Documentation frameworks, tools and standards
Project management principles
Deployment process in the development phase
Financial product knowledge (advantageous)
Knowledge of Identity and Access Management systems (advantageous)

Personal Attributes

Build a successful career with us

We’re all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future – your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping  our employees to realise their worth. Through its five business clusters – Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office – the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.

Core Competencies

Turnaround time

The shortlisting process will only start once the application due date has been reached. The time taken to complete this process will depend on how far you progress and the availability of managers. 

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