Job description

A leading Financial Services Company is looking for a Senior Java Developer to join their like-minded, hardworking team of developers. If you are a Java guru and you are looking for a change in you environment, get in touch with me!

If you are a superstar and feel like this is your next best career move, please do not hesitate to reach out. It is a contract position in Cape Town City Centre offering up to R1M per annum cost to company, negotiable based on your superstardom. Contact Zinlee on

az.oc.egrem-e@heelniz

or call 011 463 3633 with ZVH47634 (ref number) and we can discuss this and more opportunities.

Are you ready for a change of scenery? The e-Merge IT recruitment is a specialist niche recruitment agency. We offer our candidates options so that we can successfully place the right developers with the right companies in the right roles. Check out the e-Merge website for more great positions.

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https://www.e-merge.co.za/careers/referralprogramme/

Requirements

Tech stack

• Four to six years of Java using the following technologies:
• JPA / Hibernate
• JSON
• Web development using MVC (JSF an advantage)
• Maven building and packaging
• JEE (WildFly / EAP)
• Docker basics

Duties and Responsibilities

• Increase operational efficiency and suggest solutions to enhance cost-effectiveness
• Deliver exceptional service that exceeds customers’ expectations through proactive, innovative and appropriate solutions by resolving queries quickly and effectively.
• Cultivate and manage objective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including end-users, SME’s, project managers and senior staff members by providing input to business requirements and being able to present and sell concepts to clients
• Produce program specifications and implement system enhancements by addressing specific business needs and resolving queries.
• Code, compile, test and implement applications in compliance with the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Support development environments. Responsible for coding standards and peer reviews
• Comply, understand and implement all steps within IT development and meet governance in terms of legislative and audit requirements during programming execution
• Assess, identify and mitigate potential risks within the IT programming environment by complying with technology business policy and process requirements (SDLC and change/release management process definition) to ensure operational performance
• Produce technical specifications and architecture that is in accordance to agreed standards. Design, code, test and debug to obtain a robust solution with supporting documentation
• Minimise system downtime through pro-active identification of potential issues and ensure minimisation of recurring problems by managing defects and performing code reviews.
• Monitor systems post change and pro-actively do performance analysis to ensure there is no system failure due to capacity.
• Maintain maximum system availability by ensuring that incidents are recorded for future reference and adequate root cause analysis is done to eliminate the risk of a recurrence.
• Manage own development to increase own competencies and develop technical and business skills.
• Proactively engage with business units and colleagues to understand underlying needs and opportunities, and identify Information Technology (IT) innovative solutions in a timely manner.
• Supervises the work of other developers. Provides technical assistance to fellow developers and other Information Technology (IT) team members.

Qualifications and Experience

• Degree or Diploma in Computer Science
• Familiar with one or more programming languages as appropriate for the specific requirements of the department related to the field.
• Five+ years of experience in programming and system design

Posted on 02 Dec 09:48