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Title : Java Developer

Location : Cape Town (Mowbray)

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Work as part of a project team to develop and test enterprise-ready business applications in a variety of configurations (e.g. web-based, desktop-based, service-based, or scheduled processes).
  • Help produce brand new solutions, solutions based upon third-party applications, or solutions that interact with existing systems.
  • Is aware of, prepared to learn and follow industry best-practice when developing applications.
  • Use programming languages and tools (generally) around the Java platform.
  • Work with Business Analysts to specify business requirements and help translate these requirements into technical specifications (including Class, Sequence, and other UML diagrams).
  • Help Database Developers write efficient and effective database access code.
  • Work with QA Analysts to implement testing plans and write the necessary code to automate testing in line with our Test-Driven Development methodology.
  • Work with customers and project managers to deliver quality, effective software, in line with our Agile Development process.
  • Help diagnose the root causes of systems issues using their problem-solving skills.
  • Help research and evaluate potential technical solutions to business problems

 

CORE SKILLS/COMPETENCIES

  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Good judgement and experience of prioritizing and working on tight deadlines.
  • Ability to learn fast and share knowledge, experience and best practices with teammates
  • Willingness to take responsibility and ownership of work.
  • Empathize with customers and communicate at the appropriate level
  • Appreciation of their position within the wider roles & responsibilities of the DPS community
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Practical approach to problem solving
  • Able to document information and share knowledge with colleagues
  • Follows a structured approach to their work
  • Personal drive to succeed

 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

  • IT Diploma or related Degree will be an advantage but is not essential
  • Proven Java experience of at least 3 – 5 years professional development experience
  • Candidates with more or deeper development experience are welcome to apply
  • Remuneration package will be tailored according to relevant technical experience
  • Development experience in a Scrum based Agile environment will be an advantage
  • Exposure to BDD/TDD will be a definite advantage
  • Exposure to object-oriented design concepts will be an advantage

 

TECHNICAL SKILLS REQUIRED

The following represents a list of the technologies the incumbent will be required to operate in. Being proficient in a good deal of these technologies will qualify you to apply for this position as knowledge of the complete stack will be an advantage but is not essential.

Skill Set Skill
Java Basic JSE API (to v7)
GUI Development (Swing / SWT)
JAVA 8.0
JDBC

J2EE

Servlets
JAXP / JAXB
Logging frameworks (SLF4J, Log4J)
EJB (MDBs)
JSP & HTML (incl v5.0)
JSP Custom Tags
JavaScript / AJAX
AOP
Caching mechanisms (ehCache)
Frameworks Web Frameworks (Struts/JSF,PrimeFaces)
Spring (Core, Web, Remoting, Security etc.)
ORM Concepts and Frameworks (Specifically myBatis)
XML Core Concepts
DTD/XSD
XSL (XSL:FO)
Databases Core RDBMS Concepts
  Oracle
DB/2
SQL
App Design OOA/D
Design Patterns (GoF)
Enterprise Patterns
Application Architecture
Technical Architecture
O/S Windows – Desktop & server
Linux
App Servers Tomcat
Websphere (including Admin)
Integration Frameworks (Apache Camel)
General Dev. Unit Testing Concepts (JUnit, Mockito etc.)
Maven
Retail Business Domain Knowledge
Scripting Python / Jython
Shell Scripting
Process Agile – SCRUM
TDD/BDD/Specification-by-Example
Distributor Source Management Processes
Certifications Oracle Entry-Level Java Programmer
Oracle Java Professional Programmer

 

RECRUITMENT PROCESS

  • Competency based interview to assess above requirements
  • Applicable assessment
  • Background checks

If you are interested in applying, please email your updated CV to [email protected]. Please add the name of the vacancy to the subject line of your email

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