Senior Application Developer at Switch Careers

Job description
## SA Citizens and SA Permanent Resident ID holders only##

Switch Careers offers R1 500 for any candidate that is referred and placed through us. Join this Global organisation and enjoy strong leadership and a clear vision.

TOTAL COST TO COMPANY NEGOTIABLE UP TO R90 000 PM DEPENDING ON SKILLS & EXP

Join this well known brand and enjoy strong leadership and a clear vision.

Job Purpose:

The Application Developer contributes to the development of software, web, and multi-media applications that facilitates the achievement of business outcomes and improves business efficiencies and processes through leveraging technology.

Key Accountabilities:

• Prepare specialised code as required by the product definition to enable application development
• Contribute technical expertise to requirements analysis to enhance the quality of the solution design
• Complete testing and gather feedback to improve the quality and reduce operational risk of the developed application
• Undertake post-release activities to develop a base of knowledge to be incorporated in future build and release cycles
• Provide 3rd level application support and problem resolution to minimise the impact of application related service outages

Key challenges:

Balance competing demands to ensure project objectives are delivered based on business need and priority.

Experience with the following:

• What are the non-functional requirements to the system and how does the architecture reflect them,
• What are the stakeholders development plans for the application and why the architecture do not hinder this development in the future,
• What components are in the system and what are their responsibilities,
• What are the interfaces and available connections between components,
• What kind of technologies, standards and limitations are used to create the application.
• For instance, he can clearly tell where to find a certain functionality of code, as well as which components may communicate with database and how.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The main duties and responsibilities of the application developer role are as follows:

• Work as part of a project team, reporting to a I.T managers.
• Work closely with business staff to ensure solutions adhere to client standards and fit their strategic enterprise architecture
• Definition and management of non-functional requirements, including working with others to ensure these requirements have been met
• Definition and organization of development tasks and accurate estimation of these tasks
• Work closely with members of the development team to ensure that the software design and implementation meets the architectural goals and quality standards
• Provide support to the business analysts, and other project team members, during functional requirements definition to ensure that functionality is both technically achievable and feasible within the project constraints
• Identification and ownership of technical project risks and issues, including owning mitigation activities and resolution of issues
• Undertake other duties as directed by line managers commensurate with the post
• Actively seeking opportunities to contribute improvements to Client’s applications
• Mentoring junior members of the development team including training
• Acting as a focal point of expertise on key technologies or skills

Essential Experience and Knowledge:

• Experience of the full software development lifecycle
• Experience of architecting software solutions with demanding non-functional requirements such as performance, high availability, reliability, security, etc.
• Extensive development experience
• Knowledge of a wide range of open source projects and components (Optional)
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of object oriented design techniques and patterns
• Knowledge of several standard software development methodologies
• Knowledge of integration patterns and technologies
• Client interaction experience, including experience of running workshops with clients

Education and Qualifications

• B.Sc. with Information Technology or Computer Science majors OR B.Eng. or other B.Sc. degree with notable computing and mathematical content.
• Additional relevant IT Development certification would be advantageous