Developer - Tokai at Prescient Holdings (Pty) Ltd

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

• Excellent C# development opportunity at a leading SA Stockbroker for an experienced Developer looking to further expand their career in Financial Markets. This opportunity offers exceptional growth and development and plays a pivotal role in strategic projects and initiatives.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

•  Design, develop, and test applications based on the .NET framework and C#.
•  Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and implement new business solutions and assist with automation.
•  Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
•  Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems.
•  Work on bug fixing and improving application performance.
•  Maintain code quality, organization, and automation.
•  Keep up to date with the latest industry trends in the .NET ecosystem.
•  Maintain and improve internal data warehouse functions, processes and data sources.
•  Understand business unit IT processes and the importance of improving and facilitating the same.
•  Maintain and improve in-house proprietary system’s architecture, functions and features
•  Maintain and support key client CRM systems (as required), and maintain, support and manage workflow via team roadmaps

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

•  Minimum 5 years of experience in C# and the .NET ecosystem.
•  Strong experience with Microsoft SQL Server and/or MySQL or other relational databases.
•  Strong experience with web application frameworks such as ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Core and Angular/React.
•  Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git.
•  Solid understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP).
•  Experience with front-end technologies like JQuery, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3 is a plus.
•  Experience with Microsoft Office Interop and Microsoft Office 365 Api is a plus.
•  Familiarity with the FIX protocol or QuickFIX/n is a plus.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SYSTEMS EXPOSURE

• Relevant tertiary qualification(s), such as Bachelor of Science (Computer Science, Information Systems), Engineering,
• Technicon diploma in Programming/IT
•  C# .Net ecosystem (.Net 7, .Net Framework 4.8)
•  Systems integration with numerous 3rd party systems.
•  MS SQL and MySql databases
•  Angular, JQuery, HTML, CSS
•  AspNetZero
•  Excel/Outlook Addin applications (VSTO and Excel DNA)

KEY COMPETENCIES

•  Strong problem-solving skills.
•  Excellent verbal and written communication.
•  Ability to work in a fast-paced, agile development environment.
•  Detail-oriented and excellent concentration ability.
•  An analytical mindset and critical thinking.
•  Ability to work both independently and in a team-oriented environment.