Java Developer (Intermediate) at Discovery Limited

Key Purpose

Work closely with a passionate development team to design, develop and maintain Java based solutions for a dynamic, multi-national company that sets the benchmark in its industry.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

• Develop, test, and maintain high quality application software.
• Analyse, maintain and enhance existing application and troubleshoot issues. 
• Assist with the production of technical specifications and designs
• Promote new technologies and share knowledge within the team.
• Recommend improvements to development processes, contribute to implementation plans, and assist in rollout
• Perform code reviews

Personal Attributes

• Passionate about technology and development.
• Results oriented with the ability to work under pressure and juggle multiple concurrent projects with changing priorities and deadlines 
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Able to deal with complexity and migrate between detailed and high level requirements.
• Self-starter who takes ownership, is accountable, and is able to work with minimal supervision.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Education, Experience and Skills

Minimum 

• Matric/Grade 12 and formal Java qualifications.

Preferred

• IT related Degree or Diploma (BSc/BTech or similar).

Minimum

• 3 years Java systems development experience.
• Java EE knowledge and experience.
• Experience with XML/XSD/JAXB and Web Services. 
• Unit testing and mocking frameworks.
• Experience with industry standard Application Servers (preferably WebLogic).
• Knowledge of OO design principles and development patterns.

Preferred

• 3 years Java systems development experience.
• Spring Framework. 
• ORM/Hibernate/JPA experience.
• JMS, Tibco EMS experience.
• Oracle and PL/SQL knowledge.
• SOAP (XML/JSON)
• Presentation layer development (HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, GWT, Spring MVC)
• Experience with Business Rules Management Frameworks.
• Experience using formal modelling languages (UML, etc) and modelling tools (Enterprise Architect, Visual Paradigm etc.)
• Exposure to Agile principles and methodologies, including Continuous Integration and Test Driven Development