Professional ICT Level 3 SAG Natural 1 Developer at AVBOB South Africa

The above-mentioned position exists within the ICT Application Development Department and responsible for developing Natural Adabas based software solution to modernise applications and also work on enhancements and changes associated with maintenance of existing software.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Modernise Natural applications
• Maintain and support existing NATURAL /ADABAS systems
• Participate in the development of new systems throughout the entire project lifecycle
• Modify/enhance existing production software according to requirements and specifications
• Develop new production software
• Interface with customers daily to resolve issues
• Design, code, test, debug and document application features and changes
• Participate in activities that ensure the successful use of these systems
• Design, develop, and implement enhancements.
• Modify existing programs as part of software maintenance.
• Involved in software modernisation
• Involved in Entire/X and Natural development
• Provide documentation of enhancements and modifications performed as part of software maintenance/enhancements.
• Conduct unit testing of the software modules developed/modified
• Assist with user acceptance testing (UAT) of the software modules developed/modified

Qalification and Experience: 

• Bachelor's Degree is preferred
• Certifications in Natural development
• Certifications in NaturalOne development
• Proficiency in developing software using NATURAL/ADABAS development tools in a HP-UX/Linux environment.
• 6 – 10 years’ relevant experience
• Minimum 10 years of experience in the development and strong knowledge of:
  • Natural
  • NATURALOne
  • Natural Engineer
  • Entire/X
  • Integration Server
  • Adabas
  • Online & batch processing
• Experience with JIRA, GIT and Microsoft TFS are helpful
• Implementation of technologies – Natural
• Experience in all phases of systems development and implementation
• Solid project management and analysis skills
• Team and customer service oriented
• Write and maintain documentation, instruction, and procedure guides
• Work with customer(s) to correct errors and debug software and systems