Programmer II - Brackenfell at Shoprite Group of Companies

Job Objectives 

Configure and create technical components and services required to deliver within required business features and frameworks

• Analyse and understand business requirements on medium to high complexity projects in the context of the current business environment in conjunction with Product Manager, Business Analysts and Solution Architects.  
• Complete deliverables and develop and maintain documentation according to agreed plan throughout the software development life cycle on medium to high complexity projects and maintain source base.
• Understand and confirm system requirements with Systems Analyst and document accordingly.  
• Create conceptual, logical, and physical solutions and write clean, scalable code on medium to high complexity projects using appropriate coding techniques, methodologies, and programming languages.  
• Provide specialist technical input and identifying suitable coding solution(s) and alternatives according to organisational frameworks, development principles, and quality compliance standards and criteria that address business needs/stakeholders’ requirements, solution delivery and operations areas. 
• Coordinate requirements with systems designer and other developers.  
• Work within the frameworks of both waterfall SDLC and Agile (SCRUM) methodologies.  
• Work independently to deliver optimal and reliable solutions and functionalities, create, and test software prototypes and develop client displays and user interfaces on medium to high complexity projects, in line with Shoprite standards. 
• Work within and guide junior programmers to work within the frameworks of both waterfall SDLC and Agile (SCRUM) methodologies. 

Deliver development projects and changes and manage the release process 

• Provide specialist technical knowledge and advice to team, IT, and internal stakeholders.
• Partner with stakeholders across multiple projects to ensure clear understanding of program and project goals and needs and execute on delivery requirements.?Actively participate in the success of the deployment and follow through until the production stage is reached. 
• Ensure successful deployment through the respective quality gates, perform code reviews and QA changes as requested, detect critical deficiencies and recommend improvements.  
• Identify, prioritise, and proactively mitigate project risks.  
• Perform and guide unit testing of developed programs and functions.  
• Set up and maintain technical infrastructure.  
• Execute coding according to industry best practice. 

Provide teams with technical input and advice and deliver continuous improvement by keeping up to date with relevant technology 

• Provide specialist technical support to the development team, IT, and the business (external and internal stakeholders).
• Research and actively share insights and information with relevant stakeholders and team to inform collaborative efforts and continuous improvement. 
• Work within organisational frameworks, processes and best practices. 
• Stay updated on the latest research and developments in programming and adjacent fields to ensure the latest technology, techniques and methods are always applied.

Qualifications

• Diploma /Degree in Information Systems / B.Sc. Computer Science (or similar) - (essential) 
• Associate Certification in cloud technologies - (essential) 

Experience

• +4 years’ experience as a Programmer – (essential).   
• Diverse and progressive experience in general software development.  
• Experience of working on projects within the Software Development Life Cycle – (essential) 
• Experience in a retail environment - (desirable)