Senior Software Developer (Natural Adabas) at SITA SOC (Ltd)

Purpose of the job

• To lead the design, implementation, debugging, documentation, release and maintenance of software-based solutions, write code and enhance software/systems in accordance with ICT standards and the enterprise architecture for Government in an Adabas & Natural development environment.

Key Responsibility Area

• Perform software systems coding assignments.
• Supervision of the Software development team.
• Provide maintenance and enhancement support of the existing systems.
• Implementation, debugging, documentation and release of the software solutions.
• Lead the design and development of new features for the software systems, and improvement of the existing ones.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum: Grade 12 (Matric) or equivalent
• Preferred Qualification: 3-year National Higher Diploma/ Bachelor's degree in ICT (Computer Science, Information Systems, Technology and Engineering) or related field or Natural/Adabas training certificate
• Experience: 6 - 7 years’ experience with full software development lifecycle (SLDC), of which a minimum of 5 years must be actively using Natural Adabas in a development and/or maintenance role within a large corporate/public sector organisation. The experience must include solution analysis, design, development, implementation and maintenance of systems as well as the management and planning of deliverables and communication to clients.

Technical Competencies Description

• Solid understanding of computer science including algorithms, data structures, operating systems and databases. ICT Governance and Compliance Governance e.g. Cobit and ITIL Strong knowledge to design test plans according to the software requirements specification. Broad and extensive knowledge of the software development process and its technologies. Extensive knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in the production of software requirements specifications, models and designs. Strong knowledge of user interfaces. Strong knowledgeof solution Integration strategies and tools. Strong knowledge source control and version control tools like PAC. Working knowledge of virtualisation and containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) Working knowledge of DevOps ( Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Testing, Continuous Monitoring Infrastructure as Code, Config Management) Working knowledge of Agile Methodologies (Feature-Driven Development, Test-Driven Development, Scrum, Extreme Programming). Extensive background in coding, knowledge of software testing techniques and tools, knowledge of software team leadership, IT Quality Management e.g. ISO9001 and CMMI IT Security ICT Standards COTS (Commercial of the Shelf) Products OSS (Open Source Software) Products IT Strategies and Architectures Strong knowledge of data integration tools Execution of Architecture methods and practices e.g. TOGAF and GWEA

Deadline: 27th February,2026