Senior Software Developer 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. 

Key Responsibility Area 

• Lead the design and development of new features for the software systems, and improvement of the existing ones. 
• Design, develop and support SharePoint solutions and advanced workflows. 
• Work with clients to determine appropriate design requirements, translating into an optimal, easy to use solution. 
• Configuring and customizing SharePoint systems according to business specifications. 
• Develop core business content types and list/library structures. 
• Scope the required development level of effort for new projects, Discrepancy Reports, and Requests for Change. 
• Design and implement user interface and workflows. 
• Implementation, debugging, documentation and release of the software solutions. 
• Provide maintenance and enhancement support of the existing systems. 
• Perform software systems coding assignments. 
• Provides high-level expertise in developing complex SharePoint on-premise applications, SharePoint Online applications, as well as other platforms. 
• Defines functional requirements based on business needs. 
• Produces and maintains detailed technical documentation. 
• Supervision of the Software development team. 
• Provide development activities level effort and duration estimates for schedule planning. 
• Lead the process of reviewing code for consistent application of standards, perform guidance with other developers to install an understanding of application and coding standards. 

Qualifications and Experience 

• Minimum: 3-year National Diploma/ Bachelor's degree in ICT (Computer Science, Information Systems, Technology and Engineering) or related field. 
• Experience: 6 - 7 years’ experience with full software development lifecycle (SLDC), including solution development, operational responsibility in a large corporate/public sector organisation. The experience must include Experience in solution analysis, and development for the development, implementation and maintenance/enhancements of systems within the corporate/public sector, including: Successfully developed and implemented applications Software development team leadership competency Software development deliverable effort planning, estimations and execution management Developed efficient and effective IT solutions to diverse and complex business problems. Extensive experience with a wide variety of database management systems and maintenance. Extensive experience with a wide variety of programming languages and technologies. Extensive experience with working on multiple tasks and report status. Experience in interacting with customers. Minimum of 2 years’ experience in developing and supporting SharePoint systems. 

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 knowledge of solution Integration strategies and tools Working knowledge of Cloud Computing Strong knowledge source control and version control tools like Git and SVN 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 Extensive knowledge of  software testing techniques and tools Extensive 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. 
• Technical Competencies: Application Development. Application Maintenance and Support. Database Administration