Software Developer (BMC Remedy) at SITA SOC (Ltd)

Ref Nr: RE-7396

Purpose of the job

To research, design, install, test and maintain and enhance software systems write and coding of individual programmes in accordance with ICT standards and the enterprise architecture for Government. Key Responsibility Areas Develop /Design software or customize software for client use with the aim of optimizing operational efficiency using SITA’s software development stack / development framework; Coordinate software system installation and monitor equipment functioning to ensure specifications are met; Produce detailed specifications and writing the programme codes; Maintain the integrated IT software components systems once they are up and running; and Develop integrated Technical Service Specifications for single or multiple software components to clearly set direction for procuring or building software components.

Qualifications and Experience

Minimum: 3 year Diploma / Degree in ICT (Computer Science, Information Systems, Technology and Engineering) or related field

Experience: 3-5 years experience experience with full software development lifecycle (SLDC), within systems development, implementation and maintenance / enhancements of solutions in the corporate sector organisation.

Technical Competencies Description

Knowledge of:

• Understanding of computer science including algorithms, data structures, operating systems and databases; Understanding of the user requirement process Understand various tools and techniques in identifying functional requirements of software; Knowledge of Governance e.g. Cobit and ITIL; knowledge of the software development process and its technologies; knowledge to design and develop test plans and software simulator to facilitate different levels of testing; knowledge to report the results of different levels of testing; report the discrepancies between the software and its related documents; Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models; Understand the requirements for verification and validation of design documentations; verify and validate different levels of software/system design; Development methodologies (e.g. RUP, OpenUp, Agile), SDLC COTS (Commercial of the Shelf) Products; Security (Software and Technologies); Software Development Fundamentals; Software Requirements; Knowledge of coding languages; knowledge of computer languages, such as Java, PL/SQL and SQL. Developing in BMC Remedy is a prerequisite.

Skills:

• Development (e.g. BMC Remedy Developer Studio, BMC Remedy Mid-Tier, Pentaho, SQL, PL/SQL, Crystal Reports, Oracle BI Publisher, BIRT, Java Framework, Other IDE); Portal (e.g. HTML, CSS, JAVA scripting, Portlets with various integrations); Interfacing and Integration (Middleware technologies)(ISO9001,ISO\IEC12207); Governance Processes and Standards (COBIT, ITIL, UML); Ability to learn new software and third-party technologies independently and integrate them elegantly into existing architectures; Planning and Organising; General Programming Skills; Ability to use one or more operating systems such as Unix/Linux and Databases (Oracle Database or MS SQL).