Software Developer ICT Operations at FSCA South Africa

Purpose of the Job:

• To develop (program) new and maintain existing business applications and be involved in the full systems life cycle. The position is responsible for designing, coding, testing, implementing, maintaining and supporting application software that is delivered on time and within budget. The person appointed to this position will report to the Senior Manager: Application Maintenance and Support.

Key Performance Areas:

• Leverage knowledge of application architecture, databases and development techniques to design technical solutions to satisfy business requirements;
• Design database schema from application specifications in conjunction with the Database team;
• Program, design and test applications according to user specifications using special test data functionality;
• Demonstrate and refine applications functionality (evolutionary prototyping);
• Change the user functionality according to changing business requirements as and when required; 
• Train users to utilise in-house applications and provide general support to all application related problems;
• Keep up to date with new developments in the ICT industry (e.g. programming techniques, best practices, etc.) by studying technical manuals and magazines and attending special training.

Other Key Competencies: 

• The candidate must demonstrate the following skills and attributes: Adherence to principles and values, apply expertise and information gathering and problem analysis, good judgement, following instructions and procedures, teamwork, positive attitude and willingness to learn; ability to evaluate, provide recommendations and implement third party solutions; ability to prioritise and perform multiple tasks in time-critical situations.

Requirements

• A 3-year National Diploma or bachelor’s degree in computer science or informatics, with at least three years’ practical experience in application development and support. 
• Experience in various technologies would be an advantage, but a specific focus on .Net development (C# / ASP.Net Core for backend and Angular for frontend) is required. 
• Good understanding of ITIL framework.
• Good understanding of Microsoft SQL Server database development and scripting.

Closing Date: 11 November 2026.