Specialist Developer / Programmers at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

About the role

The PwC Advisory Line of Service has an opportunity for Specialist Developer / Programmer to be part of an application development and maintenance team, which will be responsible for the maintenance of a set of custom-developed applications. The project includes all aspects of the software development lifecycle, i.e. analysis, design, build, test and implementation.

The project will cover the following:

• Compilation of technical design documents and database design documents in accordance with required functionality reflected in the design documents;

• Development of new functionality as reflected in the design documents. Development will be required to be carried out in accordance with the coding standards that will be shared with developers at the start of the project.

• Modification of existing functionality to ensure that it supports changes in business processes and requirements;

• Development and/or modification of system reports as per changes in business processes and requirements; and,

• Module and system testing for ensuring that the developed and/or modified functionality is according to design requirements.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Application programming

• System testing;

• Translation of high level system design to application programs;

• Where system enhancements are required, compile design documents and manage the changes throughout the system development life cycle;

• Provide user support and respond to user calls or issues logged with the Helpdesk;

• Document and manage system changes;

• Investigate, fix, test and migrate system bugs’ fixes through the prescribed change management procedures;

• Compile and/or update training manuals and participate in the actual user training.

Skills Requirements

• Application development/programming experience on a Microsoft platform and using the same tools as indicated below.

• Ability to work from detailed functional specifications, database designs and test scripts in order to complete development tasks and unit testing;

• A level of proficiency in Microsoft technologies used for application development

• A high level of proficiency in writing Microsoft SQL queries, including sub queries and cursors;

• Familiarity with configuration management tools, design tools, debugging tools, and any other environment specific tools necessary to create, test, and implement an application;

• Ability to work effectively as part of a team in support of the team’s goals.

• Ability to communicate clearly – verbally and in written form;

• Ability and willingness to engage in formal and informal knowledge transfer; and

• Experience in troubleshooting and problem solving technical issues.

The technical skills required need to cover the following:

• Minimum of 4 years working experience in VB.NET

• Minimum of 4 years working experience in ASP.NET

• Minimum of 4 years working experience inapplication development framework and methodologies

• Minimum of 3 years working experience in HTML5

• Minimum of 4 years working experience in Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 or above

• Minimum of 4 years working experience in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 or above

• Minimum of 4 years working experience in Stored Procedures

• Minimum of 1 year working experience in Microsoft Team Foundation Server

• Minimum of 1 year working experience in Reporting Services 2012 or above

• Minimum of 4 years working experience in .NET Framework 3 or above

• Minimum of 3 years working experience in Web Development

• Minimum of 3 years working experience in Object oriented programming

• Minimum of 2 years working experience in Microsoft IIS

• Minimum of 3 years working experience in debugging

• Minimum of 1 year working experience in Microsoft Enterprise Library

• Minimum of 1 year working experience in Microsoft Patterns and Practices

• Minimum of 2 years working experience in Java, Javascript

• Minimum of 1 year working experience in XML

• Xamarin - Advantage

• Kotlin - Advantage

Preference will be given to ACI Candidates in accordance with PwC's Transformation Agenda.

Please email [email protected]