Specialist: Developer & Systems Analyst - Milnerton at Telkom

Core Description

Executing on the OSS/BSS best practise-based design, customization, configuration, development, and deployment of applications and systems (including application interfaces). This involves understanding of business processes and the associated business outcomes and mapping and building these workloads or features into applications and systems landscape, in consultation with the Architecture and Solution Design teams.

Job Responsibilities

• Give input to and execute on the “build once use often mindset” across all applications and systems landscape as defined by the solution design and architecture teams.
• Build platforms, based on the methodologies and practices defined by by architecture and solution design teams, that enable IT to meet the time to market needs of the business.
• Ensure understanding of business outcomes and architectural guidelines to build quality software whilst working closely with both internal and external partners. Ensure compliance to functional/non-functional requirements (security, performance, and legal and regulatory requirements).
• Build application and system solutions that have service assurance and service resilience features/functionality and are compliant with the envisaged or agreed business SLAs.
• Adopt and adhere to tailored and fit for purpose software delivery methodologies for programmes and projects e.g., Waterfall, Agile and hybrid.
• Identify and implement ongoing improvement initiatives, processes and tools that support improvements in productivity, efficiency, issue resolution and cost.
• Actively participate in ongoing cross skilling and knowledge sharing within teams to manage capacity constraints and remove “key-man” dependency constraints.
• Manage, mentor, coach, and develop team members in reporting line, as required.
• Ensure that skills are maintained and that continuous learning around software development and systems analysis of platforms in the Openserve landscape is conducted as and when required by Openserve management.
• Give input to and/or compile low level designs into a repository ensuring reusability of low-level designs to shorten build lifecycles.

Core Competencies

Core Functional Knowledge/ Skills

Openserve IT Document Standards; Architecture patterns; Database technologies; Systems design methods; Agile software development methods; Waterfall software development methods, Hybrid software development methods (combine Agile and Waterfall); Communication; Data Modelling; Code repositories and management; Integrated development environments; Software debugging techniques; Software testing tools and techniques; Full stack software technologies; DEVOPS techniques.

• Excellence in communicating and presenting complex information to technical and business

Competencies (Behaviour)

• Emotional Intelligence; Accuracy; Customer Focus; Decisive; Organised; High Performance Driven; Diplomatic; Caring, Organized; Agility; Integrity; Generating ideas; Knowledge sharing; Adopting practical approaches; Interacting with people; Understanding people; Seizing opportunities; Taking action; Upholding standards; Embracing change; Thinking positively; Showing composure; Valuing individuals; Team working values aligned with Openserve values; High energy; Team orientation; High level of commitment; Self-starter; Innovative; Adaptability; Assertive; Committed; Proactive; Conscientious; Cost conscious.

Education

• NQF 6: 3 year Diploma/ National Diploma in Information Technology

Experience

• 5 Years relevant experience

Certifications

• ITIL
• TOGAF

Special Requirements

• Valid Drivers license
• Prepared to travel nationally and internationally
• Willing to work long hours