Specialist Software Developer Ref No. RTMC/RTIT/SSD/2026 at The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC)

Job Purpose: 

• The Specialist:  Software Development is responsible for developing software and applications within the policy and software development lifecycle.

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The Specialist: Software Development is responsible for developing software and applications within the policy and software development lifecycle.
• Participate in Scrum Meetings and Daily Stand-ups to gain an understanding of existing product and domain elements and work with Analysis and Design to refine new requirements to develop software and applications.
• Receive new issues assigned by Team Leader: Software Development through a defect, new specification or specification change.
• Analyse assignments and plan implementation and unit tests to verify code
• Check out existing code and implement new code or change to existing code and submit for review to the Team Leader or another Specialist by checking code back.
• Implement suggested changes as reviewed and release code for build process
• Support existing functionality and develop new functionality and components
• Refactor and improve the code to keep the product maintainable and adaptable to new requirements
• Ensure compliance with product software development processes and standards.
• Implement recommendations from the Architect regarding application performance, and high availability features.
• Create unit and integrated system tests to show that the developed functionality works as intended
• Create unit and integrated system tests to show that the developed functionality works as intended
• Do root cause analysis on bugs to find and fix the cause of a problem in an integrated system
• Build and deploy the system on an application server
• Assess the work done and assist other developers to ensure that the system under development is implemented correctly
• Participate in peer code reviews
• Utilise version control, build, continuous integration solutions and code quality tools as required
• To collaborate with / contribute to the team.
• To build value adding relationships with stakeholders
• To deliver, monitor and continuously improve customer service
• To continuously develop own personal expertise and drive personal growth

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Matric (NQF Level 4) as essential.
• National Diploma in Information Technology or equivalent (NQF level 6) as essential.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or Information Technology (NQF Level 7) as added advantage.
• 4 – 6 years’ experience in Software Development with experience in Java
• Spring and SpringBoot is advantageous
• Knowledge of integration technologies (e.g. JMS, SOAP-*, REST)
• Knowledge of DevOps tools and technologies (e.g Kubernetes)
• Knowledge of build frameworks (e.g. Maven, Ant)
• Knowledge of CI tools and participating in Continuous Integration (e.g. Jenkins, Bamboo)
• Knowledge of OOAD.
• Understanding of Design Patterns.
• Understanding of Domain Driven Design.
• Familiarity with unit testing frameworks and TDD.
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies.

KEY ATTRIBUTES AND COMPETENCIES:

• Accountability and ethical conduct.
• Deadline-orientated and analytical ability.
• Result driven and attention to detail.