Technical Specialist at EquiSoft

THE ROLE

The Technical Specialist, reports to Manager, Functional Development and works closely with our Cape Town team. We are looking to build a team of experienced developers with good knowledge in the fields of systems integration and software development. The candidates we are looking for are creative and problem-oriented, able to develop complex solutions and challenge their fellow architects and developers. If that's you, please send us your resume!

A DAY IN YOUR LIFE

• Support development by working directly with the team leader and architects
• Support the integration aspects of implementing web services, services-oriented architecture solutions (SOA) or event-driven architecture solutions (EDA)
• Develop integration between applications and microservices, Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) and legacy applications
• Contribute to Data mapping and transformation tasks using XML technologies and tools
• Develop integration modules and web services using Java programming language
• Communicate with business users (business analysts and EMS) to refine business needs
• Work jointly with and the client's SOA architects and system integrators
• Participate in the analysis and design phases of the solution
• Optimize the performance of applications and databases (execution plans, indexes, partitioning, etc.)
• Produce and maintain technical documentation

MUST-HAVES

• Degree/ Diploma/ NQF 6 in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent combined to at least 5 years of hands-on experience
• At least 5 years of experience in software design, application development and systems integration
• Knowledge of cloud technologies is a major asset
• Experience with enterprise architecture and SOA
• Experience in Java programming and system development life cycle methodology.
• Experience in information/data analysis and data modelling
• Experience with XML technologies and standards (XLS, XPath, DTD, XSD, etc.).
• Experience with Java Application Servers: WebLogic & Tomcat
• Knowledge of the financial sector and insurance is an asset
• Strong understanding of continuous integration
• Solid experience in Java programming and web services development (REST, SOAP, Spring Boot, Swagger)
• Strong understanding of relational databases and hands-on experience with MS SQL Server and Oracle Database
• Strong knowledge of the SQL programming language
• Strong sense of development standards and best practices such as automated testing and code reviews
• English fluency

NICE-TO-HAVES

• Experience with WebSphere
• Knowledge of ACORD standard
• French fluency is an asset.
• ETL tools (Informatica, ODI, etc.)

OUR TECHNOLOGIES

• Java, JDK 8, Spring
• Web services: REST, SOAP, Swagger
• Application servers: Oracle WebLogic, Tomcat, IBM, WebSphere
• Middleware / ESB: Oracle ESB, Oracle BPM, WebSphere ESB
• Databases: Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle DB, IBM DB2
• Operating systems: Windows Server, Oracle / Red Hat Linux, Solaris
• Microservices and containerization.: Docker, Docker Swarm and Kubernetes; Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Cloud: MS Azure, Oracle Cloud, Amazon AWS
• GIT, JIRA, Confluence & Slack

YOUR BENEFITS

• Competitive compensation package
• Comprehensive employee package
• Career Development
• Flexible hours and collaborative work spaces
• Possibility of international assignments