Job Openings at Paracon

The Job

A client is actively looking for a talented  Intermediate to Senior Full-Stack .Net Developer to join their team on a contract basis.

A typical day at the office will include:

• Building reusable software components and libraries for future use across multiple projects;
• Designing, coding, testing, debugging and documenting software according to the functional requirements;
• Analysing, diagnosing and resolving errors related to their applications;
• Keeping abreast of technical and industry developments; and,
• Working closely with developers and a variety of end-users to ensure technical compatibility and user satisfaction.

To apply, you need to have a Degree in Computer Science or relevant field, a good understanding of scrum and agile practices, strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills, with excellent attention to detail as well as a solid understanding of OOP principles.

It's important that you are flexible about working with new methodologies and technologies, have a proficient understanding of code versioning tools, a good understanding of C# technology and experience using ORM’s such as Entity Framework or NHibernate.

You will have to rely on your experience with WCF technology, Domain Driven Design (DDD) and Test Driven Development (TDD), as well as your SOLID design principles and design patterns experience to thrive on the job.

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Job Purpose

Our client is a well-respected organisation, with their roots in South Africa, however, they have a global reach with business interests all over Africa and the world. They strive to cultivate a culture of happy people who love working there, plus they can offer you endless opportunity to progress professionally and work alongside a team of really talented people who love what they do.

They like their Testers to be technical, analytical and passionate about testing!

• You will be responsible for solving complex and small testing issues using some of the industry’s latest technologies. 
• Automation is a key part of what they do, so they will expect you to have a strong coding background to assist in building the automation systems that enable them to deliver world-class software.
•  It's important that you can understand the systems you will testing, therefore you must have the ability to program (they use Scala, Javascript and UFT amongst others) OR be interested in learning to program. 
• Test and Build API’s 
• Understand container tools like (Docker / Kubernetes)
• You need to know how to write SQL and where it is most effective for an automated test to live (Unit, Integration, E2E), as well as understand the benefits of manual testing but also the costs.
• Lastly, you need to have experience in testing financial applications and enjoy complicated numerical calculations.

A Degree in Computer Science or Information Systems will be preferable, but solid experience will be considered as well. Should this be the opportunity you have been waiting for, and feel you are the perfect addition to this talented team! Get in touch, we look forward to chatting with you.

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The Role

Our client is the kind of company that strives to enable you to do more. They believe in continuous improvement, hard work and passion, and offering you a kaleidoscope of knowledge and opportunities.

They are currently looking for a Software Engineer Practice Lead to join their dynamic team in Cape Town.

You will be the main steward and thought leader of the company’s solution delivery practices. You will envision, develop and lead the adoption of modern software engineering development practices (e.g. Agile, SAFe) at the speed of business innovation and change.

It’s vital that you have extensive expertise in Agile transformation, Agile software delivery, a track record of leading the successful adoption of new software engineering practices in an organisation as well as deep technical knowledge of defining and configuring DevOps toolchains.