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Reference nr: VAC00216/24 & VAC00217/24
Title: Senior Software Developer (DATA Analyst & BI) X2
Job level: D2
Salary : R 651 627 - R 977 440
Report to: Technical Manager
Division: ADM: Applications Development and Maintenance
Dept: ADM: DATA Analytics & Website Development
Location: SITA Centurion
Position status: Permanent (Internal & External)
Purpose of the job
To lead the design, implementation, debugging, documentation, release and maintenance of software-based solutions, write code and enhance software/systems in accordance with ICT standards and the enterprise architecture for Government.
Key Responsibility Areas
• Lead the design and development of new features for the software systems, and improvement of the existing ones;
• Implementation, debugging, documentation and release of the software solutions;
• Provide maintenance and enhancement support of the existing systems;
• Perform software systems coding assignments; and
• Supervision of the Junior Software Developers.
Qualifications and Experience
Minimum: 3 years National Higher Diploma/ Bachelor's degree in ICT (Computer Science, Information Systems, Technology and Engineering) or related field.
Experience: 6 - 7 years’ experience with full software development lifecycle (SDLC), including solution development, operational responsibility in a large corporate/public sector organisation Experience in using the following technologies to develop with java or/and scala programming language.
• Web application technologies (servlets, JS, JSP, JSTL, HTML, CSS, Bootfaces, primefaces)
• Enterprise application technologies JPA, JTA, JMS, EJB etc.
• Web services technologies (JAX-RS, JAX-RPC, JAXR)
• Management and Security technologies (Security API)
3 years’ experience of data life cycle, Bigdata/Data analytics solutions, Apache Hadoop, Python, Apache Spark, Apache Kafka, MongoDB, Apache Hive, Jupyter Hub, Linux, Microsoft PowerBI, ETL/ELT/ETLT processes across various platforms. Working knowledge of Artificial Intelligence development processes and its technologies
Technical Competencies Description
Solid understanding of computer science including algorithms, data structures, operating systems and databases. ICT Governance and Compliance Governance e.g. Cobit and ITIL Strong knowledge to design test plans according Key Responsibility Areas to the software requirements specification. Broad and extensive knowledge of the software development process and its technologies. Extensive knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principals involved in the production of software requirements specifications, models and designs. Strong knowledge of user interfaces. Strong knowledge of solution Integration strategies and tools Working knowledge of Cloud Computing Strong knowledge source control and version control tools like Git and SVN Working knowledge of virtualisation and containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) Working knowledge of DevOps (Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Testing, Continuous Monitoring Infrastructure as Code, Config Management) Working knowledge of Agile Methodologies (Feature-Driven Development, Test-Driven Development, Scrum, Extreme Programming) Extensive background in coding Extensive knowledge of software testing techniques and tools Extensive knowledge of software team leadership IT Quality Management e.g. ISO9001 and CMMI IT Security ICT Standards COTS (Commercial of the Shelf) Products OSS (Open Source Software) Products IT Strategies and Architectures Strong knowledge of data integration tools Execution of Architecture methods and practices e.g. TOGAF and GWEA.
Technical competencies: Application Development, Application Maintenance and Support, Database Administration.
Leadership competencies: Customer Experience, Collaboration, Communicating and Influencing, and Honesty, Integrity, Fairness, Outcomes driven, Innovation, Planning and Organising, Creative Problem Solving, Bimodal IT Practice, Managing People and Driving Performance, Decision-making, Responding to Change and Pressure, and Strategic Thinking.
Title: Senior Software Developer (DATA Analyst & BI) X2
Job level: D2
Salary : R 651 627 - R 977 440
Report to: Technical Manager
Division: ADM: Applications Development and Maintenance
Dept: ADM: DATA Analytics & Website Development
Location: SITA Centurion
Position status: Permanent (Internal & External)
Purpose of the job
To lead the design, implementation, debugging, documentation, release and maintenance of software-based solutions, write code and enhance software/systems in accordance with ICT standards and the enterprise architecture for Government.
Key Responsibility Areas
• Lead the design and development of new features for the software systems, and improvement of the existing ones;
• Implementation, debugging, documentation and release of the software solutions;
• Provide maintenance and enhancement support of the existing systems;
• Perform software systems coding assignments; and
• Supervision of the Junior Software Developers.
Qualifications and Experience
Minimum: 3 years National Higher Diploma/ Bachelor's degree in ICT (Computer Science, Information Systems, Technology and Engineering) or related field.
Experience: 6 - 7 years’ experience with full software development lifecycle (SDLC), including solution development, operational responsibility in a large corporate/public sector organisation Experience in using the following technologies to develop with java or/and scala programming language.
• Web application technologies (servlets, JS, JSP, JSTL, HTML, CSS, Bootfaces, primefaces)
• Enterprise application technologies JPA, JTA, JMS, EJB etc.
• Web services technologies (JAX-RS, JAX-RPC, JAXR)
• Management and Security technologies (Security API)
3 years’ experience of data life cycle, Bigdata/Data analytics solutions, Apache Hadoop, Python, Apache Spark, Apache Kafka, MongoDB, Apache Hive, Jupyter Hub, Linux, Microsoft PowerBI, ETL/ELT/ETLT processes across various platforms. Working knowledge of Artificial Intelligence development processes and its technologies
Technical Competencies Description
Solid understanding of computer science including algorithms, data structures, operating systems and databases. ICT Governance and Compliance Governance e.g. Cobit and ITIL Strong knowledge to design test plans according Key Responsibility Areas to the software requirements specification. Broad and extensive knowledge of the software development process and its technologies. Extensive knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principals involved in the production of software requirements specifications, models and designs. Strong knowledge of user interfaces. Strong knowledge of solution Integration strategies and tools Working knowledge of Cloud Computing Strong knowledge source control and version control tools like Git and SVN Working knowledge of virtualisation and containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) Working knowledge of DevOps (Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Testing, Continuous Monitoring Infrastructure as Code, Config Management) Working knowledge of Agile Methodologies (Feature-Driven Development, Test-Driven Development, Scrum, Extreme Programming) Extensive background in coding Extensive knowledge of software testing techniques and tools Extensive knowledge of software team leadership IT Quality Management e.g. ISO9001 and CMMI IT Security ICT Standards COTS (Commercial of the Shelf) Products OSS (Open Source Software) Products IT Strategies and Architectures Strong knowledge of data integration tools Execution of Architecture methods and practices e.g. TOGAF and GWEA.
Technical competencies: Application Development, Application Maintenance and Support, Database Administration.
Leadership competencies: Customer Experience, Collaboration, Communicating and Influencing, and Honesty, Integrity, Fairness, Outcomes driven, Innovation, Planning and Organising, Creative Problem Solving, Bimodal IT Practice, Managing People and Driving Performance, Decision-making, Responding to Change and Pressure, and Strategic Thinking.