Senior Developer - Innovation team

Senior Developer – Innovation team

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Are you a skilled Senior Developer ready to take on a new challenge? We have an exciting opportunity for you!

• Location:
  
  Sunninghill, Gauteng
• Experience:
  
  5‑6 years of system development at a senior level
• Salary: R50k to R60k per month, plus bonus and benefits
• Work arrangement:
  Hybrid role

The Developer is responsible for contributing to the delivery of specialist software solutions and support to the Company by developing & maintaining COBOL and .NET applications, APIs, and web applications in collaboration with other specialist team members.

• Interact and engage frequently with clients, business unit managers, project leaders, and functional heads to discuss specific business needs and requirements.
• Gauge the complexities of business processes and particular functional/ business area issues, using reasoning skills to provide customized solutions.
• Document development work.
• Deploy applications.
• Provide support to end‑users when needed.

• Senior Certificate with Core Maths or NQF 4 equivalent.
• Tertiary degree or recognised IT qualification at NQF level 7 or higher.
• 5‑6 years of system development experience at a senior level.
• Developing ASP.NET MVC 4 Web, Windows Azure and Web Services.
• Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS
  3.
• Full‑stack experience.
• Programming in C#, .NET CORE 3.1+.
• Practical knowledge of development patterns (Repository, Unit of Work, SOLID) – advanced.
• Willingness to work on a COBOL modernisation project and become familiar with COBOL.

• Strong business acumen.
• Leadership and project management skills.
• Problem‑solving and strong reporting ability.
• Strong written, verbal, analytical and interpersonal skills.
• Presentation and facilitation skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong business process knowledge.
• Strong technical skills.
• Advanced systems development knowledge.

• Perform testing, debugging and maintenance of applications.
• Collaborate with systems analysts, project leads, developers, testers, and support personnel to design systems and obtain information on limitations, capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces.
• Fix bugs in existing software.
• Perform root‑cause analysis to determine causes of failure and design, develop, and modify software systems applying best practice.
• Install and configure software for relevant technologies or devices.
• Develop mobile applications that match the functionality of the Company.
• Research, design, and develop applications according to users' needs and industry parameters.
• Assist and support other development teams.
• Assist and support the support teams with third‑party development queries.
• Assist with development procedures.

• Become a recognised technical expert in several fields, using development tools.
• Gain expertise and mastery in technologies such as SQL Server, Visual Studio, Visual COBOL, and user interface design.
• Become an expert in automated testing systems and relevant business areas (e.g., finance).

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Information Technology

Professional Services

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