Senior Software Engineer; IT Job Pretoria area,South Africa,Software Development

Position: Senior Software Engineer (IT)

Senior Software Engineer

Our Client in Pretoria is seeking a SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER to join their team in Pretoria.

Responsibilities

Develop, enhance and maintain software systems using Software Engineering practices and principles
Work with a team to design and implement enterprise and web applications
Write efficient, reliable and maintainable code, whether implementing architectural improvements, user-facing features or fixing bugs
Troubleshoot and resolve issues, problems and errors encountered across various systems/platforms
Analyse and optimise application code for efficiency, reliability and performance
Understand system architecture design and assisting architects and developers
Work with multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
Embrace a highly collaborative team approach that rewards quality code and effective communication
Operate as a resource to less experienced Software Engineer/Developers, providing an open learning environment for cross-team knowledge sharing
Stay current with the latest development best practices and technologies

Abilities

Highly creative problem solver with excellent collaboration and communication skills
Effective analytical ability, debugging and troubleshooting skills
Ability to learn and adapt to unfamiliar technologies, both open-source and proprietary
Ability to clearly communicate with non-technical stakeholders
Ability to juggle multiple projects

Qualifications

Good SOA and micro-services architecture experience will be advantageous (Oracle OSB is currently used on a SOA project)

Experience with open-source Java technologies such as Spring, Maven

Experience with Java Script and Java Script frameworks such as AngularJ

Experience with Postgre

SQL and Oracle databases

Experience with Telecommunications environments and integration with network elements advantageous

Required Education

Bachelor's degree, preferably in Computer Science or related field, OR related experience

Experience

Proven experience in delivering Java Standard Edition and Java Enterprise Edition applications

Proven multithreading and concurrency skills highly advantageous

Extensive experience in producing, consuming and managing SOAP, REST and other HTTP APIs, including authentication, message queues and back-end service integrations

Experience with cloud services will be advantageous

Proven experience in developing and deploying on a Linux/Unix environment

Proven experience with designing and implementing databases

Experience using version control in a collaborative environment, specifically Subversion and GIT

Experience in agile development methodologies

Good understanding of system architecture and service deployment in a 24/7 environment

Additional Information

Head office in Pretoria; project work at several client locations in Gauteng

Permanent position

Salary

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