Job Description

Job Summary

Purpose:

• To design, develop, test, document and deploy, and support new and existing systems and software applications from supplied specifications in accordance with agreed standards.
• To support developers and stakeholders in scoping, progress and status.

Key Tasks & Accountabilities:

Delivery and quality:

• Participate in a cross-functional team that is responsible for the full software development life cycle from conception to deployment of each new product.
• Design, develop, test, document and deploy, and support new and existing systems and software applications from supplied specifications in accordance with agreed standards:
• Quality:

• Perform quality tests / performance testing by developing and executing, tests, automation scripts and procedures, handle load and scale:
• Ensure securely robust solutions (security context).
• Manage all cross-cutting non-functional architectural concerns for applications.
• Evaluate system architecture and make recommendations as required.
• Adhere to the organisation's prescribed development frameworks, patterns and practices. * Design:

• Being able to come up with a solution to a programming challenge.
• Create automated and scalable solutions.
• Develop:

• Work with developers and architects in developing components based on requirements.
• Apply code and share impact of code changes with Business Analyst and team.
• Develop reusable code and libraries for future use. * Test:

• Testing of code and developing automated testing scripts and procedures. * Support:

• Conduct investigations through troubleshooting and debugging to fix minor and major and escalated bugs across all environments.
• Maintain and upgrade software.

On-time delivery and tracking:

• Deliver on negotiated commitments:
• Ensure timely delivery of developed applications and systems.
• Ensure project deadlines are met according to contracted service level agreement (SLA).
• Liaise with software vendors and all IT departments.

System support and uptime:

• Involvement in system support, monitoring, capacity planning.
• Provide first and/or second level standby to the Development/QA/Production environment(s) for integration between internal systems and applications as well as that of external service provider where required:
• Perform standby and support users using the platform in a timely manner.
• React to system monitoring and alerting events in a timely manner.
• Perform capacity planning on infrastructure requirements.
• Conduct performance stability tests to improve system stability.
• Conduct performance analysis/ load tests to improve throughput.
• Recommend and implement improved methods.
• Maintain and modify existing applications and systems.

Support Developers:

• Provide support to Developers with challenges.
• Coach and guide Developers.
• Share knowledge.
• Perform code reviews.
• Assist Developers with development work.

Stakeholder Communication:

• Engage with Product Owners, project sponsors, inter-team communications for scoping, progress and status.

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