Job Description

Closing Date 2024/06/23
Reference Number MMH240502-5
Enquiries lisemi.xhotyeni@momentum.co.za
Referral Platform URL
Job Title Application Developer II
Position Type Permanent
Role Family Information Technology
Cluster Health Solutions
Remote Opportunity Some of the time
Location - Country South Africa
Location - Province Eastern Cape
Location - Town / City Port Elizabeth
IntroductionThrough our client-facing brands Metropolitan and Momentum, with Multiply (wellness and rewards programme), and our other specialist brands, including Guardrisk and Eris Property Group, the group enables business and people from all walks of life to achieve their financial goals and life aspirations. We help people grow their savings, protect what matters to them, and invest for the future. We help companies and organisations care for and reward their employees and members. Through our own network of advisers or via independent brokers and utilising new platforms Momentum Metropolitan provides practical financial solutions for people, communities and businesses. Visit us at
Role PurposeDevelop, test, deploy, maintain and support a portfolio of new and existing software applications and services, from high-level business requirements and designs, through the Software Development Life Cycle.
RequirementsQualifications

• B.Com/Bus Sci (IS); or BSc. (Comp) - essential
• B.Tech IT (Software Development); or N.Dip IT (Software Development) - essential

Experience

• 5 + years of development experience - essential
• Solid experience with C# and ASP.Net (.Net/.Net Core)
• Experience with REST or traditional SOAP services
• Experience with database technologies (e.g. SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc.)
• Experience in microservices

Knowledge

• Must be proficient in source control ( Git)
• Must be able to conduct Unit testing
• Must have good knowledge, understanding and developing SQL.
• Must have good understanding of Object Orientated Software Design and SOLID programming principles.
• Proficiency in JavaScript (Angular/React/JQuery/JavaScript framework)
• Proficiency in Azure cloud services - advantageous
• Proficient in Azure DevOps or similar - advantageous
• Proficient in SSIS or SSRS- advantageous
• Proficient in Terraform/Bicep - advantageous
• Proficient in UI Intergration Testing Framework (Selenium/Specflow/Nightwatch/Cypress) - advantageous
• Good knowledge of agile methodoligies- advantageous

Duties & ResponsibilitiesPROCESS

• Collaborate with the Scrum Master/Project Manager to deliver quality, effective software, in line with the agreed development process and business needs.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements, conduct analysis and prioritise requests.
• Conduct research and evaluate potential technical solutions to identified business problems.
• Partner with Business and/or System Analysts to translate business requirements into workable solutions and document solutions into technical specifications.
• Design and code new software functionality using code that is readable, maintainable and re-usable.
• Conduct Unit Testing of own code, and System Integration Testing (SIT) of each solution and resolve all issues/queries timeously.
• Collaborate with the testing team to co-create test cases to ensure that features within each application are working as expected.
• Contribute to user acceptance testing (UAT) and training material to ensure that functionality is working correctly.
• Provide stakeholders with regular feedback on the technical design and timelines for solution ensuring that business needs are met.
• Maintain existing programmes according to change requests approved by business as and when needed.
• Diagnose root causes of system issues through problem-solving and recommend potential solutions.
• Monitor performance of solutions and make recommendations to improve the performance and functionality of the solution.
• Log issues found in existing systems as internal change controls and ensure successful resolution of issues.

CLIENT

• Provide authoritative expertise and advice to clients and stakeholders.
• Build and maintain collaborative, professional relationships with clients and stakeholders.
• Deliver on service level agreements made with clients and stakeholders in order to ensure that expectations are managed.
• Participate and contribute to a culture which builds rewarding relationships, facilitates feedback and provides exceptional client service.

PEOPLE

• Develop and maintain productive and collaborative working relationships with peers and team members.
• Continuously develop own expertise in terms of industry and subject matter development and application thereof in an area of specialisation.
• Participate and contribute to a culture of work-centric thinking, productivity, service delivery and quality management.
• Contribute to continuous innovation through the development, sharing and implementation of new ideas and involvement of peers.

Competencies

• Communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Pro-active, organised and strong personal drive
• Analytical thinking with attention to detail
• Willing to learn new technologies.
• Disciplined self-starter who can work unsupervised/autonomously in a flexible work environment

PolicyWe are committed to Employment Equity, diversity and inclusion when recruiting internally and externally. All appointments are made in alignment to our Employment Equity goals and we encourage people with disabilities to apply.

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