Senior Java Developer - Sandton at Blue Label Telecoms

Job Purpose

• Responsible for the programming and development of Blue Label Group’s applications and supporting software. Provides advisory support through refining designs, practices, tools and processes to ensure the delivery of quality products to internal and external customers.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Development Lifecycle

• Development of secure, concurrent, event-driven highly scalable transaction processing applications
• Conduct development using Java as the primary development language
• Conduct database development
• Promote and enhance team efficiencies through the use of established tools, supporting applications and prototypes
• Perform development in accordance with specifications and Blue Label Group development standards
• Develop unit tests to ensure that requirements are met, and code coverage is adequate
• Create, document and implement component test scripts and test strategies
• Maintain technical documentation using defined technical documentation templates and prescribed policies and procedures
• Ensure that the requisite technical supporting documentation, in line with the established Blue Label Group development standards and internal policies is created and adhered to
• Collaborate with internal teams and vendors to identify, troubleshoot, investigate and resolve issues and improve product features, documenting any changes and resolutions as may be required
• Perform maintenance programming and address technical debt
• Participate in a peer review process where all work delivered must be validated
• according to the documented requirements and in line with the Blue Label Group development standards
• Ensure software is developed according to the Blue Label Group development standards and underlying technologies
• Review and refine high-level business requirements and transform these requirements into Functional Specifications
• Breakdown, prioritize and execute tasks to achieve product deliverables per sprint
• Provide estimates for initial high-level requirements and more detailed estimates for upcoming tasks for input into Sprint planning
• Recommend changes to improve established application processes and procedures

Work collaboratively

• Build a culture of respect and understanding across the organisation
• Recognise outcomes which resulted from an effective collaboration between teams
• Build co-operation and overcome barriers to information sharing, communication and collaboration across the organisation
• Facilitate opportunities to engage and collaborate with external stakeholders to develop joint solutions

Self-Management

• Set an example through personal quality and productivity standards and ways of working with others
• Demonstrate consistent application of internal procedures
• Plan and prioritise, demonstrating abilities to manage competing demands
• Demonstrate abilities to anticipate and manage change
• Demonstrate flexibility in balancing achievement of own objectives with abilities to understand and respond to organisational and team needs

Requirements

Behavioural Competencies

• Ensures Accountability
• Manages Complexity
• Tech Savvy
• Decision Quality
• Optimizes Work Processes
• Plans and Aligns
• Nimble Learning
• Courage
• Balances Stakeholders
• Self-Development
• Customer Focus
• Instills Trust
• Cultivates Innovation
• Collaborates
• Situational Adaptability

Education

• Bachelor of Science majoring in Computer Science or equivalent prior learning

Experience

• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience as a Software Developer
• Expert-level Coding Skills
  Experience with modern and legacy Java versions
• Exposure to Docker
• Experience with Microservices.
• Spring Boot experience
• Experience with test driven development
• AWS & Azure Knowledge
• Experience working with REST and SOAP services
• Experience with SQL
• Experience with Message Queues
• Exposure to Domain Driven Development
• Experience working in Agile environments
• DevOps Experience