Specialist: Microsoft Developer (12 months fixed term contract) at South African Bureau of Standards (SABS)

Job Summary:

• Responsible for the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of Microsoft solutions including the migration of legacy systems to the latest fit-for-purpose technology in line with organisational objectives.                                                                                                                                  

Minimum Requirements
Qualifications

• Diploma + Postgraduate diploma / B-degree in IT, Information Systems, Computer Science or related field (NQF Level 7).

Certification 

• Microsoft certification (e.g. Microsoft certified: Power Platform Developer Associate / Microsoft 365 Certified Developer & SharePoint Developer) are advantageous.
• ITIL Foundation certification is advantageous.

Years of Experience

• 8 year’s relevant work experience in Microsoft applications. 
• Proven experience as a Microsoft Power Platform Developer & working on O365 platform.

Competencies:

• Results Orientation; Professional, Technical Depth & Credibility; Strategic Thinking and Problem Solving.

Duties and Responsibilities   

• Collaborate with solution architects and business stakeholders to gather requirements and design innovative solutions using the Microsoft Power Platform tools.
• Collaborate in the planning, design, development, and deployment of new systems, and enhancements to existing systems.
• Lead design sessions in prototyping new systems to enhance business processes, operations, and data flow.
• Ensure adherence to best practices, coding standards, and security guidelines while developing scalable and reliable solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate Microsoft Power Platform solutions with on-premises enterprise systems.
• Investigate and resolve technical issues, bugs, and performance bottlenecks in Microsoft Power Platform solutions.
• Maintain quality risk management standards in line with ISO requirements.
• Identify, analyse, evaluate, treat, and monitor possible risks to the ICT systems and perform mitigation planning.
• Provide subject-matter advocacy and expertise to all relevant stakeholders. Manage internal and external relationships to ensure that business process engineering best practices are implemented across the organisation.