Advanced: Software Developer NR : VAC01500 needed at SITA SOC

Key Responsibility Areas 

• Lead the development of functional requirements that articulate clear and concise project deliverables that are compatible with user expectations 
• Deliver feasibility and cost-benefit analysis, including choice of application architecture to enhance the overall application development process 
• Lead, and execute complex software development and customisation projects spanning multiple environments to ensure that it is successfully delivered 
• Lead, and develop/ customise complex applications services solutions by studying information needs; consulting with clients, studying systems flow, data usage and work processes; investigating problem areas; following the software development lifecycle using SITAs software development stack/ development framework. 
• Lead and execute maintenance of integrated IT software components using SITAs software development stack/ development framework 
• Ensure execution of and participate in comprehensive test activities to test program functionality for new and existing applications in compliance with SITA test methods and testing techniques using SITA approved testing tools 
• Lead, manage and execute packaging and releasing of integrated IT software components in accordance with ICT standards and the enterprise architecture for Government
• Evaluate existing applications responsible for and understand how to modernize. 

 
Qualifications and Experience 
Required Qualification:

• minimum 3 – 4-year National Higher Diploma / National Degree in Software Engineering/ Computer Science /Information Technology or relevant qualification equivalent to NQF Level 6. A post graduates qualification 
• Extensive experience in software development in multiple platforms. 
• Java 8 
• JEE 7 
• Spring framework 
• Javascript
• Bootstrap
• JSF (Primefaces, Omnifaces) 
• MySQL and Oracle databases 
• Wildfly
• Tomcat
• Nginx
• Linux OS (Ubuntu) 
• Springboot
• Extensive experience within Applications Technical solution design in multiple business domains. 
• Extensive Experience in integration extensive experience in data management. The following experience will be an added advantage Experience in DevOps and Agile Methodologies Experience in applications modernisation. 
• Bachelor’s Degree in Software Engineering/ Computer Science /Information Technology or relevant equivalent NQFLevel 7 OR 8 Will be an added advantage. A post graduate qualification OR Bachelor’s Degree in Software Engineering/ Computer Science /Information Technology or relevant equivalent NQF Level 7 OR 8 Will be an added advantage. 

Certification: 

• Vendor certification for applications will be an added advantage. 

Experience: 

• A minimum of 7 years’ experience in the ICT field, including IT Governance, IT Planning, systems development/procurement, implementation and maintenance/enhancements of integrated solutions across multiple hardware and software platforms with senior operational responsibility in a large corporate/public sector organisation including: