Job description
Major Activities

•   Interact with users to understand the documented requirements
•   Analyse the documented user requirements and translate them into system design artefacts
•   Document target system design into system functional specifications that recognise both functional user requirements as well as non-functional system requirements like system stability, system performance (throughput), security metrics (role-based access). The design also includes creation of Data models or schemas and show relationship between application inputs (User Interface) and underlying Data Schema/Model.
•   Document and update the various software and data models/schema in configuration database and version numbers in configuration media library whenever new systems are designed and deployed.
•   Facilitate sessions with various stakeholders and ensure system specifications are signed off.
•   Resolve complex technical design issues
•   Design successful business systems integration according to defined Application strategies and architectures. Set up and maintain a consistent software development environment/workspace for various software projects
•   Develop application logic using algorithms and flow-charts
•   Produce clean and efficient code based on specifications
•   Integrate software components and third-party systems
•   Troubleshoot and resolve application defects/bugs
•   Develop and build system packages in preparation for deployment to various environments (UAT and Production)
•   Deploy software to integration platforms, user acceptance and test environment (UAT) in accordance with the software development lifecycle.
•   Develop unit test plans and test cases
•   Perform unit testing
•   Develop integration test cases
•   Perform integration testing
•   Sign off unit and integration test plans
•   Liaise with end users during functional testing of the software by end users
•   Provide Support on all Business systems (escalations).
•   Correctly diagnose, resolve, document and escalate Business system incidents.
•   Responsible for meeting SLA’s with IT Users regarding Business Systems (escalated calls)
•   Develop user training manuals
•   Train users on the new system(s)
•   Comply with the Change and Configuration Management process by completing change requests and submitting them for approval before deploying any software to UAT and Production environments
•   Update the digital media library with new system changes that have been implemented and ensure software versions and release numbers are accurate
•   Comply with the published IT department’s systems/product release schedules 

Minimum requirements
Minimum Qualifications

•   Bachelor of Computer Science, or Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) or any Information Technology three (3) year tertiary qualification with Software Programming and Database Management (or equivalent) as course modules.
•   Microsoft Certified Associate (one of three MCSD qualification certificates).
•   Microsoft Power Platforms knowledge would be an advantage

Minimum Experience

•   A minimum of five (5) to seven (7) years as an applications developer and system administrator.