Developer

Transnet SOC Ltd; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 480,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Transnet SOC Ltd is seeking an experienced ICT developer to create and enhance digitally driven software solutions. You will work on Java/JEE technologies, participate in CI/CD, and contribute to the ICT roadmap with a focus on quality and timelines.

The role requires 2 years in development or system integration, with a strong grasp of SDLC, Agile practices, and DevOps. Maximo/Oracle experience is a plus; travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Must have National Diploma or equivalent in IT/CS/Engineering.
• Certifications in TOGAF/COBIT/ISO20000/ITIL are beneficial.
• 2 years in direct specialised development, system integration or related field.

Responsibilities

• Develop innovative ICT solutions to meet business requirements on time and with quality.
• Collaborate with other developers to implement digital software solutions per ICT roadmap.
• Perform unit and integration testing; enable CI/CD using DevOps principles.

Skills

Java

JEE

RESTful Services

Spring framework

JavaScript/TypeScript

OOP

SQL

Tomcat/WebSphere

DevOps

Education

National Diploma or Equivalent

TOGAF Certification

COBIT Certification

ISO 20000 Certification

ITIL Certification

Tools

Oracle

Maximo

WebSphere

Tomcat

Job description

• To develop innovative and digitally driven ICT solutions to meet business requirements effectively, efficiently, on time and with the required quality assurance standards in accordance with specific business requirements.
• Develop and implement the new approved digital solutions within the ICT environment. Position OutputsImplement Planned Activities
• Working with other developers and Team Members to develop and implement new digital software solutions to meet business needs.
• Develop, build and re-write new and existing digital solutions in accordance to the specifications and ICT roadmap.
• Implementing emerging software development best practices, technologies and standards.
• Participation in the Management of the digital application and software life cycle management.
  
• Adopt and follow application development best practices.
• Produce high standard and quality digital software solutions that aligns to both the business requirement specifications and the architectural standards.
• Developing optimised digital and mobile solutions based on technical specifications.
• Enhancing and improve existing solutions to become more digitally focused.
• Ensuring quality assurance on work delivered.
• Performing unit testing.
• Participating in integration testing and User Acceptance Testing.
• Enabling continuous Integration and Deployment of Digital solutions using DevOps Principles.
• Adhering to Best Practice Standards.
• Performing Production support of solutions (24/7).
• Performing incident analysis and resolution.
• Performing analysis on incidents to identify trends and improvements required.
• Adhering to ICT system development processes (SDLC) Train, mentor, manage and provide guidance to Junior Staff.
• Producing relevant reports aligned to Outputs.
• Working according to Agile, DevOps and Other Supported Methodologies.
• Working in Adhere to governance and best practice processes across ICT SDLC methodology.
• Fixing, troubleshooting and improving existing software.
• Integrating software components based on specifications.
• Implementing automation on/in software components to improve business process efficiency.
  

• To develop innovative and digitally driven ICT solutions to meet business requirements effectively, efficiently, on time and with the required quality assurance standards in accordance with specific business requirements.
• Develop and implement the new approved digital solutions within the ICT environment. Position OutputsImplement Planned Activities
• Working with other developers and Team Members to develop and implement new digital software solutions to meet business needs.
• Develop, build and re-write new and existing digital solutions in accordance to the specifications and ICT roadmap.
• Implementing emerging software development best practices, technologies and standards.
• Participation in the Management of the digital application and software life cycle management.
  

Application Development environment by:

• Adopt and follow application development best practices.
• Produce high standard and quality digital software solutions that aligns to both the business requirement specifications and the architectural standards.
• Developing optimised digital and mobile solutions based on technical specifications.
• Enhancing and improve existing solutions to become more digitally focused.
• Ensuring quality assurance on work delivered.
• Performing unit testing.
• Participating in integration testing and User Acceptance Testing.
• Enabling continuous Integration and Deployment of Digital solutions using DevOps Principles.
• Adhering to Best Practice Standards.
• Performing Production support of solutions (24/7).
• Performing incident analysis and resolution.
• Performing analysis on incidents to identify trends and improvements required.
• Adhering to ICT system development processes (SDLC) Train, mentor, manage and provide guidance to Junior Staff.
• Producing relevant reports aligned to Outputs.
• Working according to Agile, DevOps and Other Supported Methodologies.
• Working in Adhere to governance and best practice processes across ICT SDLC methodology.
• Fixing, troubleshooting and improving existing software.
• Integrating software components based on specifications.
• Implementing automation on/in software components to improve business process efficiency.
  

Participate in the Acquisition and Implementation of IT solutions by;

• Assist project managers with software developmental reports relating to projects.
• Architectures and required functionality.
• Participating in workshops with business users and departmental team members to understand business needs and requirements. Qualifications and ExperienceQualifications & Experience 1. National Diploma Or Equivalent/Related Qualification in Information Technology / Computer Science / Engineering. 2. Beneficial
• Certification in TOGAF – Beneficial
• Certification in COBIT – Beneficial
• Certification in ISO 20000 – Beneficial
• Certification in Agile – Beneficial
• Certification in DevOps – Beneficial
• Certification in Lean – Beneficial
• Certification in ITIL Foundation/Certification in ITIL Service Management/ Certification in ITIL intermediate levels – Beneficial 3. 2 years in direct specialised Development field, System Integration or related. 4. General
• Valid Driver’s License
• Willing to Travel
• Willing to work extended and after hours in support of project deadlines where needed.
• CompetenciesKnowledge required:
• Excellent understanding of development life cycle.
• Knowledge of Agile SDLC methodologies (Scrum and KANBAN) is required.
• Knowledge of DevOps would be beneficial
• An excellent understanding of SDLC processes, tools and techniques.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Knowledge of railway environment.
• Knowledge of Governance and Best Practice Processes relevant to environment (COBIT/ITIL/ISO 200000). Economics and Accounting:
• Solid grasp of Agile and Lean practices.
• Drive relentless improvement.
• Collaboration with other teams, departments and operating divisions
• Embedding of Quality Practices.
• Embedding Automation capabilities. Database Knowledge
• Oracle 11c, 19c Experience (P)
• Oracle PL/SQL Experience (P)
• SQL knowledge and experience working with relational databases, query authoring (SQL) as well as working familiarity with a variety of databases. (P) Development Language: Java more than supported languages:
• JAVA 1.7+.
• JEE (J2EE) server-side technologies (P).
• RESTful Services (P).
• Spring framework (P).
• Experience with an application server (i.e. Tomcat, WebSphere) (P).
• Javascript/Typescript (JQuery and Angular) (P).
• Good understanding of OOP Programming (P).
• Good understanding of browser compatibility (P).
• Knowledge of Source Control (commits, Merges, Pull Requests) (P).
• Micro services beneficial (P). Development Language Maximo: 1. Working knowledge of Maximo Enterprise Asset Management (P). 2. Ability to analyse problem and provide clear recommendations. (P) 3. Understanding of Business processes. (P) 4. Database Administration (Oracle) (P). 5. SQL optimization skills (P). 6. WebSphere administration for Maximo. (P) 7. Understanding of the Software development process. (P)Equity StatementPreference will be given to suitably qualified Applicants who are members of the designated groups in line with the Employment Equity Plan and Targets of the Organisation/Operating Division.