Java Developer

Boardroom Appointments; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 850,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments is seeking a senior software engineer responsible for software development, maintenance, testing and production support for applications within Markets: Data Services.

You will collaborate with analysts and business teams to elicit requirements, translate them into scalable, high‑performance solutions, and respond quickly to production issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 7 years' experience working in a development environment.
• Problem solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to collaborate on projects and work independently when required.
• Ability to self-start and self-direct work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to rapidly learn how different areas of a business operate.
• Ability to effectively communicate results of a complex analysis with a diverse non-technical audience.
• Experience working in a Data environment would be advantageous.
• Experience in Global Markets or Banking environment would be advantageous.
• Agile/DevOps principles and applications would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable, reliable and high-performance applications.
• Contribute to architecting new solutions
• Receive and collaborate on business requirements and be able to communicate well to elicit requirements
• Collaborate with analysts and business teams to deliver on prioritized work
• Act speedily to respond to and resolve production issues
• Research, consult and make recommendations on programming and optimization best practices.
• Provide continuous feedback and input to other stakeholders.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with all key stakeholders to facilitate organizational effectiveness.
• Initiate meetings with key stakeholders to track progress, manage expectations and ensure clients needs are met.
• Take ownership and accountability for tasks and activities and demonstrate effective self-management.
• Continually seek opportunities to increase internal client satisfaction and manage expectations effectively
• Suggest areas for improvement in internal processes along with possible solutions.
• Follow through to ensure that personal quality and productivity standards are consistently and accurately maintained.

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Collaboration

Communication

Self-start

Independent work

Learning ability

Fast adaptation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Java SE

Maven

Git

REST

SOAP

SQL Databases

Frontend tech

XML/JSON

Job description

Responsible for software development, maintenance, testing and production support for applications within Markets: Data Services.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Develop scalable, reliable and high-performance applications.
• Contribute to architecting new solutions
• Receive and collaborate on business requirements and be able to communicate well to elicit requirements
• Collaborate with analysts and business teams to deliver on prioritized work
• Act speedily to respond to and resolve production issues
• Research, consult and make recommendations on programming and optimization best practices.
• Provide continuous feedback and input to other stakeholders.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with all key stakeholders to facilitate organizational effectiveness.
• Initiate meetings with key stakeholders to track progress, manage expectations and ensure clients needs are met.
• Take ownership and accountability for tasks and activities and demonstrate effective self-management.
• Continually seek opportunities to increase internal client satisfaction and manage expectations effectively
• Suggest areas for improvement in internal processes along with possible solutions.
• Follow through to ensure that personal quality and productivity standards are consistently and accurately maintained.

Qualification and experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 7 years' experience working in a development environment
• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to collaborate on projects and work independently when required.
• Ability to self-start and self-direct work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to rapidly learn how different areas of a business operate
• Ability to effectively communicate results of a complex analysis with a diverse non-technical audience
• Experience working in a Data environment would be advantageous
• Experience in Global Markets or Banking environment would be advantageous
• Agile/DevOps principles and applications would be advantageous

Technical knowledge:

• Java SE 6, 7 and 8
• Frontend technologies (e.g. ice faces, etc) -HTML, XML, JSON, JSP
• JAVA development & related toolsets such as MAVEN
• Familiarity with unit testing coding
• Working with SCM (Git) & project tracking tools
• Webservices (SAOP and REST)
• Databases MS SQL, Sybase
• Integration/messaging systems E.g. TIBCO