Senior Java Developer

PBT Group; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 700 000; Full time

Job summary

A South African tech firm is seeking a Senior Java Developer to build Java integration services and applications. Candidates should possess over 10 years of Java programming experience and familiarity with banking environments. The role involves collaborating with a small agile team to develop new features and solve complex technical problems while adhering to quality standards. A B-degree in Computer Science or similar is required, along with experience in Java frameworks and tools.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Java application programming/development experience.
• Experience in a high-volume banking environment.
• Ability to work on different tiers of the application.

Responsibilities

• Build Java integration services and applications.
• Collaborate with team members to define, design, and ship new features.
• Work independently in a collaborative agile environment.

Skills

Java application programming/development experience

JEE experience

Application Server experience (Websphere)

Relational database experience (DB2 preferred)

Object oriented Design

Web Development JavaScript Frameworks (Angular 4)

J2EE (Servlet, JSP, JDBC, JMS, EJB)

Spring Framework

SOA-Architecture with Web Services

High-volume Java environment practices

Linux and Virtualisation technologies

Debugging & troubleshooting

Education

B-Degree in Computer Science or related technical field

Tools

Eclipse

IntelliJ

Git

Maven

Jenkins

SonarQube

Nexus

Job description

Senior Java Developer job vacancy in Cape Town.

PBT Group has an opportunity for a Senior Java Developer. We are looking for an exceptional individual to build Java integration services and applications with an enthusiasm for solving interesting technical challenges in a Banking environment. Be involved in all aspects of development playing a critical role in design, planning, development and deployment.

The ideal candidate will not just be an outstanding Java developer, but will bring a mindset of creativity, innovation and balanced bleeding edge technology development with a relentless pursuit of timely product engineering delivery.

The role requires ownership, logical thinking, and estimation of your own work, coding, unit testing, trouble shooting and performance optimizations.

The candidate will work in an Agile (SCRUM) environment and will be allocated and co-located to a small agile development team (squad).

The candidate will collaborate with team members to understand the problem & define, design, and ship new features through the development lifecycle. This includes brainstorm, contribution to new ideas, conceive innovative strategies, and implement solutions to difficult problems.

Must be able to work independently, effectively and efficiently in a collaborative agile environment with scrum masters, solution engineers, designers, and developers.

Requirements:

• 10+ years Java application programming/development experience
• 8+ years JEE-Experience
• 5+ years Application Server experience i.e. Websphere Application Server
• 5+ years relational database experience (DB2 preferred)
• Strong application/software development or programming background in Java.
• Good experience in system, application architecture, design, development, implementation and deployment (end-to-end).
• Ability to work on different tiers of the application Object oriented Design and MVC-pattern.
• Experience on web technologies (Web Development JavaScript Frameworks – preferably Angular 4, JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, Etc.).
• Solid experience on J2EE (Servlet, JSP, JDBC, JMS, EJB), Spring Framework, JPA, Hibernate, Open Source Frameworks.
• Solid experience with SOA-Architecture with the related integration protocols (e.g. Web Services (SOAP/XML), REST & JSON, and MQ), as well as the related SOA-security requirements/models.
• Solid application database management practices in a high volume Java environment (SQL, DB2, and NoSql – assandra/MongoDB).
• Solid JEE/WebSphere Foundation experience, especially on WebSphere Application Server, JBOSS, Linux, Virtualisation technologies and Caching technologies.
• Design, build and run of IBM Websphere Application Server Infrastructure Solutions Migration from proprietary Application Servers to WAS.
• Performance and troubleshooting of WAS Infrastructure.
• Good experience with integrated system environments.

Qualifications / Certification:

• B-Degree in Computer Science or related technical field.

Required Skills and Competencies:

• Strong technical/ software engineering background (‘hands-on’)
• Strong application/software development or programming background in Java
• Good experience in system, application architecture, design, development, implementation and deployment (end-to-end).
• Ability to work on different tiers of the application
• Object oriented Design and MVC-pattern
• Experience on web technologies (Web Development JavaScript Frameworks – preferably Angular 4, JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, Etc.)
• Solid experience on J2EE (Servlet, JSP, JDBC, JMS, EJB), Spring Framework, JPA, Hibernate, Open-Source Frameworks
• Solid experience with SOA-Architecture with the related integration protocols (e.g., Web Services (SOAP/XML), REST & JSON, and MQ), as well as the related SOA-security requirements/models.
• Solid application database management practices in a high-volume Java environment (SQL, DB2, and NoSql – Cassandra/MongoDB).
• Solid JEE/WebSphere Foundation experience, especially on WebSphere Application Server, JBOSS, Linux, Virtualisation technologies and Caching technologies.
• Design, build and run of IBM Websphere Application Server Infrastructure Solutions
• Migration from proprietary Application Servers to WAS
• Performance and troubleshooting of WAS Infrastructure
• Good experience with integrated system environments
• Practical experience in a high-volume banking environment. (E.g., application clustering, scaling, multi-threading, session management, etc.)
• Experience with re-use and standardisation, security considerations, deployment architecture like automated application builds, software configuration management & tools, etc.
• Experience with Application Integration challenges in a big corporate environment with ESB’s e.g. WebSphere MessageBroker, DataPower, MQ-Series, and API-Connect.
• Proven ability as a problem-solver
• Self-driven, self-starter, technology leader, and able to work independently.
• Must have working experience on the following tools/IDEs
  • Eclipse
  • InteliJ
  • Git
  • Maven
  • Jenkins
  • SonarQube
  • Nexus
• Debugging & troubleshooting.
• Write well documented and maintainable code.
• Passion for software excellence and be quality driven.
• You must be prepared to bring new ideas to the workplace, but also to accept how things have been done and the reasons for doing things this way.