SOFTWARE DEVELOPER ICT OPERATIONS

FSCA South Africa; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

FSCA South Africa is seeking a software developer to design, code, test and maintain business applications across the full systems life cycle. The role reports to the Senior Manager: Application Maintenance and Support and aims to deliver on time and within budget.

Key duties include designing technical solutions, creating database schemas with the Database team, implementing applications, demonstrating functionality, updating user features, training users and providing ongoing support.

Qualifications

• Experience designing, coding, testing, implementing and maintaining applications.
• Able to deliver solutions on time and within budget.
• Knowledge of ICT industry developments and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design technical solutions to satisfy business requirements.
• Design database schemas in collaboration with the Database team.
• Program, design and test applications according to user specs.
• Demonstrate and refine application functionality (evolutionary prototyping).
• Update user functionality as business needs change.
• Train users and provide in-house application support.
• Keep up to date with ICT developments by studying manuals and attending training.

Skills

Application development

Database design

Testing

Maintenance

User training

Analytical thinking

Job description

Purpose Of The Job

To develop (program) new and maintain existing business applications and be involved in the full systems life cycle. The position is responsible for designing, coding, testing, implementing, maintaining and supporting application software that is delivered on time and within budget. The person appointed to this position will report to the Senior Manager: Application Maintenance and Support.

Key Performance Areas

• Leverage knowledge of application architecture, databases and development techniques to design technical solutions to satisfy business requirements;


• Design database schema from application specifications in conjunction with the Database team;


• Program, design and test applications according to user specifications using special test data functionality;


• Demonstrate and refine applications functionality (evolutionary prototyping);


• Change the user functionality according to changing business requirements as and when required;


• Train users to utilise in-house applications and provide general support to all application related problems;


• Keep up to date with new developments in the ICT industry (e.g. programming techniques, best practices, etc.) by studying technical manuals and magazines and attending special training.

Other Key Competencies

The candidate must demonstrate the following skills and attributes: Adherence to principles and values, apply expertise and information gathering and problem analysis, good judgement, following instructions and procedures, teamwork, positive attitude and willingness to learn; ability to evaluate, provide recommendations and implement third party solutions; ability to prioritise and perform multiple tasks in time-critical situations.

FSCA is committed towards increasing the representation of marginalised groups in line with its Employment Equity Plan. Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Please note that correspondence and communication will only be conducted with short listed candidates and that the FSCA reserves the right not to appoint if a suitable candidate is not identified.