Specialist IT Senior Developer

ATS Client; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

ATS Client in Pretoria invites a Specialist IT Senior Developer to design, code, test, debug and document complex software systems for the insurance domain.

You will liaise with customers, stakeholders and product teams to understand requirements, build domain and use case models, manage the full SDLC, design the front end, ensure QA, and integrate systems while maintaining documentation.

Qualifications

• Matric is required.
• An IT degree or diploma is preferred.
• MCSD certification is required or highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to IT development objectives of the organization.
• Develop and maintain IT administration systems and ensure support for operational excellence.
• Conduct user requirement analysis and customize systems for client needs.
• Adhere to standards to maximize future investment value and minimize costs.

Skills

IT Development

5 years IT Development experience

1 year insurance industry experience

Education

Matric

IT degree/diploma

MCSD Certification

Job description

Our client in the Insurance industry is looking for a Specialist IT Senior Developer to perform system program design, coding, testing, debugging and documentation.

Key responsibilities

1. Contribute to organization's objectives for IT Development

• Liaise with customers, stakeholders, Product Managers and Product Owners to understand and maintain a high‑level understanding of the current and upcoming requirements for the system
• Develop and maintain models that meet end‑user requirements, including recommended Domain and Use Case Models (TCF) based on technical specifications.
• Implement the solution within the defined framework for user requirements

2. Develop and maintain IT Administration Systems (Operational Excellence)

• Liaise with client to understand and communicate the non‑functional requirements for the system
• Serve as a resource to help the teams make appropriate system and component level design decisions during implementation
• Responsible for the full system development life cycle
• Design Front end graphical user interface
• Design software testing and quality assurance
• Performance tuning, improvement, balancing, usability and automation.
• Incorporate security requirements into design
• Support and maintain software functionality
• Integrate software with existing systems
• Review and provide input to user documentation

3. Conduct User Requirement Analysis (User Orientation)

• Customize systems for individual customer needs – understanding and recommending the best customization based upon the customer's needs (which include anticipation of their needs and explaining it in layman terms).
• Complete all valid service desk within reasonable time.

4. Responsible for Future Orientation

• Adherence to standards to maximize the future investment value and minimizing costs

Requirements

• Matric
• 5 years' experience in IT Development
• 1-year experience in long term insurance industry
• Microsoft certification (MCSD)
• IT related degree/diploma