Senior Backend Developer – Centurion /JHB

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ENVIRONMENT A leading Security Solutions provider in Centurion is seeking a Senior back-end developer in their Development and Engineering Department. The successful candidate will be expected to deliver solutions to achieve customer satisfaction, while working within a team. Should you be interested in this challenge and meet the job requirements, please forward your application before the closing date. DUTIES Technical leadership in delivery of products and solutions, within and across teams. Effective management of all staff in the team. Continuously align delivery to the team strategy and planning. Provide input into the annual salary review process as and when required. Deliver strategic projects on time, in budget, with the desired functionality, at the defined quality level in a sustainable way. Assist in definition and design architecture\/technical implementation related to area of responsibility, while collaborating with other managers, leads and architects. Meet best practice criteria in the evaluation and testing of software. Assure that team members adhere to and follow these practices. Complete work orders in appropriate timescales. Maintain and systems without introducing new defects. Enhance systems to support and move to new technologies. Share knowledge with development and support teams. Document systems, including enhancements to facilitate knowledge sharing. Mentor and coach Junior Developers. Ensure that the best practice development processes and standards are followed. Effective use of development toolset. Follow department development standards   REQUIREMENTS Degree \/ Diploma with 4 years to 6 years of relevant work experience. Experience in SCRUM AGILE methodology. Experience in C# required. Experience in .NET Core, WCF, and Web API an advantage. Experience with Azure DevOps (TFS and GIT) or MS Team Foundation Server (TFS) would be advantageous Experience in SQL Server 2016\/9, including: Relational database design Extensive and complex SQL queries Experience in SQL Reporting Services advantageous Experience with message queueing technologies such as RabbitMQ, ApacheMQ, Kafka would be advantageous. Multi-threaded and parallel development experience advantageous. Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) experience beneficial. Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) designation is advantage. Exposure to good coding standard practices and source code configuration management. Experience in SOLID, KISS, TDD, DDD and Clean Coding practices   ATTRIBUTES Good planning, organising and leading skills. Good inter-personal skills. High attention to detail with a strong focus on quality. Encourages collaboration and delivering within the delivery processes Able to work effectively within a team