Senior Java Developers

Recruiter:

Boikago Recruitment Agency (Pty) Ltd

Job Ref:

JAVADEV042021

Date posted:

Thursday, April 29, 2021

Location:

Pretoria, South Africa

Salary:

R negotiable

SUMMARY:
Senior Java Developers x 2

POSITION INFO:

Purpose:

To develop functionality for a JEE (J2EE) based product. The backend is a service oriented Spring based application. It provides a service layer for different user channels ranging from web, rich clients and batch users integrating via JMS and web services. The work contains a portion of support and refactoring of existing code as well as new development (extend it for new functionality) and add extra integration points.

Responsibilities/Tasks:

Support existing and develop new functionality and components.
- Understand existing product and domain elements and work with business analysts to refine and implement new requirements.
- Refactor and improve the code to keep the product maintainable and adaptable to new requirements.
- Evaluate and improve application performance, and high availability features.
- Create unit and integrated system tests to show that the developed functionality works as intended.
- Create technical documentation that explains how the various components of the system work and how to use them.
- Do root cause analysis on bugs to find and fix the cause of a problem in an integrated system.
- Build and deploy the system on an application server.
- Create and execute functional test scenarios (dev testing).
- Work effectively in a team environment, actively collaborating to improve software development processes and standards.

Requirements:

Relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology or Computer/Engineering Sciences and/ or at least 3 years relevant experience as a developer as part of a team in a software development environment.
A strong knowledge of Java is essential.
2-3 years relevant experience as a senior back-end developer in a multi-tiered Java application development.
Experience in scripting languages is preferred (e.g. JavaScript, Angular, Python/Jython).
Ability to work in a team environment and collaborate on a common (UML) design model.
A thorough understanding of SDLC processes, tools and techniques.

Skills and Knowledge Requirements:

Experience with team development tools: Use of source control applications (preferably GIT); Use of a UML tool for documentation.
- Experience of the following technologies:

o JEE (J2EE) server side technologies, SOAP and Services

o Spring framework (preferable)

o JPA /Hibernate

o Experience with an application server (IBM Websphere - preferable)

o Integration experience (Web/RESTful services, JMS)

o JAXB and XML Schema

o Maven

o SQL and experience with a relational database (i.e. Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, DB2)

o SoapUI/Postman

Ability to deliver production quality software by e.g. paying attention to detail, do extensive unit testing and support quality testing phases.
Knowledge and experience of the following would be a plus:

o Business process/workflow layers e.g. JBPM, BPEL (Activiti)

o Rules engines (i.e. Drools)

o Design patterns (Object Oriented, SOLID, GRASP)

o Continuous integration tools (i.e. Jenkins, Bamboo, Docker)

Personal Profile:

Self-starter, self-motivated, team player
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Strong attention to detail
Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
Finisher

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