Software Development Engineer (JB1551)

Software Development Engineer (JB1551)

Parktown; Johannesburg

R50 000 - R60 000 CTC per month

Duration: 12-month contract

Overview

This role is involved in all stages of the software development lifecycle which incorporates gathering and analysing business requirements, reacting to outages, and facilitating the entire deployment process of software packages specific to an underwriting platform. You will be required to collaborate with business stakeholders to refine, test and investigate technical programs to meet business needs as well as coordinate with third party vendors in the achievement of business and innovation initiatives.

Minimum Requirements:

Relevant IT degree

2 - 4 years’ experience in a similar role

Background in both Business-As-Usual and Project based work

CAL Programming experience

Excellent understanding of SQL

General Programming Skills

Software design, debugging, testing and documentation experience

Previous experience in fintech and/or Insurance industry

Duties and Responsibilities:

Work with Technical Lead and other teams to understand business requirements

Coordinate the business change request with vendors

Work on enhancements to existing systems and new projects by means of system configuration

Development of detailed deployment procedures

Configure, test, and implement business change requests

Perform root cause analysis and provide recommendation to resolve system issues

Collaborate with the onshore team to ensure SLAs are met

Provide comprehensive support to internal customers; achieve resolution to outstanding problems or issues

Compile comprehensive and accurate reports as requested in a timely manner