Description:
Purpose:
To design, develop, test, document and deploy, and support new and existing systems and software applications from supplied specifications in accordance with agreed standards. To support developers and stakeholders in scoping, progress and status.Key Tasks & Accountabilities:
Delivery and quality:
• Perform quality tests / performance testing by developing and executing, tests, automation scripts and procedures, handle load and scale:
• Ensure securely robust solutions (security context).
• Manage all cross-cutting non-functional architectural concerns for applications.
• Evaluate system architecture and make recommendations as required.
• Adhere to the organisation’s prescribed development frameworks, patterns and practices. Design:
• Being able to come up with a solution to a programming challenge.
• Create automated and scalable solutions.
• Work with developers and architects in developing components based on requirements.
• Apply code and share impact of code changes with Business Analyst and team.
• Develop reusable code and libraries for future use. Test:
• Testing of code and developing automated testing scripts and procedures. Support:
• Conduct investigations through troubleshooting and debugging to fix minor and major and escalated bugs across all environments.
• Maintain and upgrade software.
On-time delivery and tracking:
• Deliver on negotiated commitments:
• Ensure timely delivery of developed applications and systems.
• Ensure project deadlines are met according to contracted service level agreement (SLA).
• Liaise with software vendors and all IT departments.
System support and uptime:
• Involvement in system support, monitoring, capacity planning.
• Provide first and/or second level standby to the Development/QA/Production environment(s) for integration between internal systems and applications as well as that of external service provider where required:
• Perform standby and support users using the platform in a timely manner.
• React to system monitoring and alerting events in a timely manner.
• Perform capacity planning on infrastructure requirements.
• Conduct performance stability tests to improve system stability.
• Conduct performance analysis/ load tests to improve throughput.
• Recommend and implement improv...