12617IT         Senior Analyst Programmer

Closing Date    30 June 2012

About the job:

The Client's ICT Service Centre has a vacancy for a Senior Analyst Programmer. The incumbent will design, develop, modify and/or update applications in one of four centres of expertise (PeopleSoft, Oracle, Open Source, and/or Web Technologies) by using their programming skills and by following the development practices as contained in best/’better’ practice application development methodologies, delivering the cutting-edge technology application

solutions as required and/or defined by the Client. This position is

based in Pretoria.

Key responsibilities:

Design how applications should work including cross-application

interfaces in order to provide solutions that support the goals of the

organisation.

Compile technical specifications that can be used by other analyst

programmers, senior and junior developers, which will map to the functional

specifications that accurately reflect the business need.

Program applications that support the goals of the organisation to

agreed standards and guidelines and according to specification.

Document programming code according to agreed standards and principles.

Create test plans in conjunction with the domain/business

specialists/analysts to ensure that the application will meet business needs

Perform unit and occasionally system tests on the application(s) prior

to handover to senior systems analysts and users to ensure that the recipient

is happy with the quality of delivery.

Project lead one to three technical teams or participate in one to three

projects, providing programming and analysis expertise where necessary as part

of a larger project team.

Collaborate with and inform senior systems analysts in the application

architecture, integration and design (AAID) team of best possible technical

scenarios in delivering on the required solution.

Participate in code review sessions.

Qualifications, skills and experience:

A relevant Bachelor’s degree in IT such as a BSc degree (Computer

Science).

Without the above-mentioned qualification the following are three (3)

alternate minimum qualification requirements. A three-year national diploma in

IT with either:

An industry-recognised qualification in Oracle Application, Middleware

Development Certification, (e.g. Oracle PL/SQL Advanced Developer OCP, 11i

Workflow Certified Expert)

A PeopleSoft Application Development Certification (e.g. PSFT Enterprise

9 Human Capital Management, HR Consultant Certified Expert or PSFT Enterprise 9

Fin Mgmt, GLConsultant Certified Expert )

An industry-certified Java Developer.

A Master’s qualification would be ideal as it would provide good

background in IT technologies and functional knowledge. It would also mean that

an incumbent has had experience in working on a research project.

Six to eight years experience in at least three of the following

programming languages which have a logical programming context: C, C++, and C

#, Java, PHP, SQL, People Code, PL/SQL, HTML, XML PHP and JavaScript.

Multi-operating system experience would be an advantage.

Experience in customising an ERP package.

For PeopleSoft related technologies: In-depth knowledge of PeopleSoft

technologies: People Tools, Application Engine Development, Application

Messaging, Integration Tools, SQR/SQL, Query/Crystal/vision, Component

Interface, Process Scheduler and Integration Broker.

For Oracle and Open Source related technologies: In-depth coding

knowledge using programming languages such as PL/SQL, Enterprise Java, C, C++,

C#, PHP, XML, Ruby. Knowledge of Oracle Workflow, Forms, Reports, Views,

Analytical Functions, Stored Procedures, Functions, and Triggers and

development of APIs and web services.

Knowledge of development methodologies: Ajax, DHTML, Ruby on Rails, etc.

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