Out of the box thinker? Great at solving problems and giving innovative ideas?

Qualification:

A minimum of five years relevant IT experience

Experience in the life insurance industry, especially Metropolitan Life,

would be an advantage

Relational Database theoretical knowledge and practical experience (DB2

would be an advantage)

Understanding and knowledge of the Systems Development Life Cycle

(SDLC). Agile experience will be an advantage. Understand how to build,

package and deploy a release.

Understanding of UML will be an advantage.

Strong understanding and knowledge of J2EE/JEE especially EJB, Design

Patterns, XML, XSD schema, SOAP Web Services, Eclipse RCP, SWT, JFace

Ubuntu, JPA, Ant, Security patterns and best practises.

Must have knowledge of Application Servers, e.g. IBM WebSphere

Working knowledge of Eclipse, IBM RAD.

Additional Requirements:

High emotional quota

Positive attitude

Take responsibility and accountability where required

Successful delivery track record

Diligent and hardworking

Prepared to work after hours if required

Ability to support both current environments and build future systems

Self motivated

Innovative

Job Description:

Design and Development of optimal systems according to agreed

specifications, architecture and defined standards

Integration of heterogeneous systems

Operational troubleshooting and problem solving

Maintenance and enhancements to existing systems

Assisting with the design of test plans. Preparation of a system test

environment and conducting unit testing

Providing technical assistance to other Developers

To provide quality assurance from standards and procedures

Documentation of analysis, design and development

Research work i.e. keeping up to date with the latest technology trends