DVT is a software development, technology consulting and related services company, with offices in Cape Town , Johannesburg, London and over 400 staff nationally.
DVT requires an Innovative Senior Java Developer with experience in building high-performing, scalable, enterprise-grade applications.
You will be part of a talented software team that works on mission-critical applications. You will be responsible for Java/Java EE application development while providing expertise in the full software development lifecycle, from concept and design to testing
Qualifications
- Preference: BSc/Bsc Hons/ MSc degree in Computer science, Software engineering or a related field of study
- Metric A or O levels
Key Outputs:
- Develop Java application software.
- Assist with the production of technical specifications and designs
- Design and develop high-volume, low-latency applications for mission-critical systems, delivering high-availability and performance.
- Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle.
- Write well designed, testable, efficient code.
- Ensure designs are in compliance with specifications.
- Prepare and produce releases of software components.
- Support continuous improvement by investigating alternatives and technologies and presenting these for architectural review.
Competencies
- Passionate about technology and development.
- Results oriented with the ability to work under pressure and juggle multiple concurrent projects with changing priorities and deadlines
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
- Able to deal with complexity and migrate between detailed and high level requirements.
- Self-starter who takes ownership, is accountable, and is able to work with minimal supervision.
- Solid written and verbal communication skills.
Major requirements
- Proven hands-on Software Development experience
- Proven working experience in Java development
- Hands on experience in designing and developing applications using Java EE platforms
- Object Oriented analysis and design using common design patterns.
Technical
- Java systems development experience using core Java and JEE.
- 6 - 8 years’ experience
- Knowledge of OO design principles and enterprise design patterns.
- Profound insight of Java and JEE internals (Classloading, Memory Management, Transaction management, etc)
- Agile environment
- Experience in developing web applications using at least one popular web framework
- (JSF/Primefaces, AngularJS, Wicket, GWT, Spring MVC)
- Experience with XML/XSD/JAXB and Web Services (Soap & Rest).
- Experience in the Spring Framework, EJB3
- Javascript, CSS and HTML etc
- Excellent knowledge of ORM technologies (JPA, Hibernate)
- Solid working knowledge of Relational Databases, SQL and Data Model
- Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD)
- Agile/Scrum background experience would be a value add
- Unit testing and mocking frameworks.
- Experience in Linux and industry standard Application Servers (WebLogic, JBoss, WebSphere).
Fundamental competencies
- Communication Skills (written & verbal)
- Listening Skills
- Planning, organising and execution skills
- Work under pressure
- Innovative
Ref: GP000034/Vicky