Senior Java Developer – Minimum of 7+ years’ experience required

About the Company:
Our client develops enterprise retail software with a focus on customer experience. The company is ideally placed to cater for retailers who want to position themselves competitively, by adding a layer of customisation to their client’s software which caters to both common operational systems and processes as well as client-specific needs.

Position Overview:
7+ years’ experience required

The successful Candidate will be responsible for modifying, developing, testing and maintaining applications. They will help evaluate application systems, processes and requirements, make changes to those systems and maintains them where necessary.

Key responsibilities:
• Work as part of a project team to develop and test enterprise-ready business applications in a variety of configurations (e.g. web-based, desktop-based, service-based or scheduled processes).
• Help produce brand new solutions, solutions based upon third-party applications, or solutions that interact with existing systems.
• Is aware of, prepared to learn and follow industry best-practice when developing applications.
• Use programming languages and tools (generally) around the Java platform.
• Work with Business Analysts to specify business requirements and help translate these requirements into technical specifications (including Class, Sequence and other UML diagrams).
• Help Database Developers write efficient and effective database access code.
• Work with QA Analysts to implement testing plans and write the necessary code to automate testing in line with our Test-Driven Development methodology.
• Work with customers and project managers to deliver quality, effective software, in line with our Agile Development process.
• Help diagnose the root causes of systems issues using their problem-solving skills.
• Help research and evaluate potential technical solutions to business problems.

Education:
Ideally an IT Diploma or related Degree will be an advantage but is not essential
Experience/Skills/Tech Stack:
• Proven Java experience of at least 7+ years professional development experience.
• Candidates with more or deeper development experience are welcome to apply.
• Java - Basic JSE API (to v7); GUI Development (Swing / SWT); Java 5.0 Language; Fundamentals (preferably Java 7); JDB; J2EE; Servlets; JAXP / JAXB; Logging frameworks (SLF4J, Log4J); EJB (MDBs); JSP & HTML (incl v5.0); JSP Custom Tags
JavaScript / AJAX; AOP; Caching mechanisms (ehCache)
• Web Frameworks (Struts/JSF, PrimeFaces); Spring (Core, Web, Remoting, Security etc.); ORM Concepts and Frameworks (Specifically myBatis)
• XML - Core Concepts; DTD/XSD; XSL (XSL:FO)
• Databases - Core RDBMS Concepts; Oracle; DB/2; SQL
• App Design - OOA/D; Design Patterns (GoF); Enterprise Patterns; Application Architecture; Technical Architecture
• O/S - Windows - Desktop & server; Linux
• App Servers - Tomcat; Websphere (including Admin); Integration Frameworks (Apache Camel)
• General Dev. - Unit Testing Concepts (JUnit, Mockito etc.); Maven; Retail Business Domain Knowledge
• Scripting - Python / Jython; Shell Scripting.
• Process - Agile – SCRUM; TDD/BDD/Specification-by-Example; Distributor Source Management Processes
• Certifications - Oracle Entry-Level Java Programmer; Oracle Java Professional Programmer

Location:
Cape Town

Why you should apply:
• Winner of the 2017 Frost & Sullivan Award for Customer Value Leadership in the Enterprise Software for the Retail Market category.
• Recognised by Fast Company South Africa as one of the 25 most innovative and pioneering businesses within South Africa for 2017.
• Recognised by My Broadband as one of the 9 SMME tech companies providing top tech products and employment opportunities for IT professionals.
• Recognised by IOL as one of the top 5 tech companies to use in South Africa.

Final note:
This position is only open to South African Citizen or candidates Permanent Residence with the relevant Critical Skills Visa. You must be available for initial interviews via telecon/Skype and in person at our client’s offices in Cape Town. Due to the nature of the business you will be required to have a clean criminal record.