SITA Senior Software Developer Vacancies 2023 State Information Technology Agency Jobs in Centurion

Job Description

Purpose of the job
To lead the design, implementation, debugging, documentation, release and maintenance of software-based
solutions, write code and enhance software/systems in accordance with ICT standards and the enterprise
architecture for Government.
Key Responsibility Areas
• Lead the design and development of new features for the software systems, and improvement of the existing
ones;
• Implementation, debugging, documentation and release of the software solutions;
• Provide maintenance and enhancement support of the existing systems;
• Perform software systems coding assignments; and
• Supervision of the Software development team.
Qualifications and Experience
Minimum: 3 years National Higher Diploma/ Bachelor’s degree in ICT (Computer Science, Information Systems,
Technology and Engineering) or related field.
Experience: 6-7 years’ experience with full JAVA software development lifecycle (SLDC), Systems Analysis,
WebSphere Portal, Rational Application Developer for z/OS, PL/SQL, Oracle 12, including solution development,
operational responsibility in a large corporate/public sector organisation. The experience must include: Good solid
programming Skills and understanding of the JAVA Basic language is required. Experience in Database and other
technologies will be an advantage. Experience in solution analysis, and development for the development,
implementation and maintenance/enhancements of systems within the corporate/public sector, including:
Successfully developed and implemented applications Software development team leadership competency Software
development deliverable effort planning, estimations and execution management Developed efficient and effective
IT solutions to diverse and complex business problems. Extensive experience with a wide variety of database
management systems and maintenance. Extensive experience with a wide variety of programming languages and
technologies. Extensive experience with working on multiple tasks and report status. Experience in interacting with
customers.
Technical Competencies Description
Solid understanding of computer science including algorithms, data structures, operating systems and databases.
ICT Governance and Compliance Governance e.g. Cobit and ITIL. Strong knowledge to design test plans according
to the software requirements specification. Broad and extensive knowledge of the software development process
and its technologies. Extensive knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in the production of
software requirements specifications, models and designs. Strong knowledge of user interfaces. Strong knowledge
of solution Integration strategies and tools. Working knowledge of Cloud Computing. Strong knowledge source
control and version control tools like Git and SVN. Working knowledge of virtualisation and containerisation (Docker,
Kubernetes). Working knowledge of DevOps (Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Testing,
Continuous Monitoring Infrastructure as Code, Config Management). Working knowledge of Agile Methodologies
(Feature-Driven Development, Test-Driven Development, Scrum, Extreme Programming). Extensive background in
coding. Extensive knowledge of software testing techniques and tools. Extensive knowledge of software team
leadership IT Quality Management e.g. ISO9001 and CMMI IT Security ICT Standards COTS (Commercial of
the Shelf) Products OSS (Open Source Software) Products IT Strategies and Architectures. Strong knowledge of
data integration tools Execution of Architecture methods and practices e.g. TOGAF and GWEA.
Technical competencies: Application Development, Application Maintenance and Support, Database
Administration.
Leadership competencies: Customer Experience, Collaboration, Communicating and Influencing, and Honesty,
Integrity, Fairness, Outcomes driven, Innovation, Planning and Organising, Creative Problem Solving, Bimodal IT
Practice, Managing People and Driving Performance, Decision-making, Responding to Change and Pressure, and
Strategic Thinking.