UFS Senior SQL and .Net Core Developer Vacancies 2022 University of the Free State Jobs in Bloemfontein

Description
KINDLY TAKE NOTE: Applications may only be submitted online through the official UFS vacancy website: https://ufs.hua.hrsmart.com/ – Applications submitted through any other platform will not be considered.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Technical development and implementation of databases.
• Consolidates and optimises available data warehouse infrastructure.
• Designs and implements ETL procedures for intake of data from both internal and outside sources; as well as ensure data is verified and quality is checked.
• Designs and implements ETL processes and data architecture to ensure proper functioning of analytics lad, as well as client’s or third-party’s reporting environments and dashboard.
• Carry out monitoring, tuning, and database performance analysis.
• Performs the design and extension of data marts, Meta data, and data models.
• Ensures that all the data warehouse architecture codes are maintained in a version control system.
• Designs and implements warehouse database structures.
• Creates the databases and database objects such as the tables, tablespaces, synonyms, views, triggers, stored procedures, defaults, domains, and indexes.
• Analyses, reviews, and writes applications and programs, based on customer needs and requirements.
• Conducts analysis of customer needs and developing solutions to software challenges.
• Assists with querying and extracting data from large databases.
• Produces data reports from complex data sets.
• Maintains confidentiality of work-related information and materials.
• Design and develop reports and analytics capability.
• Liaises with the data quality manager to identify and resolve data issues through configuration of data cleansing and de-duplication software.
• Manages the database aspects of the reporting and analytics platform(s) to ensure that reporting jobs are successfully run and analytics data aligns to timeliness / completeness requirements.
• Liaises with database administrators to ensure that the data warehouse is tuned for optimal performance.
• Liaises with business analysts and project managers to develop and refine reporting and analytics requirements.
• Ensures that all technology solutions are properly architected and specified.
• Evaluate code to ensure the validity and operability.
• Ensure coding structures to predefined architecture.
• Build and maintain reusable code libraries.
• Code development in pre-defined coding languages that aligns to UFS development needs.
• Optimisation of applications in terms of speed, scalability, and operability.
• The incumbent will be expected to work overtime as and when required.
• Responsible to transform design and user interface mock-ups into functional web applications and systems powered by CMS.
• Ensures that HTML / CSS is cross-browser and standards compliant and meets accessibility requirements.
• Integrates web applications and custom systems with existing applications on campus or third- party / open-source platforms.
• Resolve and or escalate issues in a timely fashion.
• Integrates data from various back-end services and databases.
• Determine technical requirements.
• Evaluate codes to ensure that it is valid, properly structured, meets industry standards and is compatible with browsers, devices, or operating systems.
• Ensure that all user input is validated before submitting to back-end.
• Manages timelines.
• Informs the supervisor of risks to projects.
• Code testing for sign-off.

Inherent Job Requirements:

• A B.Sc. degree in Information Technology or a B.Tech. degree in Information Technology or a B.Com. degree in Information Technology on NQF level seven (7) or a 3-year National Diploma in Information Technology on NQF level six (6) or any 3-year related B. degree with working experience.
• A minimum of three (3) years’ relevant experience of code development, data design, modelling and application/implementation.

Recommendations:

• A relevant honours degree on NQF level 8 in Education.
• Knowledge of UFS administrative and financial systems.
• A thorough understanding of PeopleSoft system.
• Knowledge of the processes and procedures of the Faculty of Education and University.
• Knowledge of the Faculty of Education rules and curricula.