About The Role

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Job Title: Intermediate Developer

Reports to: Practice Head: Java Solutions

ROLE OVERVIEW Rolverview

DVT requires the long-term services for an Innovative Intermediate Java Developer with experience in building high performing, scalable, enterprise-grade applications.

You will be part of a talented technology driven 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.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Full understanding and implementation of the SDLC and design patterns
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
Unit testing, integration and functional testing
Using version control systems – Git, SVN, TFS
Understanding of Solution Architecture
Scrum Master role understanding
Solutions design and implementation
Improving the design of existing code
Keep up to date with technology
Ability to Multitask
System design and analysis
Ability to conceptualise and simplify complex problems
Ability to read and write specifications
Good communications skills

COMPETENCIES

competencies

Strong written and oral communication skills
Creative eye for details
Positive attitude
Able to multitask effectively
Display excellent time management, task planning and prioritisation skills
Able to adapt quickly to changing client requirements
Able to work effectively with minimal supervision
Java systems development experience using core Java Enterprise edition
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

ATTITUDES

Passion for people
Work in a team environment
Delivery focused
Professionalism (conduct and appearance)
Show initiative
Awareness of the environment
Motivated
Work to achieve tight deadlines
Ability to work under pressure
Enthusiastic and committed
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
Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders

QUALIFICATIONS

alQualificationsifications

Preference: BSc/ BSc Hons/ MSc degree in Computer science, Software engineering or a related field of study
Matric, A or O levels
4 - 5 years’ experience in java software development
Preferably in a banking, insurance or telecoms industry
Experience in SDLC methodologies such AGILE (SCRUM)

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL NEED

Hands-on experience with Spring Core Framework
Hands-on experience building RESTFul API using JAX-RS implementations
Hands-on experience in using JSON, YAML and Swagger
Strong understanding and experience using Containerization (Docker)
Working understanding of UI frameworks like Angular or React Good
understanding of NoSQL DBs (MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Hazelcast etc) and Caching
Hands-on experience in Static Code Analysis (SonarQube, JaCoCo)
Hands-on experience in implementing Test Driven Development (TDD) using JUnit and Mockito
Hands-on experience building SOAP API using JAX-WS implementations
Hands-on experience in defining and building OpenAPI (v3 and above) API contracts
Hands-on experience with Spring Boot and maven spring starter dependencies