Senior Java Developer (3rd Party Contractor)

RONT-END ENGINEERING LEAD

Job Title

Senior Java Developer

Reports to: Practice Head: Java Solutions

ROLE OVERVIEW Rolverview

DVT requires the long-term services for an Innovative Senior 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

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

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• Java systems development experience using core Java Enterprise edition
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• 5+ years’ java development experience
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• Knowledge of OO design principles and enterprise design patterns.
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• Profound insight of Java and JEE internals (Classloading, Memory Management, Transaction management, etc)
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• Agile environment
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• Experience in developing web applications using at least one popular web framework (JSF/Primefaces, AngularJS, Wicket, GWT, Spring MVC)
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• Experience with XML/XSD/JAXB and Web Services (Soap & Rest).
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Experience in the Spring Framework, EJB3

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• Javascript, CSS and HTML etc.
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• Excellent knowledge of ORM technologies (JPA, Hibernate)
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• Solid working knowledge of Relational Databases, SQL and Data Model
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Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD)

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• Agile/Scrum background experience would be a value add
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• Unit testing and mocking frameworksAbility to conceptualise and simplify complex problems

COMPETENCIES

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• Passionate about technology and development.
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• Results oriented with the ability to work under pressure and juggle multiple concurrent projects with changing priorities and deadlines
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• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
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• Able to deal with complexity and migrate between detailed and high level requirements.
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• Self-starter who takes ownership, is accountable, and is able to work with minimal supervision.
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• Communication Skills (written & verbal)
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Listening Skills

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• Planning, organising and execution skills
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• Work under pressure
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Innovative

ATTITUDES

ATTITUDES

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• Passion for people
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• Enthusiastic and committed
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• Work in a team environment
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• Ability to work under pressure
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• Delivery focused
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• Work to achieve tight deadlines
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• Professionalism (conduct and appearance)
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Motivated

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• Show initiative
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• Awareness of the environment

RESPONSIBILITIES

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• Develop Java application software
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• Assist with the production of technical specifications and designs
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• Design and develop high-volume, low-latency applications for mission-critical systems, delivering high-availability and performance
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• Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle
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• Write well designed, testable, efficient code
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• Ensure designs are in compliance with specifications
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• Prepare and produce releases of software components
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• Support continuous improvement by investigating alternatives and technologies and presenting these for architectural review
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• Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders

QUALIFICATIONS

• alQualificationsifications
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• Preference: BSc/ BSc Hons/ MSc degree in Computer science, Software engineering or a related field of study
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• Matric, A or O levels

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL NEED

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• Hands-on experience with Spring Cloud
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• Good understanding of microservices, event-based architectures
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• Hands-on experience with Netflix OSS (Eureka, Ribbon, Hystrix, Feign)
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• Hands-on experience with Batch processing using Spring batch
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• Strong experience working with various JEE based Application Servers (Weblogic, Websphere, JBoss etc.)
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• Good understanding of web security (OAuth2, JWT, OpenID)
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• Good understanding of AWS cloud ecosystem (Cloud Practitioner Certified)
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• Hands-on experience with Spring security
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• Hands-on experience with UI frameworks like Angular or React
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• Hands-on experience with NoSQL DBs (MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Hazelcast etc)