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Job Title:
Senior Java Developer
Reports to: Practice Head: Java Solutions
ROLE OVERVIEWRolverview
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
Java systems development experience using core Java Enterprise edition
5+ years’ java development experience
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
Unit testing and mocking frameworksAbility to conceptualise and simplify complex problems
COMPETENCIES
competencies
Passionate about technology and development.
Results oriented with the ability to work under pressure and juggle multiple concurrent projects with changing priorities and deadlines
Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
Able to deal with complexity and migrate between detailed and high level requirements.
Self-starter who takes ownership, is accountable, and is able to work with minimal supervision.
Communication Skills (written & verbal)
Listening Skills
Planning, organising and execution skills
Work under pressure
Innovative
ATTITUDES
ATTITUDES
Passion for people
Enthusiastic and committed
Work in a team environment
Ability to work under pressure
Delivery focused
Work to achieve tight deadlines
Professionalism (conduct and appearance)
Motivated
Show initiative
Awareness of the environment
RESPONSIBILITIES
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
TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL NEED:
Hands-on experience with Spring Cloud
Good understanding of microservices, event-based architectures
Hands-on experience with Netflix OSS (Eureka, Ribbon, Hystrix, Feign)
Hands-on experience with Batch processing using Spring batch
Strong experience working with various JEE based Application Servers (Weblogic, Websphere, JBoss etc.)
Good understanding of web security (OAuth2, JWT, OpenID)
Good understanding of AWS cloud ecosystem (Cloud Practitioner Certified)
Hands-on experience with Spring security
Hands-on experience with UI frameworks like Angular or React
Hands-on experience with NoSQL DBs (MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Hazelcast etc)
