Java Developer

The role will involve interaction with the business and other IT teams.

The main responsibilities will be development of software interfaces between the various front and back office applications and development of custom extensions within the applications.
From time to time, development and or extension of analytics, validation, and testing tools will be required.

Requirements

  • The creation and maintenance of strong relationships with the business and IT teams.
  • Becoming familiar with the requirements and procedures of the business.
  • Assisting with Systems, Integration and User Acceptance Testing.
    It would be advantages to have a good background in Banking applications or Risk applications with a strong emphasis on back-office.
  • Should be pro-active with an enthusiastic and helpful nature.
  • Strong can-do attitude towards issue resolution.
  • Team player with willingness to train, coach and mentor other junior team members over time.
  • Works well under pressure.
  • Must be prepared to take ownership of tasks and follow through to completion.
  • Needs to be a creative thinker and problem solver.
  • Must be prepared to adhere to company processes and procedures including change control, etc.
  • Must have used and applied the Systems Development Life Cycle as part of the development approach / methodology.
  • Must have solid Software Configuration management experience – such as Version Control, Change Control, etc.

Experience

  • Must have used and applied the Systems Development Life Cycle as part of the development approach / methodology.
  • Must have solid Software Configuration management experience – such as Version Control, Change Control, etc.
  • Experience in Integration and Middleware
  • Experience in Database design.

Strong experience in :

  • J2EE
  • JMS
  • Websphere MQ v5.3 or 6
  • XML
  • XSLT
  • Web Services
  • EJB 3
  • JDBC
  • SQL
  • Tomcat
  • Oracle PL SQL
  • My SQL

Qualification
Appropriate IT qualification – Technical diploma or degree
B.Com with a Banking Focus will be an advantage.

Personality
Good interpersonal skills including strong verbal, oral and written communication
Lateral and conceptual thinker
Effective planner
Attention to detail
Good telephone manner
Ability to cope under pressure
Must be proactive
Ability to priorities multiple tasks and deadlines
Ambitious, delivery focused and deadline driven
Team Player who is able to work alone when required
Ability to work well with different personalities
Sound analytical and technical skills
Delivery focused individual who takes ownership of tasks assigned
Flexible

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