Senior Systems Developer at Britam

Job purpose

Work with other departments and business analysts within the Group to identify requirements and develop solutions (database design, workflows, user/data interfaces, integrations).

Design, development and 3rd line support of business Applications, ranging from user analysis, design and development to implementation and maintenance.

Responsibilities for the Senior Systems Developer Job

• Configure and/or customize business applications to meet business requirements using various database and software tools;
• Assist in presentations of system functionality to new users and departments. Drives systems adoption by business users;
• Enhance and create user and system documentation as needed;
• Work directly with the IT support personnel and teams to resolve issues identified and escalated during daily operations;
• Perform the necessary technical design and development functionality to ensure that business application systems can be effectively developed and implemented;
• Design and development of front-end tier(s), middle tier(s), and /or back-end database tier(s) for business applications;
• Capturing of business applications information needs and mapping of the same to the software and /or database components;
• Perform data modelling to analyse and specify data structures within an application system
• Developing database objects and structures for data storage, retrieval and reporting according to specifications;
• Implementing and testing database design and functionality and tuning for performance.
• Research and provide input on design approach, performance and base functionality improvements for various procedures and applications; and
• Generation of ideas to improve efficiency in software and application services offered to the business, and/or generate revenue for business.

Key Performance Measures

• All Systems project schedules are completed as per agreed timeframes, scope & budgets;
• All systems must pass both the Quality Assurance and User Acceptance tests (97% first time);
• Information accuracy at a minimum of 99.95%;
• 95% of all developed applications and reports should meet 95% of the user requirements specified in the user requirement document. Nil critical errors;
• 80+% of systems documentation are up-to-date and accurate;
• Minimum Base Line Standards defined by the security and audit team implemented and maintained in accordance with the set IT best practice;
• All audit reviews must pass 100% unqualified (based on agreed ITIL standards);
• 90% of all escalated support issues are resolved and closed within SLAs defined by IT Service desk;
• All tickets assigned are resolved within 24 hours;
• Isolate and document 100% of reoccurring incidents for root cause analysis;
• 98% of all incidents identified for root cause analysis are well documented and resolved permanently (98% non-reoccurrence); and
• Demonstration of continuously gathering knowledge and improvements arising from the regular review of the department’s reports.

Qualifications for the Senior Systems Developer Job

• Degree in Computer Science/ Engineering or related fiels.
• 4+ years of technical experience with Oracle Applications 11i.
• Broad knowledge of core technical areas of the business and accompanying functional modules of Oracle 11i e-Business Suite.
• Experience integrating Oracle Applications with various formats including flat-file (CSV), XML, and SOAP.
• Detailed technical knowledge of iProcurement and Oracle Purchasing.
• Hands-On experience with Oracle SQL, PL/SQL, SQL*Plus, Workflow, Shell scripting.
• Technical proficiency with Oracle SOA Suite
• Hands-On experience with Oracle extension using OA framework a plus.

Competencies:

Technical and functional competencies

• Experience with web servers and application servers e.g. Apache, IIS, Apache Tomcat, JBoss, WebSphere, WebLogic.
• Experience in data warehousing, business analytics, knowledge in Business Systems Modelling and data retrieval
• Have knowledge of Mobile infrastructure, Internet technologies, ecommerce and e-payment technologies
• Good understanding of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
• Unix user skills.
• Experience in processes and procedures management.
• Thorough understanding of relational database theory and practice
• Strong organisation, time management and prioritisation skills

Core competencies

• Ability to work with and enhance complex, highly integrated enterprise applications.
• Ability to develop technical solutions to business requirements in a complex applications environment
• Self-starter with “can-do” attitude a must in a fast-paced business and technical environment
• Ability to work with multiple levels of business and IT management
• Ability to work well independently and in a team environment
• Ability to learn and apply new trends and technology in IT
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Key Skills/Specialization

• Bachelor in Computer science or Engineering