Job Description: JAVA Technology professionals contributes to the development, delivery and maintenance of technology-based business solutions. They are responsible for managing the design, development, implementation and support of technologies to meet business specifications. They have solid technical, project planning skills, and the ability to identify and analyze potential design and implementation risks. Key responsibilities across levels include: Programmers: Among other key KPI's, programmers assist in the analysis, design, development and delivery of software applications to meet both functional and technical requirements. Senior Programmers - Analyst Programmers Contributing to the analysis, development, delivery and maintenance of technology-based business solutions. Designing, coding, creating test scripts (including testing and documenting tests), identifying and implementing configuration changes to software applications to meet both functional and technical requirements. Integrating technical and application components Assisting and participating in the design and implementation of technical infrastructure frameworks Maintaining, tuning and repairing applications; performing preventive maintenance activities; providing user support Assisting in defining the characteristics, capabilities, inputs, outputs, and results necessary to describe the required functionality of the selected technolog(ies) Contributing to planning and analyzing high-level software strategies and solutions Systems Analysts - Senior Systems Analysts Planning, analyzing and defining high-level software strategies and solutions through business, functional and technical expertise Assisting in researching potential vendors of software applications Supervising the maintenance, repair and tuning of applications; directing user support activities; managing preventive maintenance activities Recommending efforts in defining characteristics, capabilities, inputs, outputs, and results necessary to describe the required functionality of the selected technolog(ies) Assisting in utilizing efficient and effective processes and standards in order to continuously improve quality Assisting in determining resource status and needs, and assisting in deploying resources Assisting in planning, estimating, managing and/or delivering a project Managing the process of identifying, analyzing, mitigating and responding to project, financial, operational, security, and legal threats

Qualifications and competencies

Minimum qualifications required: Matric /Grade 12 Possession of a tertiary qualification ( technical in focus ) is an advantage Experience in JAVA, J2EE, J2ME, J2SE, JAVA Swing, Weblogic, Websphere Minimum 2 - 10 years relevant work experience required Ability to travel when required Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment Desire to work in an information systems environment Ability to work in a team- oriented environment Good oral and written communication skills Flexibility Good time management skills Basic project management skills

Specialisation areas:

J2EE professionals- develop applications using Java technology, a bundle of related technologies from Sun Microsystems that allow for developing and running operating system-independent programs written in Java programming language. Develop applications using J2EE (Java Platform, Enterprise Edition). J2ME professionals develop applications for resource-constrained devices such as PDAs, cell phones and other consumer devices using J2ME (Java Platform, Micro Edition), a collection of application programming interfaces. J2SE professionals develop applications using J2SE (Java Platform, Standard Edition). Java Swing professionals customise an application's look and feel by using Swing, a Java toolkit that includes graphical user interface (GUI) widgets such as text boxes, split panes and tables. Professionals in the Portal/Content Management specialty focus on capturing, managing, accessing, and distributing content to applications (or as part of a technical infrastructure). Their work includes design and implementation of portals as a single point of presence for content access (in the context of Weblogic/ Websphere). These professionals should have Digital Asset Management, Document Management, Portal Design and Delivery, Web Content Management skills Click here to apply.