Junior Software Developer

Introduction

Through our client-facing brands Momentum Group, with Multiply (wellness and rewards programme), and our other specialist brands, including Guardrisk and Eris Property Group, the group enables business and people from all walks of life to achieve their financial goals and life aspirations. We help people grow their savings, protect what matters to them and invest for the future. We help companies and organisations care for and reward their employees and members.

Disclaimer

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Role Purpose

Develop, test, deploy, maintain and support a portfolio of new and existing software applications and services, from highlevel business requirements and designs, through the Software Development Life Cycle.

Requirements Qualification

• Matric / Grade 12 (Essential)
• Related IT Qualification (Essential)

Experience

• 3 - 5 years experience in Software Development.
• Knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
• Knowledge of relevant programming languages
• Knowledge of software testing
• Knowledge of writing test cases

Duties & Responsibilities

INTERNAL PROCESS

• Collaborate with the Scrum Master/Project Manager to deliver quality, effective software, in line with the agreed development process and business needs.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements, conduct analysis and prioritise requests.
• Conduct research and evaluate potential technical solutions to identified business problems.
• Partner with Business and/or System Analysts to translate business requirements into workable solutions and document solutions into technical specifications.
• Design and code new software functionality using code that is readable, maintainable and reusable.
• Conduct Unit Testing of own code, and System Integration Testing (SIT) of each solution and resolve all issues/queries timeously.
• Collaborate with the testing team to cocreate test cases to ensure that features within each application are working as expected.
• Contribute to user acceptance testing (UAT) and training material to ensure that functionality is working correctly.
• Deliver coding into the applicable production environment once testing has been completed.
• Provide stakeholders with regular feedback on the technical design and timelines for solution ensuring that business needs are met.
• Maintain existing programmes according to change requests approved by business as and when needed.
• Diagnose root causes of system issues through problemsolving and recommend potential solutions.
• Monitor performance of solutions and make recommendations to improve the performance and functionality of the solution.
• Log issues found in existing systems as internal change controls and ensure successful resolution of issues.

Competencies

• Communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Planning and organising skills
• Analytical skills