Java Developer

My client based in Cape Town (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for a Junior - Intermediate Java Developer to join them on a permanent basis

IT / Finance

Responsibilities

Analysis of change requests received
Provide recommendations and cost / man-day estimates for implementing changes
Design prototypes for change requests
Maintain existing programmes according to change requests
Produce appropriate software programs that satisfy the specifications
Test own programs / artefacts to ensure correctness
Test Interfaces to other systems
Debugging of programs
Provide test information to Testers
Implement changes into the Production environment
Document changes implemented and programs
Updates of data model documentation
Problem solving, root cause analysis and user assistance (functional)
Technical support / assistance to others on own programs / systems
Provision of user guides / training material
Provide hands-on training for own system
Provide standby / support (if and when applicable)
Correct errors / bugs in production

Experience

Minimum of 3 years' experience within application development in Java
Minimum 2 years working experience in J2EE
Practical experience with Java Server Pages, Servlets, Stateless Session Beans, JDBC, Java Messaging Service
An understanding of Object-Orientation
UML experience
Experience with Web Service will be an advantage
Experience in API
Experience with the following tools will be an advantage
IBM Websphere, IBM MQ Series, DB2, Eclipse or Websphere Application
Experience with RCP development will be an advantage.
Financial Services knowledge (recommended)
Java (OpenJDK) 1.8
SQL Server 2017
Wildfly, Quarkus, Thorntail (Jjava Microservice Framework)
Apache, Angular, JSF, Redhat Linux, Kubernetes
Docker, GIT, BitBucket, Bamboo, XL Deploy
Maven, Java IDE