Programmer Analyst - Application Development

Summary

Translate user requirements and deliver software solutions using proven methodologies and documented standards to ensure consistent and predictable system operations that provide interoperability with other systems, utilizing existing architecture and standards, to achieve high reliability requirements and ensuring that the desired specifications are met within the stated timeframes.

Responsibilities

• • Evaluate and undertake impact analysis on major technical options and take a leading role in proposing technical solutions within area of expertise.
• • Take responsibility for investigative work to seek effective business solutions for assigned projects.
• • Utilize business experience and skills to assess and advise on the practicability of alternatives.
• • Take responsibility, as needed, for the detailed specification and modelling of recommended solutions.
• • Plan, arrange, and control meetings, workshops, and relations with clients/ user teams during system investigations and throughout subsequent development work.
• • Take technical responsibility for most stages of the life cycle for software development of all types of systems.
• • Prescribe standards for the terms and symbols used in program documentation.
• • Assist in setting guidelines for the preparation of policies and procedures manuals.
• • Coordinate the preparation of detailed documentation on the operation of programs for users and computer operators.
• • Take responsibility of the preparation for implementation, to ensure that it is non-disruptive, and that there is adequate knowledge transfer to the operations group for post-implementation support.
• • Recommend program changes to increase operating efficiency or to adapt to new systems requirements.
• • Modify application software to include corrective maintenance.
• • Implement version control and release management procedures, as per change management policy.
• • Apply automated and manual tools including ‘black box’ and ‘white box’ testing, to test and evaluate systems and networks under development.
• • Develop procedures and support needed to ensure smooth transition with amended or new software.
• • Take responsibility for the definition, documentation, and execution of one or more small-scale projects, providing effective leadership to team members where applicable.
• • Communicate with core software vendors, to develop system designs into specific functionality requirements.
• • Work with the Quality Control Officer, and business owners to ensure that the defined business requirements are effectively satisfied in the solution.
• • Perform other job-related duties assigned from time to time.

Required Skills

• • Ability to design and develop moderately complex programs and program modifications.
• • Experience in application systems integration of average complexity.
• • Strong analytical/ critical thinking skills.
• • Results oriented.
• • Knowledge of computer software packages such as word processing and spreadsheet applications.

Qualifications

• • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent qualification from a recognised tertiary institution.
• • A minimum of two (2) years' working experience in Information Technology related disciplines.
• • Working knowledge of programming languages, such as COBOL, TSO, JCSL, CICS, C#, SQL, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, DB2 and MSSQL.
• • Familiarity with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies.

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