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Junior COBOL Developer

Job Ref
278395
Job Type
Permanent
Employer Type
Recruitment Agency
Date Added 8 May 2018
Expiry Date 5 Jun 2018
* There have been 7 applications to this job.
* This job has been viewed 3045 times.
Employer:
BCX 1

Location:
Free State

Salary:
Market related

Benefits:


Role details:
Purpose
The main objective of the Developer is produce and support the most appropriate Software solutions that satisfy client needs using COBOL & other methodologies. The Developer must ensure that the solutions are tested & delivered to Customers on-time, within budget, and right first time, ensuring complete Customer Satisfaction. The Developer must also maintain & include documentation for all development done & is given to the QA department. The Developer will report in the Senior COBOL Developer
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Location
• Bloemfonfein

Educational Qualification
• Grade 12 or equivalent

Requirements

? Good knowledge of COBOL programming language, standards and syntax
? Good understanding of programming concepts and design methodology within the UCS TS framework
? Good understanding of the software development cycle
? Good understanding of Testing Techniques
? Excellent understanding of change control system
? Good understanding of the client’s business processes
? Good Financial/Retail knowledge
? Knowledge of the operating system/s
? Basic understanding of hardware
? Comprehensive understanding of application framework
Personal Attributes required
? Passionate about quality
? Innovative and creative
? Proactive
? Logical and objective thinker
? Systematic and methodical
? Takes pride in work
? Good interpersonal skills
? Communication skills
? Energetic, dynamic and enthusiastic
? Supportive team player
? Achievement driven
? Self starter and self motivator
? Not a ‘clock watcher’
? Stress tolerance
? Attention to detail
? Empathetic
? Maintain staff discipline and good staff morale
? Keen to learn, and to share knowledge and experiences
? Respond well to authority and exercise authority
? Motivational ability
? Mentoring/coaching ability

Key Performance Areas

Designs, Develops & maintain Software for Clients
? Creates technical designs & provides estimates according to best price for
development requests
? Develop software according to business requirement specification/functional
specifications & technical specifications
? Delivered on time & within required deadlines
? Comprehensive Unit Testing before allocation to QA
? Bug-free
Document development & changes
? Scheduling of testing for the Test team, ensuring that deliverables are made to
customer, on-time and within budget
? Produces, monitors and provides feedback on a monthly test schedule for the testing
team, with assistance from the Development manager in order to meet the clients
priorities and agreed timeframes for all software changes
? Authorises the on-going release of the software to the client UAT environment in
conjunction with the Development manager and the client to ensure that there is a
stable client UAT environment 10
Supports software for Staff & Clients (3rd Line)
? Creates efficient code & functions
? Assist high level support staff when needed
? Up to date – no incidents older than 2 days
? Logs are resolved speedily & according to the client SLA
? Accurate Root Cause analysis is performed timeously on all bugs
Mentors & assists other programmers
? Mentors & Coaches readily
? Gives good input
? Help on hers grow
? Shares knowledge by keeping an updated knowledge repository
Maintains UCSTS Administration requirements
? Accurate and up-to-date time keeping records
? Accurate & up-to-date stats’s on development & incidents
? Accurate & up-to-date leave information
Grows on Knowledge & Skills
? Up-to-date accurate Knowledge & Skills maps
? Demonstrates the will to learn
? Constantly implements what has been learned
? Continued growth in Job
Tasks that needs to be performed in this job
? Obtains a clear understanding of the spec in conjunction with the Developers &
Service Delivery Managers
? Develops & agrees on the test plan
? Writes/Changes the software according to spec within the required time frame
? Inserts comments which are relevant & understandable in order to document
changes in the software
? Assist in the compiling of user documentation
? Proves procedural documentation as & when required
? Unit test the changes before handing over to QA
? Assists QA with queries/testing requirements
? Provides helpdesk incident support when assigned
? Identifies & report trends when appropriate
? Investigates reasons for critical problems
? Assists 2nd line support & other developers in training on incident issues when
necessary
? Constant monitoring & update of production environment
? Provides support service when required
? Investigates reasons for critical problems
? Assists with the growth & increased understanding of QA staff
? Provides input, assistance & guidance to other programmers when required
? Share work-related knowledge & experience
? Assists with support queries efficiently and within agreed timeframes
? Troubleshooting of problems or solution implementation
? Perform bug resolution process with speed and efficiency
? Gives input to management on testing techniques and test strategy
? A key driver in the implementation of the agreed testing standards within the entire
team
? Assists the Development manager in the achievement of Divisional Testing strategy
within the team



 
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