Job purpose
• Design the specification and develop applications from the Intergrated Solution Design, Small Work Request Functional Specifications or RTB Incident to meet defined Business needs
CPS & Issuing production support & other:
• Resolution of issues relating to batch and online processing
• Assist business with CPS and Issuing related queries
• Keep up with new releases, new requirements and specifications and make sure the bank is aligned to this
• Have a good understanding of the Issuing process

Technical Experience
• 5+ years COBOL programming experience
• 2+ Years CICS would be an advantage
• SAP Interface knowledge
• VSAM experience required
• DB2 knowledge and exposure would be an advantage
• JCL
• TSO
• Easytrieve

Accountability
A Developer is accountable for:
• Component Level design
• Technical Systems Specifications
• Data Design
• Component Test Cases
• Unit Test Case Design
• Coding of the component design
• Fully testing the component design / coding – before and after the application development

Additional accountabilities – CPS & Issuing production support & other:
• Resolution of issues relating to batch and online processing
• Have a good understanding of Card SystemsKey responsibilities

Plan & Organise
• Analyse and design solutions for new development and enhancements.
• Build solutions and amend as per program specification and agreed standards.
• Prepare Unit Test Cases
• Conduct Unit testing and fix the detected errors.
• Assist and support CIT and SIT testing, fix detected errors.
• Develop Technical Support documentation with agreed standards
• Take part in reviews of own work
• Document work done as per the standards followed in the bank

Acquire and Implement
• Construct, interpret and execute system and program test plans to verify correct operation of completed systems
• Document all work using required standards, methods and tools.
• Translate logical designs into component designs, taking into account the integrated solution design, performance requirements and existing systems.
• Update and provide input to risk analysis and development plans to take account of design decisions.
• Ensure alignment to Release methodology and procedures.

Deliver & Support.
• Working alone or with colleagues on simple or medium complexity systems, produce outline systems specifications from Integrated Solution Design or Functional Specifications covering for examples, scope, constraints (such as performance , resources etc.). Hardware, network and software environments, main system functions and information flows, data load and implementation strategies, phasing of development, requirements not met and alternatives consider.
• Build (code) user / system interfaces, including menus, screen dialogues, in outs, reports, validation and error correction procedures, access, security and audit controls, recovery routines and contingency procedures.
• Working with data analysis colleagues where appropriate, produce or update system object/data models and correlate these with corporate models.
• Working with appropriate database design or database administration colleagues where appropriate, to translate object and data models into appropriate DB schemas within design constraint.
• Assist less experienced colleagues with difficult coding problems.
• Conduct reviews of supplied specifications as appropriate
• Provide guidance and assistance to colleagues in any aspect of program component design, creation, testing and documentation.

Monitor and Evaluate.
• Adhere to organisational standards and procedures
• Adhere to project timelines and defect SLA

Developer 2 additional responsibilities
• Coaching of junior staff
• QA work of junior staff
• Identify ongoing efficiencies and cost saving initiatives
• Ensure that all component design takes full account of specified requirements and constraints

Developer 3 additional responsibilities
• Advise development staff on the evaluation and impact analysis of major design options
• Advice, maintain and implement the organisations system development standards, methods and procedures.
• Assist in the assessment and selection of suitable software packages to meet all or parts of specified requirements.
• Take a leading Technical Role in development projects.

Qualifications / Knowledge

• BCom Information Systems
• BSc Computer Science or Information Systems
• Diploma in Information Systems
• Van Zyl & Prichard / LUSO/ ITUC Programming qualification
• Bank recognised computer programming course