Job Purpose
Performs daily tasks that contribute to the design, development, implementation and support of applications. Ensures that developed code is optimized for performance. Supervises a team of developers, mentors them and ensures that they are productive.
Principal Accountabilities
General
- Should be able to work independently as well as in team. Must possess good analytical and problem solving skills.
- Should be able to effectively communicate (verbal or in written) with Customers, team members and Product vendors on the matters related to all functional or technical areas
- Documents and maintain Knowledge database to share experience and knowledge with team members in order to enhance efficiency and reduce single person dependence
- Coordinate work tasks with Customer, team members, and Product Vendors to perform the tasks assigned efficiently in Timely manner
- Analyses business needs and conceptualises solutions to meet and exceed customer expectations
- Should be Customer centric, achieve customer satisfaction and maintain proper perspective in all activities.
Operational
- Mentors a team of developers. Assigns and / or supervises the output from developers
- Applies data management design principles, systems and procedures at application level. Applies data security concepts for data protection at application level
- Contributes to the design and development of programs and applications by performing routine tasks under the guidance of supervisor
- Demonstrates basic knowledge and understanding of the design blueprint and principles behind a program/ application and the respective business need tackled by it
- Demonstrates a basic understanding of the enterprise architecture and how is it linked to the programs/ applications being developed
- Performs straightforward integration activities for new systems as per established guidelines and under the guidance of supervisor
- Demonstrates a basic awareness of guidelines, policies and standards that are applicable to the performance of own job
- Develops software programs as per technical specifications adhering to department's development standards, programming language or tools e.g. (Oracle, .Net, JAVA, ABAP, VB etc)
- Ensures first level of quality check and make sure that code is error free.
- Conforms and abides by Change Control Procedures for applying changes/new additions to the Database, Application and any Software components on Development, Pre-Production/UAT and Production Instances
- Ensures that source code is efficient, bug free and has no performance related issues and conforms to the look and feel of overall application
- Modifies Software according to the changes in the Data Dictionary when undertaking Application Upgrade projects
- Documents program deployment procedures for transferring the new/changed software from development to production
- Provides on-going support to the custom/packaged software for smooth operations of the business functions
- Peer tests to enhance quality of software developed by peers
- Completes tasks in a timely manner within the timeframe established as per the Project Plan
- Coordinates with team to develop good understanding of logic of the program to be developed
- Keeps himself/herself abreast with the technological changes coming with new releases
- Maintains high standards of software development as prescribed by coding standards and tests the software to deliver quality product
Education
- Degree: Minimum Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent
- Preferable professional certifications: Industry certification in enterprise applications (e.g. MCSD, RHCEAD, Oracle, Java, ABAP, etc)
Experience
- 2+ years of relevant experience working in programing or development of applications and programs.
- Preferable work experience in building critical business applications in technology areas like Oracle or .Net or Java or ABAP
