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Software Developer

IT – Software Development
Cape Town – Western Cape

ENVIRONMENT:
A Health ICT solutions Company based in Cape Town is looking for a Software Developer (Cache) who will be required to work on the Hospital, Lab, eMCI, Billing and Ensemble information systems currently implemented nationally. You will need a degree or diploma specializing in Information Systems/Computer Science, advanced Intersystem Caché and IRIS database knowledge, and 3+ years of .NET development experience using C#, Angular, JavaScript, Web Services (WebAPI) and SQL.  Periodic travelling (nationally) is required approximately one week every 6 months.   
 
DUTIES:
New Systems, Modules, Features.
  • Development and maintenance of new and existing functionality for the various systems.
  • Gathering and interpreting of specification requirements from users, suppliers, and technical manuals.
  • Develop and maintain interfaces to third party systems.
  • Document feature requirements according to existing standards.
  • Adherence to escalation procedures for all potential showstoppers and bottlenecks.
Support and Maintenance
  • All support and maintenance calls to be addressed within existing standards and SLA agreements.
  • Support of the existing applications, including legacy systems will be a mandatory requirement.
  • Focused on strong customer service is a key requirement.
General
  • Ability to travel nationally when required.
  • The employee will be expected to be on periodic remote standby, in the event of major system upgrades, go-lives and software deployments.
  • The employee will be expected to have his/her own mode of transport. Based on approved timesheets and expenditure claims, the company will reimburse the employee where appropriate, and the conditions warrant such claims.
  • Daily interaction with customers (end-users and managers).
  • Daily interaction with direct manager.
  • Daily interaction with peers (developers and system consultants).
Key Measures
  • Mature and pro-active quality software development approach leading to zero/minimal bugs encountered in testing and live environments.
  • Personal time management and estimation techniques leading to project success (achievement of deliverables within scope and timelines).
  • Client feedback and peer reviews.
  • Support call performance within SLA parameters
  • Establish professional working relationships with national support staff, international role players and customer support staff.
 
REQUIREMENTS:
  • Exposure to Project Lifecycle best practices and Agile development.
  • A degree or diploma specializing in Information Systems/Computer Science.
  • Advanced Intersystems Caché and IRIS database knowledge.
  • A mature approach to building software solutions.
  • 3+ years of .NET development experience using C#, Angular, JavaScript, Web Services (WebAPI) and SQL.
  • Agile & Test-Driven Development experience.
  • Git Source Control.
  • Must be able to share acquired knowledge.
    • Must be able to interpret and draw up technical specifications.
    • Must be able draw up sub project plans with development timelines.
    • Ability to adapt to a variety of technologies, including old and new.
 
ATTRIBUTES:
  • Attention to detail and a keen contributor to problem solving.
  • A keen contributor to existing standards.
  • Ability to handle and release project stress, in a positive way.
  • Ability to grasp health information technologies very quickly.
  • The ideal candidate should have excellent verbal and written communication skills, time management skills and good interpersonal skills.