Our client requires the services of a Senior Java Developer / Senior AWS Cloud Specialist

POSITION: Contract until March 2022 (possible renewal-not guaranteed)

COMMENCEMENT: As soon as possible.

THE ROLE:

• Develop and operate production ready business applications
• Liaise with customer, team members and external vendors
• Deploy applications in AWS (via Jenkins and with scripting and automation)
• Monitoring and operation of applications within AWS Cloudwatch
• Applying cloud-security patterns and concepts to the solutions and deployments
• Experience with testing tools like Karma, Jasmine, Postman, Newman, Cypress, Selenium, Junit, Robot, Jest
• Experience with Jira and Confluence
• Experience with Jenkins, SonarQube and Nexus
• Managing projects / processes
• Ability to develop within a specific sought-after programming language
• Strong working knowledge with software development tools, techniques and approaches used to build application solutions
• Working knowledge with software development tools, techniques and approaches used to build application solutions
• Cloud computing technologies, Business drivers and emerging computing trends

REQUIREMENTS:

• At least 8-10 years Cloud architecture and reporting technology experience
• Extensive experience in implementing and monitoring solutions
• Experience in testing (manual or automated testing)
• Web and digital project experience advantageous
• Agile working experience advantageous
• Relevant IT / Business Degree
• Experience with Design / Architecture Patterns
• Experience in AGILE or SCRUM.
• Experience CI/CD Tools like Jenkins, SonarQube, Nexus, Artifactory
• Experience with Docker / Kubernetes
• Experience with Databases both Sql and NoSql
• Open to SA ID Holders / Permanent Residents
• Willing and able to travel internationally

Technical / Functional Skills

• Comfortable with both front-end and back-end development

• Understanding of integration between different technologies
• Coordination between development and support environments
• Assisting with the business case
• Planning and monitoring
• Eliciting requirements
• Requirements organisation
• Translating and simplifying requirements
• Requirements management and communication
• Requirements analysis
• Document requirements in appropriate format depending on methodology followed
• Assist with identification and management of risks

REQUIRED SKILLS

Technical knowledge - Required:

• Sound knowledge in Java
• Familiarity with Microservices Architecture, Cloud Architecture, Cloud-native and Container Architecture

At least 8 years' worth of experience using front-end and back-end technologies such as:

• JavaScript
• Node.js
• Java

Experience with cloud technologies (Amazon AWS is strongly preferred):

• Automated deployment and configuration of components and systems
• IaaS knowledge, e.g. deployment and maintenance of Linux VMs
• Virtual networks, including communication with on-premise networks
• Authentication, authorization concepts (OAuth2, OpenID Connect)
• Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery (design, configuration and operation)
• Infrastructure as Code (Cloud formation templates, Terraform), Configuration Management (e.g. Ansible)
• Monitoring and log analytics
• AWS Lambda, Cloudwatch, DynamoDB, SQS

Experience with:

• Web Services Design & Deployment
• REST
• GIT

Technical knowledge - Advantage:

• AWS

• Lambda
• Api Gateway
• DynamoDB
• CloudWatch
• SQS

Qualifications advantage:

• AWS Certified: Developer Associate
• AWS Certified: Solution Architect Associate

• AWS Certified: DevOps Engineer

Soft Skills

• Problem solving capabilities
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to work interdependently as well as independently and to submit deliverables on time and with excellent quality
• Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills with the ability to communicate effectively (both verbally and in writing) with both technical and non-technical colleagues / users
• Strong ability to understand and interpret business needs and requirements with an aptitude to move concepts through to proposal and successful implementation
• Strong presentation skills
• Above-board work ethics
• Flexibility to take up different tasks in the project
• Ability and willingness to coach and give training to fellow colleagues and users when required