Mid SQL Software Developer

Remuneration:	Basic salary
Location:	Cape Town
Type:	Permanent
Reference:	#1709401
Company:	Datafin Recruitment

A fast-paced software solutions company based in Somerset West wants you as their next mid SQL software developer to join their team. You will be expected to prep test environments, do quality assurance reviews and maintain and make any required improvements to the existing system. The ideal candidate must have a relevant three-year IT qualification, between three to five years' experience working with SQL and T-SQL and excellent troubleshooting skills. If you have a positive can-do attitude then apply now!

Duties:

• Ensure that relevant knowledge of the system exists.
• Bug fixing at client and/or company premises.
• Handle any support requirements on the system (directly or indirectly).
• Take responsibility for any additional developments/sub-projects of the existing system.
• Prioritise any design and development tasks according to company standards as determined by the directors.
• Complete the required task in the given time budget -from design, testing to implementation for new products, new features adn any enhancements
• On-going documentation on specifications and integration thereof.
• Design, development and internal testing of new products according to the company's prescribed standards.
• Prepare test environment i.e. data base, application, all test documentation and execute testing.
• On-going defect logging, defect reporting and defect maintenance.
• Quality assurance review of functional specifications.
• Identify acceptance and test requirements from customer and system needs.
• Verify that all requirements have been correctly and fully implemented to the agreed specification. If not, report failure.
• Verify that all functional requirements continue to function through any change. If not accepted, report failure.
• Design test plans, procedures and specifications.
• Final product process: accepted. Sign off testing.
• Not accepted. Return to development phase.
• Quality of final product that is released to clients.
• Take responsibility for at least six months for on-going relationship building with client to ensure quality control and user acceptance.
• Train the Trainer to enable the trainer to train according to initial user requirements.
• Report to managing director: new developments enhancements, risk and issues
• Customisation of products to be done in terms of company procedures.

General

• Daily completion of timesheets.
• Performance related tasks as required by the board of directors.
• Take responsibility for the on-going reporting of any irregularities to the board of directors.
• Take responsibility to immediately report any jobs that fall out of the employee's frame of expertise.
• When visiting a client, install confidence in client that high levels of service will be conducted at all times.
• As determined by company standards as well as the client's feedback, the employee will be regarded as successful in terms of quality of work delivered and turnaround time of required job completed.

Requirements:

Qualifications/experience -

• Appropriate three-year IT qualification.
• Three to five years' experience in an IT environment.

Skills -

• Microsoft SQL database technology and T-SQL programming.
• Intensive troubleshooting knowledge.
• Desktop support.
• Network and hardware infrastructure.
• Windows-based server management.
• Knowledge of computer maintenance.
• Drivers licence: code eight.

Posted on 02 Apr 18:28