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Where are they based?
Claremont
What do they pay?
Market related salary
What do you need to know to get this job?
• A degree or role specific qualifications
• A minimum of 5+ years' experience in software development within an IT or agency environment
• Experience leading & motivating a team and driving results
• Experience in developing/maintaining content managed websites (CMS)
• Content Management Systems (Umbraco, EPiServer, Sitecore, Wordpress, Drupal)
• Experience interfacing with clients and managing client expectations
• Communicating at a management level. Speaking with authority and lucidity to clients and team members
• Gather customer software requirements and develop related software applications and programs (to spec)
• Abide by development best practice guidelines – this is must! Also remaining in touch with current trends and technologies so that you can lead the team and business offerings / services
• ASP.NET 2.0 - 4.0
• MVC
• C#
• XML, XSLT, Razor
• SOAP Web services creation
• Good knowledge of stored procedures and database design/normalisation
• Databases (SQL 2005 – 2012, MySQL, MongoDB, Couchbase etc)
• Cloud Hosting platform experience (Azure, Heroku, Amazon EC2, Rackspace etc)
• HTML5 / XHTML / CSS knowledge and ability to integrate frontend templates efficiently into CMS solutions
• Ability to write Custom JavaScript for complex algorithms
• Libraries (jQuery, AngularJS, Grunt/Gulp, Greensock, Node.js, AJAX / JSON)
• Responsive Frameworks (Bootstrap, Foundation, Skeleton)
• Mobile Frameworks (Ionic, Phonegap, Monotouch)
• Good knowledge of object orientated concepts and design patterns
• Experience working with Agile / SCRUM methodologies and ability to help refine & implement this process
• Experience using project management tools like Redmine / Jira etc
Skills advantageous
• eCommerce development
• Mobile development – Native (iOS, Android) or Hybrid (HTML5, Phonegap)
• Java development
• Gaming / Unity development
• Exposure to Test Driven Development (TDD) principles and processes
• PHP / MySQL
• Facebook developer API knowledge i.e. Facebook Connect, Facebook API, FBML apps etc
• SAP development and SAP Mobile UI
• Sharepoint development
• MS Project
• Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
What will I do every day?
This client is looking for a dynamic and resourceful Senior Software Developer to join and lead their development team. You will take responsibility for complex CMS, eCommerce, and various other application development projects. You will have input into all projects.
You will also work closely with the Client Services team to ensure the successful management and delivery of your projects. You will report into the Operations Director and together you will implement the business strategies and plans to take their team to the next level. A lot of good work has been done to date, and there is still so much more to do, to ensure that their products and service quality becomes known as the best in town. Being a senior position, they are looking for the right person who wants to settle down for the next 5 years and help build something great. The growth potential is huge for both the role and the business.
• Architect, develop, test, and support desktop, web, and mobile applications
• Provide solid, accurate development cost estimates
• Research and evaluate software related technologies and products
• Create standards & process documentation and maintain existing documentation.
• Work closely with the Operations Director to define internal best practices and product solutions to make the development team more efficient
• Implement and ensure development best practices, and programming standards are adhered to
• Continuously improve development processes and libraries for maintainability, scalability and efficiency
• Continuously look for ways to automate processes and implement automated solutions to speed us up
• Design and develop automated testing and maintenance processes
• Perform unit tests on all projects and ensure the development team do the same
• Code audits and reviews
• Assist and support team members on multiple projects
• Assist with driving team members to keep up with projects deadlines
• Support and ‘police’ freelance contractors and ensure they follow Bluegrass processes and standards
• Interact with clients to determine their requirements and needs
• Resolve and troubleshoot complex project issues
• Create and drive the team to create Umbraco packages, to ensure projects become faster and Bluegrass give back to the community
Please send your CV to althea@navybluesuits.co.za if you wish to apply!
Claremont
What do they pay?
Market related salary
What do you need to know to get this job?
• A degree or role specific qualifications
• A minimum of 5+ years' experience in software development within an IT or agency environment
• Experience leading & motivating a team and driving results
• Experience in developing/maintaining content managed websites (CMS)
• Content Management Systems (Umbraco, EPiServer, Sitecore, Wordpress, Drupal)
• Experience interfacing with clients and managing client expectations
• Communicating at a management level. Speaking with authority and lucidity to clients and team members
• Gather customer software requirements and develop related software applications and programs (to spec)
• Abide by development best practice guidelines – this is must! Also remaining in touch with current trends and technologies so that you can lead the team and business offerings / services
• ASP.NET 2.0 - 4.0
• MVC
• C#
• XML, XSLT, Razor
• SOAP Web services creation
• Good knowledge of stored procedures and database design/normalisation
• Databases (SQL 2005 – 2012, MySQL, MongoDB, Couchbase etc)
• Cloud Hosting platform experience (Azure, Heroku, Amazon EC2, Rackspace etc)
• HTML5 / XHTML / CSS knowledge and ability to integrate frontend templates efficiently into CMS solutions
• Ability to write Custom JavaScript for complex algorithms
• Libraries (jQuery, AngularJS, Grunt/Gulp, Greensock, Node.js, AJAX / JSON)
• Responsive Frameworks (Bootstrap, Foundation, Skeleton)
• Mobile Frameworks (Ionic, Phonegap, Monotouch)
• Good knowledge of object orientated concepts and design patterns
• Experience working with Agile / SCRUM methodologies and ability to help refine & implement this process
• Experience using project management tools like Redmine / Jira etc
Skills advantageous
• eCommerce development
• Mobile development – Native (iOS, Android) or Hybrid (HTML5, Phonegap)
• Java development
• Gaming / Unity development
• Exposure to Test Driven Development (TDD) principles and processes
• PHP / MySQL
• Facebook developer API knowledge i.e. Facebook Connect, Facebook API, FBML apps etc
• SAP development and SAP Mobile UI
• Sharepoint development
• MS Project
• Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
What will I do every day?
This client is looking for a dynamic and resourceful Senior Software Developer to join and lead their development team. You will take responsibility for complex CMS, eCommerce, and various other application development projects. You will have input into all projects.
You will also work closely with the Client Services team to ensure the successful management and delivery of your projects. You will report into the Operations Director and together you will implement the business strategies and plans to take their team to the next level. A lot of good work has been done to date, and there is still so much more to do, to ensure that their products and service quality becomes known as the best in town. Being a senior position, they are looking for the right person who wants to settle down for the next 5 years and help build something great. The growth potential is huge for both the role and the business.
• Architect, develop, test, and support desktop, web, and mobile applications
• Provide solid, accurate development cost estimates
• Research and evaluate software related technologies and products
• Create standards & process documentation and maintain existing documentation.
• Work closely with the Operations Director to define internal best practices and product solutions to make the development team more efficient
• Implement and ensure development best practices, and programming standards are adhered to
• Continuously improve development processes and libraries for maintainability, scalability and efficiency
• Continuously look for ways to automate processes and implement automated solutions to speed us up
• Design and develop automated testing and maintenance processes
• Perform unit tests on all projects and ensure the development team do the same
• Code audits and reviews
• Assist and support team members on multiple projects
• Assist with driving team members to keep up with projects deadlines
• Support and ‘police’ freelance contractors and ensure they follow Bluegrass processes and standards
• Interact with clients to determine their requirements and needs
• Resolve and troubleshoot complex project issues
• Create and drive the team to create Umbraco packages, to ensure projects become faster and Bluegrass give back to the community
Please send your CV to althea@navybluesuits.co.za if you wish to apply!
