Junior/Intermediate WSO2 Developer - (CONTRACT)

Key Purpose:

Designs, develops, and implements WSO2 applications to support business requirements. Follows approved life-cycle methodologies, creates design documents, writes code and performs unit and functional testing of software. Contributes to the overall architecture and standards of the Group, acts a platform product SME, and plays a software governance role. Must exhibit a security-first mentality whereby all integration deliverables adhere to security best practices in order to ensure the safety of the platform and its underlying member information. Must be highly skilled with enterprise integration patterns, and proficient with delivering third-party integration solutions in a reusable, scalable manner

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to:

Analysis, Documentation & Design Skills:

• Work closely with Business Analysts to analyse and understand the Business Requirements and Business Case, in order to produce simple, cost effective and innovative solution designs.
• Design and implementation of the following, in accordance with the Group standards, processes, tools, and frameworks:
• Integration solutions using WSO2 Enterprise Integrator.
• REST/SOAP API’s using WSO2 API Manager.
• Authentication/Authorization solutions using WSO2 Identity Server.
• Test the quality of produced software thoroughly through participation in code reviews, the use of static code analysis tools, creation and execution of unit tests, functional regression tests, load tests and stress tests and evaluating the results of performance metrics collected by this software.
• Participate in feasibility studies, proof of concepts, JAD sessions, estimations, and costing sessions, evaluate and review programming methods, tools, and standards, etc.
• Maintain the system in Non-Production and Production environments and provide support in the form of query resolution and defect fixes.
• Prepare the necessary technical documentation including payload definitions, class diagrams, activity diagrams, ERDs, operational and support documentation, etc.
• Driving the skills development of team members, coaching of team members for performance and coaching on career development, recruitment, staff training, performance management, etc.
• Ensure underlying security best practices are adhered to across all implementations.
• Ensuring that all external system that interact with the WSO2 ecosystem follow strict security best practices as not to compromise the integrity of the system as a whole.

Personal Attributes and Skills:

Behavioural Skills:

• Stress management
• Time management & prioritization
• Creative
• Negotiation skills
• Innovation
• Bias for action
• Teamwork & co-operation
• Risk management & mitigation
• Solution & results driven
• Knowledge management
• Process champion
• Problem solver
• Optimism
• Values driven
• Resilient
• Learns on the fly & learning oriented
• Instils trust

Technical Skills:

• High standard of delivery
• Solution Architecture
• Structured & analytical problem solver
• Process Mapping
• Software testing pack design, functional testing
• Clean code thinking
• Coaching and mentor to junior teammates
• Strong focus on security best practices

Other:

• Overtime may be required from time to time
• Standby is required on a rotational cycle

Education and Experience

Required:

• National Certificate (Matric).
• Fluent oral and written English, with strong presentation skills.
• Certified in a National Diploma, BSc Computer Science, or BCom Information Systems (or similar).

Experience:

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in developing integrations solutions with ESB technologies (WSO2, TIBCO, Apache Camel).

Knowledge:

• WSO2 Enterprise Integrator (or similar competing vendor product)
• WSO2 API Manager (or similar competing vendor product)
• WSO2 Identity Server (or similar competing vendor product)
• Java
• Object Orientation
• Junit
• SOA
• Micro-services
• REST API design
• Linux
• Docker
• Data Modelling
• UML
• SQL
• SoapUI (SOAP) / REST client (JSON)
• Kafka
• Kibana

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