Senior Web Developer

  • East London
  • Mecs Africa
Must have Information Technology related degree/diploma (At least 3 years tertiary qualification) coupled with about 8-10 years experience in software solutions analysis, design and development with the relevant technologies.
Other requirements:
  • Working knowledge of PHP, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6), jQuery, jQuery-UI, SQL (MySQL/MariaDB) and exposure to Bootstrap, Linux OS and API technologies
  • Application Lifecycle Management skills
  • Team Leadership skills
  • Good oral and written communication skills
  • Innovative, dedicated and committed to achieving results
  • Self-motivated and able to adapt quickly
Responsibilities include:
Design and Develop
  • Work with team members to gather and interpret user/system requirements into design specifications
  • Design, build, assemble, and configure application or technical architecture components using business requirements and technical programming standards
  • Develop system specifications and interfaces for complex components
  • Implement and set security and data direction for the coding work
  • Lead code and quality management reviews
  • Architect the development strategy for applications and components
  • Ensure smooth communication from/ to the technical architect
Implement and/or maintain:
  • Create operational documentation for the application
  • Provide primary support for installation of application releases into production
  • Maintain applications according to SLAs or other business requirements
  • Conduct project risks and issues management (status reporting, issue reporting, ETC/budget reporting) for assigned scope of work
Test:
  • Partner with the testing team to ensure applications/components are fully functional
  • Fix any defects or performance problems discovered in testing
Work across the Service Delivery Lifecycle:
  • Work across the Service Delivery Lifecycle on engineering solutions for new system rollouts, major/minor enhancements, and/or ongoing maintenance of existing applications
  • Analyse, design, build, and/or test new components or enhancements to existing modules
  • Manages small to medium teams and/or work efforts
  • Requires analysis and solving of moderately complex problems
  • Create new solutions, leveraging and, where needed, adapting existing methods and procedures
  • Requires understanding of the strategic direction set by management as it relates to team goals
  • Provide technical expertise and guidance to production support staff