Senior IT Systems Developer (Compass)

SUMMARY:

Our client, a leader in the Financial Services space has an exciting opportunity available for a Senior IT Systems Developer (Compass)

 

Purpose of the role:

The purpose of the role is to analyse, design, develop, test, and implement appropriate and efficient solutions that integrate with the core Compass ...

POSITION INFO:

Our client, a leader in the Financial Services space has an exciting opportunity available for a Senior IT Systems Developer (Compass)

 

Purpose of the role:

The purpose of the role is to analyse, design, develop, test, and implement appropriate and efficient solutions that integrate with the core Compass application. These solutions must be efficient and delivered according to provided specifications, standards, and procedures, using various tools and languages but within the architectural standards and guidelines.

Minimum Experience

• Must have a minimum of 10 years Oracle PL/SQL experience.
• Must have Oracle forms experience.
• Oracle reports will be an advantage.
• Micro Focus Cobol experience would be an advantage.
• Compass application knowledge and experience is a non-negotiable.
• Experience in the finance/insurance industry preferable.
• Working knowledge of AGILE.

 

• Minimum Qualifications

• Tertiary education, preferably BCom (IS) or B.Sc. (Computer Science) or IT diploma equivalent would be an advantage.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyse, design, build, test and implement solutions for the Compass Interfaces based on requirements.
• Communicates effectively with stakeholders to identify needs and evaluate alternative business solutions with project management/Agile Release Trains (ART's).
• Facilitates/participates in code/design review sessions.
• Investigate system problems and support the Application Managed Services (AMS) team in remediating production issues.
• Creating functional and technical specifications/user stories.

Additional Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for the team and business users.
• Review test plans and the test book for each project release before User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Conduct unit/integration testing to ensure that the design was aligned and designed according to the technology business requirement specifications.
• Provide support for the quality assurance testing team.
• Play an active role in supporting other Compass Developers.
• Collaborate with other developers/architects and subject matter experts to establish the technical vision and analyse trade-offs between usability and performance needs.
• Gain a deep understanding of the Corporate Benefits Compass product offering.
• Multi-tasking, be a collaborator and have an attitude of "owning" a problem or task.