Are you passionate about software engineering and the challenges of building complex systems?

iqbusiness is looking for a passionate and talented JavaScript Developer with a knack for front-end development who will be responsible for building JavaScript-based solutions.  Your primary responsibilities will be to design and develop these applications, and to coordinate with the rest of the team working on different layers of the solution’s architecture. Therefore, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and a quality product are essential.

Responsibilities

• Increase operational efficiency and suggest solutions to enhance cost effectiveness.
• Deliver exceptional service that exceeds customers’ expectations through proactive, innovative, and appropriate solutions by resolving queries fast end effectively.
• Cultivate and manage objective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including end-users, SME’s, project managers and senior staff members by providing input to business requirements and being able to present and sell concepts to clients.
• Produce program specifications and implement system enhancements by addressing specific business needs and resolving queries.
• Code, compile, test and implement applications in compliance with the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Support development environments. Responsible for coding standards and peer reviews.
• Comply, understand, and implement all steps within IT development and meet governance in terms of legislative and audit requirements during programming execution.
• Assess, identify, and mitigate potential risks within the IT programming environment by complying with technology business policy and process requirements (SDLC and change / release management process definition) to ensure operational performance.
• Produce technical specifications and architecture that is in accordance to agreed standards. Design, code, test and debug to obtain a robust solution with supporting documentation.
• Minimize system downtime through pro-active identification of potential issues and ensure minimization of recurring problems by managing defects and performing code reviews.
• Monitor systems post change and pro-actively do performance analysis to ensure there is no system failure due to capacity.
• Maintain maximum system availability by ensuring that incidents are recorded for future reference and adequate root cause analysis is done to eliminate the risk of a recurrence.
• Manage own development to increase own competencies and develop technical and business skills.
• Proactively engage with business units and colleagues to understand underlying needs and opportunities and identify Information Technology (IT) innovative solutions in a timely manner.
• Supervises the work of other developers. Provides technical assistance to fellow developers and other Information Technology (IT) team members.

Additional Requirements
• 8-10 years development experience.
• Very strong UI development skills (Minimum 5 years’ experience)
• Angular (2+)
• Angular material
• Bootstrap
• NodeJS
• NX (mono repo, shared libs etc)

Experience in the below will be advantageous:

• Good understanding of MicroServices
• Understanding of Micro Frontends
• Kubernetes
• Openshift
• UX design
• Nexus
• Teamcity
• Maven
• Git (git-flow)
• Spring Boot
• JPA
• Docker
• SQL skills (MS SqlServer, Postgres etc)
• Strong back end and front-end development skills
• Strong SQL skills, especially on MSSQL
• Experience with workflow tools like TIBCO AMX / Camundo an advantage
• Experience with rules engines like Drools and advantage

Qualifications and Experience
• Minimum: B.Comm, B.Eng, BSC Eng, BSC Informatics or
• related degree.
• 10+ yrs experience in programming.
• Familiar with one or more programming languages as appropriate for the specific requirements of the department related
to the field.
• System Design experience advantageous

We strongly believe in and follow Agile software development and DevOps best practices and principles.

iqbusiness fosters a solid culture of learning, mentoring and knowledge sharing. The successful candidates will be able to build high-quality, innovative and fully performing software in compliance with best practice coding standards, current technology stack and technical design.

As all iqbusiness roles require honesty in the handling of or access to cash, finances, financial systems, or confidential information; our recruitment process requires that the following background checks be completed: credit, criminal, ID, and qualification verification. 

iqbusiness is committed to sustainable growth and transformation, we embrace diversity and employ previously disadvantaged individuals