Application Developer

JOB PURPOSE: The purpose of the Application Developer is to assist in the gathering of user requirements and the development of solutions for addressing user problems or achieving business objectives.

APPLICATION DEVELOPER

POSITION SPECIFICATIONS:   

Problem-solving skills to define problems in practical terms, analyze critically, deliver solutions and follow through to resolution.

Key Objectives / Responsibilities

• Work with business stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
• Design and develop software applications that meet the needs of the business.
• Write high-quality code that is efficient, maintainable, and secure.
• Unit test and debug code to ensure that it meets all requirements.
• Integrate applications with other systems and components.
• Document code and technical specifications.
• Support and maintain applications in production.
• Fully define user requirements to solve business problems
• Evaluate the benefits and risks of the solutions proposed/developed
• Assist Technology Advancement and Business Owners in preparation and validation of the deployment plan of the solutions (schedule and steps).
• Assist in prioritization of development resources for projects and operational activities
• Coordinate deployment of changes in the production environment, working together with the Administration and Infrastructure section.
• Review pending solution change requests
• Register changes to the application environment
• Analyze and support the integration of solutions into existing architecture
• Prioritize and implement requests for report development
• Establish and follow procedures for testing
• Assist in the preparation and management of the testing environment
• Validate and ensure that solutions comply with the requests and requirements. Including unit tests, environment tests, integration tests, security tests, etc.
• Analyze and communicate the results of solution tests
• Establish procedures and criteria for acceptance of the solution
• Investigate and diagnose incidents around the service and supporting applications
• Resolve application incidents where relevant
• Analyze and identify the root causes of problems
• Execution changes to systems and infrastructure as required.
• Assist in projects as required.
• Assist the Application Support Team as required