Job Duties / Responsibilities / Accountabilities

• Analyse user requirements
• Write and test code, refining and rewriting it as necessary and communicate with any programmers involved in the project
• Research, design and write new software programs (e.g. Business applications or computer games) and computer operating systems
• Evaluate the software and systems that make computers and hardware work
• Develop existing programs by analysing and identifying areas for modification
• Integrate existing software products and get incompatible platforms to work together where possible.
• Create technical specifications
• Write systems to control the scheduling of jobs or to control the access allowed to users or remote systems
• Write operational documentation with technical authors
• Maintain systems by monitoring and correcting software defects
• Work closely with other staff, such as project managers, graphic artists, UX designers, other developers, systems analysts and sales and marketing professionals
• Consult clients and colleagues concerning the maintenance and performance of software systems, with a view to writing or modifying current operating systems
• Investigate new technologies
• Continually update technical knowledge and skills by attending in-house and external courses, reading manuals and accessing new applications.
• Managing the software development life cycle
• Analyzing applications and making recommendations for improvement
• Developing software solutions by studying user needs, data usage, and systems flow.

Requirements

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s Degree qualification with 3 – 4  years work experience.