Senior Developer Position at mPower People Solutions

Location: Durban North

Job Description: Senior Developer - (C#, ASP/WebForms, TSQL, HTML) 

Purpose

• The purpose of this role is to assist the Business Unit to develop the UVS product, and other software as may be required. These products are predominantly 2-tier and 3-tier applications that may be deployed on premises or on VM infrastructure.
• Primary responsibilities & duties
• Add features to software, and fix bugs, with regard to secure coding practices.
• Design and implement unit tests and integration tests.
• Examine requirements and specifications, and propose solutions that are technically feasible for the code base.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.
• Write User Manuals for installation, administration, and end users.
• Release engineering (follow procedures to label, build, deploy, test, and release).
• Maintain code quality and standards; participate in code reviews, accepting and providing constructive peer feedback.
• Support administrators through installation & upgrade, and with operational issues.
• Collaborate with team members and with other teams.
• The position is expressly not limited to these duties.

Requirements

• Minimum qualification: relevant tertiary degree or diploma
• Minimum experience: 3 years in a similar role using the required technologies
• C# with Net Framework 4.8
• ASP with WinForms
• SQL, MS TSQL, and Stored Procedures on MS SQL Server 2017+
• Entity Framework
• HTML, and basic CSS
• Designing and implementing unit & integration tests (xUnit an advantage)
• Experience with Version Control software (TFVC an advantage)
• Writing skills (English), for installer, administrator, and end-user manuals
• Demonstrable competence to perform all responsibilities & duties of the role.
• Strong communication skills including spoken and written English
• Experience with TCL/TK an advantage
• Experience with Net Core or NET 5 or higher an advantage

Competencies

• The following skills and traits will be necessary to succeed in this role:
• A professional demeanour: be polite, helpful, and composed; act ethically and with integrity; execute the role with competence; be dependable and accountable.
• Enthusiasm for service excellence, leveraging communication and people-handling skills to work directly with colleagues and customers.
• The ability to work autonomously, prioritising and organizing one’s own work, and finishing tasks completely and correctly, while remaining adaptable to priority business needs.
• An aptitude for diagnosing and troubleshooting.
• Willingness to learn, and to take on new challenges and responsibilities.
• Location and working hours
• This is a permanent, full-time position based in Westville, KZN.
• Occasional travel may be required, which may include out-of-town trips and/or overnight travel.
• Normal hours are 40 hours per week with the normal daily hours being 8AM to 5PM including a 1 hour lunch break, Monday to Friday.
• Limited flexitime may be permitted at the discretion of Management.
• Overtime is unusual and may not be worked without approval by management.
• Occasional afterhours work may be required, on a time-for-time basis between normal and after hours, limited to 40 hours total per week.
• Limited remote work may be permitted at the discretion of Management, provided that staff supply their own reliable Internet access and other resources necessary to perform their job remotely.