The Role: A major client within our organization is searching for a Velocity Frontend Developer to join their team for a review and present proposed system solution to IT Project Manager / Leader, User Management or System owner and develop systems solutions in line with quality and delivery requirements.Essential Function:

  • Rapidly experiment with multiple solutions.
  • Implement pixel perfect UI designs.
  • Implement re-usable HTML and JS logic.
  • Ensure all code is readable, extendable and scalable.
  • Ensure that stylesheets are maintained and adapted where necessary.
  • Ensure that all implementations can be passed over to other developers, mid development, with minimum of handover.
  • Polish frontend behavior to ensure a great user experience.
  • Ensure that the small unseen details of a client-side application is of exceptional quality.
  • Ensure that all processes have been investigated / considered in obtaining the specifications of the user requirements.
  • Propose and review system design and evaluate alternatives.
  • Review and present proposed system solution to IT Project Manager / Leader and User Management or System owner.
  • Develop systems solutions in line with quality and delivery requirements.
  • Ensure that the following steps in the Development Cycle are executed.
  • Preparation of system/technical documentation (as per ISO standards)
  • Preparation of user and operation manual.
  • User training
  • System testing/parallel runs
  • System implementation
  • System audits/quality assurance
  • Maintenance Requests.

Maintenance Requests:

  • Review and present proposed system solution to User Organization.
  • Ensure that the following steps in the Development Cycle are executed.
  • Preparation of system/technical documentation.
  • Preparation of user and operation manual.
  • User training.
  • System testing/parallel runs.
  • System implementation.
  • System audits/quality assurance.
  • User sign-off.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Strong ability to understand and interpret Business needs and requirements with the ability to move concepts through to proposal and finally successful implementation.
  • Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills with ability to communicate effectively (both verbally and written) with both technical and non-technical.

Skills and Experience: Qualification Required:

  • Degree in IT or relevant experience.

Experience Required:

  • Minimum of 3 years working experience in web development using JavaScript primarily
  • 3+ years?? Experience
  • Agile working experience (Mandatory)
  • At least one Relational Database experience.
  • At least one Document Database experience.
  • Mobile Development Experience.

Key Accountabilities: Technical Skills:

  • JavaScript
  • Typescript
  • Node.js
  • AngularJS
  • Angular 5+
  • HTML 5
  • CSS (SCSS)
  • AJAX & REST
  • API
  • JSON & XML
  • POSTGRES, SQL
  • MONGO, ELASTIC
  • (beneficial)
  • JAVA (beneficial and optional)
  • Micro Service Development
  • AWS (beneficial)
  • Freestanding Component Development (POLYMER etc.)
  • Familiar with Agile methodologies, including JIRA and Confluence.

Personality and Attributes: Soft Skills:

  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Strong ability to understand and interpret Business needs and requirements with the ability to move concepts through to proposal and finally successful implementation.
  • Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills with ability to communicate effectively (both verbally and written) with both technical and non-technical colleagues / users.
  • Should be willing to deal with (talk to) our customers. In most cases they will be foreign customers and language barriers might exist.
  • Ability to work as part of a team, inter dependent as well as independently and submit deliverables on time and in excellent quality. SELF STARTER.
  • Above board work ethics ?? this is of utmost importance.
  • Flexibility to take up different tasks in the project.
  • Ability and willingness to coach and give training to fellow colleagues and users when required.
  • Willing and able to travel extensively, for up to 2 weeks at a time (international).

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