Developer

at  Discovery Ltd

Business Unit: Discovery Central Services
Function: Information Technology
Date: 31 Oct 2024
Achieve more than YOU BELIEVE
Discovery – Group Information Services – CBS
Java Developer

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES AND SKILLS

Knowledge – Processes:

• Design patterns
• Data modelling and design of database structures, including tools such as Enterprise Architect.
• Unit and Systems Integration testing
• SDLC methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, DevOps, etc) and tools (Jira, BitBucket, GIT, etc)
• Software Versioning
• SOLID Design Principles
• Clean Code Practices and Principles
• Systems Design

Advanced knowledge/experience – Technologies:

• Java programming language (Java 8 or later)
• Java EE
• Object Oriented Programming
• JBoss/Weblogic EAP (or similar Application Server)
• Data layer (JPA, Domain Object Model, XML/XSD, JAXB, ORM frameworks, RDBMS (Oracle/PLSQL and PostgreSQL beneficial)
• Business services (EJB, RMI)
• Integration services (JMS, Apache Camel, REST / SOAP web services)
• Messaging systems (Tibco EMS, Oracle Advanced Queuing, MQ)
• Presentation layer technologies (Java Server Faces, Java Server Pages, HTML 5, JavaScript, jQuery, CSS3)
• Design patterns (DAO, Command pattern, MVC, Factory, etc)
• JUnit or JMock
• XML knowledge
• JSON knowledge
• Build tools (Apache Ant, Maven, Jenkins, etc)

Personal Attributes:

• Empathic and curious self-starter who takes ownership and accountability and can work with minimal supervision – Most Important!
• Passionate about technology and development
• Results oriented with the ability to work under pressure and cope with multiple concurrent projects
• Patience, perseverance and problem-solving skills
• Detail oriented and organized
• Strong analytical and logic skills
• Abstract thinking to be able to deal with complexity by switching between detail and high-level perspectives
• Highly adaptable to accommodate changes in technologies, scope, emergent requirements and deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• 3-year university degree in computer science or business informatics, or similar qualification, is highly preferable
• Experience in building and maintaining Java applications:
• 0-2 years -> Junior
• 2-5 years -> Intermediate
• 5+ years -> Senior

Work closely with a passionate development team to design, develop and maintain solutions for a dynamic, multi-national company that sets the benchmark in its industry. Must be a team player and have the ability to work with both vertical and horizontal colleagues both in a formal and informal setting.