Ops Specialist: Front-End Developer

Structural Information

Job number: 10031627

Job title: Ops Specialist: Front-End Developer

Job grade: S6

Group/ BU: Openserve

Division: Openserve

Span of control: 0

Reports to: Ops Management

REM Functional Area: IT

Core Description

Responsible for the design, development, and implementation of Openserve front-end applications across mobile, tablet and desktop devices. This includes producing software development solutions, build and release of software development processes as well as compiling technical documentation.

Job Responsibilities

• Analysed business requirements.
• Defined projects and actionable tasks.
• Co-ordinated project activities with business objectives.
• Worked closely with Product Owners and collaborate with stakeholders and other developers to understand requests, discuss alternatives, resolve issues and provide or respond to suggestions for improvement.
• Designed, build, tested and released customised front-end application solutions.
• Wrote program logic.
• Wrote program specification.
• Manage, wrote, reviewed technical documentation on all test projects and final implementation.
• Supported live products in a DevOps environment.
• Sized and estimated work.
• Participated in formal design and code reviews for others work.
• Supported quality assurance (QA) in the development of integration test plans, test conditions and expected test results.
• Contributed to the evolution of best practices of the division.

Core Competencies

Knowledge

Front-End application design; Openserve IT Policies, Openserve Products; IT Document standards; IT Architecture; Databases; Computer Software; AngularJS; Microservice driven front-end architecture including headless architectures

Skills

Data Modelling, Design, Analytical; Communication; Technical writing, programming/ coding; Problem Solving; Presentation skills; Decision Making; Proficiency in:

• Agile tools (Atlassian, GitHub, Jira, Confluence, Azure Devops).
• HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, bootstrap, and JSON; Understanding of server-side CSS.
• AngularJS and NodeJS.
• Coding applications without using Frameworks or Libraries using JavaScript.
• Proficient in OOP.
• Either MySQL, MSSQL or Oracle DB.
• Microservice driven front-end architecture including headless architectures.

Competencies (Behaviour)

Collaboration with cross-functional teams; Quality orientated; Organized Customer focused; Time management; Accurate; Dedicated; Values aligned with Openserve values.

Education

• NQF 6: 3 year Diploma/ National Diploma

Experience

• 3 Years relevant experience

Certifications

• None

Special Requirements

• Willing to work long hours

Physical Requirements

• None

Key Stakeholders

• Openserve Digital team
• External customers and clients
• External suppliers and vendors
• Openserve Internal Divisions
• Technology partners

Additional Information

Qualifications and Experience

• Relevant 3 year IT Degree/ Diploma in Computer Science or Information systems (at least NQF 6) with at least one major in programming.
• 3 years relevant web development experience.