Principal Developer: Customised Platform

Job Posting Salary:  R771,969.00

Job Posting End Date:  27 Oct 2026

Application Development Management

• Acceptance of requirements from analysts.
• Analyse business requirements and convert them into technical specifications for solutions.
• Design the system in accordance with architectural standards.
• Keep records of all programs in application  register and configuration management.
• Collaborate with UX/UI designers to create intuitive and engaging user interfaces.
• Compile help procedures for all coded applications.
• Conduct thorough unit testing and debugging of applications to ensure quality and performance.
• Facilitate software testing and quality assurance activities.
• Fix the identified bugs defects as reported by the testing process.
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting for issues related to developed applications.
• Ensure that the source code is stored safely in the repository and that proper version control measures are in place.
• Ensure alignment with DevOps, CI/CD Documentation and processes.
• Design databases structures in line with relational databases principles.

 Integration

• Develop the interfaces (coding) as described in the development activities category.
• Build and maintain automated workflows using suitable solutions.
• Contribute to the development and deployment of native or cross-platform mobile applications.

Policy Review and Implementation

• Contribute to the development and implementation of departmental policy, procedures and processes.
• Keep up to date with effective policy and practice execution strategies.

 Reporting

• Track and prepare the activity status report on the progress of the implementation of received requirements.
• Prepare proposals, briefings, presentations, reports, and other documentation and provide management information both verbally and in report format.

Stakeholder Management

• Actively participate in knowledge-sharing sessions or team learning initiatives.
• Facilitate and manage communication with relevant internal and external stakeholders and proactively and progressively manage the relationships.
• Deal with enquiries and requests for information from both internal and external stakeholders.

• Bachelor’s Degree/ Advanced Diploma in IT related qualification.
• Microsoft Certified Application Developer is an added advantage.
• Certificate in ITIL is an added advantage.
• Cloud Certification is an added advantage.
• Java Certification is an added advantage.
• Relevant 5 - 7 years’ experience in the entire Software Development (SDLC) environment.
• Experience in writing Application Integration Programs.
• Experience in Unified Modelling Language (UML).

Technical and Behavioral Competencies Required

• Resilience.
• Network and alliance.
• Employee engagement.
• Ethics and values.
• Change management.
• Critical and innovative thinking
• Policy conceptualisation and formulation.
• Risk Management.
• Stakeholder development and relations.
• Reporting.
• Thorough understanding of Client Server and Object-Oriented environments.
• Understanding of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server.
• Understanding Cloud Platforms (AWS, MS Azure) and Power Platforms.
• Understanding of HTML, XML and RDBMS.
• Knowledge of Web Services.
• Understanding of Service Oriented Architecture.
• Exposure to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server.
• Understanding of relational databases.