Junior Java Developer

• A technically strong and capable developer able to interact at the lowest level with the development team.
• Technically strong in : Core Java(web development knowledge is a plus), Data Structure and Algorithms, Oracle and database concepts, Linux scripting, Perl.
• The ability to adapt and contribute to a demanding, fluid and technically challenging work environment.
• Demonstrably strong motivation for improvement/process optimization, innovative thinking and an enthusiastic approach.
• The ability to understand business issues and how they are represented at the process and application level.
• Excellent English language written and verbal communication skills are essential.
• Understand and respond appropriately to internal and external client needs.
• Understand the user requirements by working with a number of key individuals from the business and IT.
• Contribute to projects being on schedule and meeting client needs.
• Manage client expectations.
• Build relationships and communicate effectively with both IT and business people.
• Understand business rationale to deliver appropriate solutions.
• Ensure that the analysis, development, testing and implementation are of the highest quality ensuring that robust, automated and scalable solutions are provided.
• The role also covers the unit testing and system testing phases of a project. The candidate will be responsible for ensuring the quality of their releases to meet project delivery dates and within the risk and other specified guidelines.

• Ability to demonstrate commercial usage of and practically applied knowledge of application OO development
• Ability to demonstrate commercial usage of and practically applied expert knowledge of Core Java development (Java 5 upwards)
• Ability to demonstrate commercial usage of and experience in an Oracle database development environment (Oracle SQL and PL/SQL preferred)
• Experience in a structured development environment
• Experience of UNIX scripting
• Experience of unit testing tools, e.g. JUnit and mocking frameworks

The candidate will be responsible for the design, development and production implementation of applications. The project includes development of the systems, enhancements and ongoing support. The candidate should be able to take requirements, produce high/low level designs, implement and deliver the changes to the business following the development process set out by the project.

The role will require close co-operation with many other IT teams including upstream and downstream system owners, QA, Technical Architecture, Business Architecture, Application and Production Support. The roles might include day-to-day production support responsibilities as the team is based on a hybrid development/support model.