Contribute to the planning, development and maintenance of ERP customizations to support the Organization's operations. Support the implementation of the centre Balance Score Card (BSC) initiatives. Contributes to the development and implementation of the BU balance score card (BSC) initiatives

Solution Design:
Responsible for the identification of systems/applications related issues that require more attention, and work to resolve such based on an understanding of the business problem/need this includes identification of risks that could impact business.
Source and provide explanations and make recommendations regarding current application functionality, new features and application enhancements.
Provide technical input to the ICT senior managers (SM) with regard to technical decisions with consideration of long-term implications.
Responsible for the formulation of system solutions or propose business process alternatives to mitigate risks and meet business requirements.
Provide inputs to project planning with regards to business priority, criticality, time frames and required resources.
Provide system analysis and programming expertise in the analysis, design and development of business applications.
Provide technical expertise make recommendations regarding application requirements and solutions.
Develop Business Applications:
Define problem definition for application development:

Formulate and define application scope and objectives
Devise and modify procedures to solve business problems
Prepare detailed specifications from which programs will be developed, tested, debugged, and documented
Provide technical expertise to the business analyst regarding system requirements and solutions

Develop business applications to meet business requirements:

Complying with the system development life cycle (SDLC) and project management life cycle methodologies by participating in scope assessment, risk and cost analysis
Ensure that applications are configured to meet business requirements
Develop software applications that meet the business requirements by converting the specifications, fixes etc. into working systems
Provide technical development leadership through full project life cycle from discovery of requirements through to implementation and go live
Establish appropriate workarounds for functional issues

Perform unit testing and ensure full quality assurance performed:
Perform unit testing of new developments and maintenance to the application system
Liaise with the business through business analysts or service level manager to determine best correction for errors
Correct program code, syntax or logic errors as required
Release business applications effectively and efficiently:

Release application development
Identify the areas on which the implementation may have an effect in terms of daily operations
Compile relevant communication to these areas
Verify that the content of the training manual is aligned with system functionality.

Address post implementation review feedback:

Ensure that the post-implementation testing/review is done and feedback received
Provide recommendations to address post-implementation feedback where corrective action is required.

Ensure business applications are developed in accordance with applicable policies, procedures, methodologies and standards.
Provide Business Applications Support:
Handle inquiries related to application development, maintenance and enhancements, support and tuning of new and existing applications for maximum efficiency
Provide support on integration features between software packages
Provide technical and functional support and guidance to stakeholders in the operation of application
Provide guidance and technical support to the stakeholders on programming techniques to enable users to extract data for reporting purposes
Provide business application support for escalated cases from second-line support

Requirements
Degree (NQF7) in Information Technology or Computer Science.
At least

5 years

experience in systems analysis, software development or related technical experience in the following:

Experience developing using the People Soft Tool set: Application Designer, Application Engine, Component Interfaces, People Code, Application packages and Integration Broker
People Soft systems and software packages knowledge, including implementation, system integration and support