Natural Adabas Developer

Title : Natural Adabas Developer

Position Overview :

Minimum Experience : Minimum 5 years relevant experience.

NATURAL / ADABAS with BATCH and Online processing experience.

Experience in all phases of systems development and implementation.

Write and maintain documentation, instruction, and procedure guides.

Strong knowledge of NATURAL programming language.

Must have worked with NATURALOne.

Exposure to EntireX.

Proficiency in developing software using NATURAL / ADABAS development tools in a Linux environment.

Minimum Qualification and Certification :

Relevant tertiary certification.

A relevant 3-year diploma or degree in the Information Technology space preferred.

ITIL and COBIT certification.

Minimum Requirements :

Unendorsed valid drivers license and own vehicle.

Understanding of IT governance essential.

Understanding of relevant industry knowledge - desirable.

Job Outputs :

Maintenance and support of existing NATURAL / ADABAS system.

Development of new applications throughout the entire project lifecycle (SDLC).

Ensure adherence to standards, procedures and methods for the development and maintenance of the applicable applications.

Working from requirements and specifications unsupervised.

Maintain application software by coding, testing, debugging and documenting application features and changes.

Participating in activities that ensure the successful use of systems.

Design, develop and implement enhancements.

Assist with support and incident management.

Assist in providing documentation of enhancements and modifications.

Assist with the integration and implementation of systems.

Responsible for developing NATURAL ADABAS-based software solutions to do maintenance and enhancements / changes to existing software applications.

This entails performing effective evaluations of requirements, technical feasibility studies, and analysis of systems with a view to designing, building, documenting, and implementing application systems as well as enhancing existing systems.

Provide user training where necessary.

Provide assistance with regards to the identification of procedures, processes and the information flow required for the maintenance of systems in line with both business strategies and information requirements.

Execute technical investigations, impact analysis and compilation of technical solutions and action plans.

Perform standby and maintenance duties as required.

Competencies :

Good communication skills.

Knowledge and understanding of various IT systems and related configurations as applied within a specified business environment.

Competency in application of knowledge, techniques and skills of End User Computing applications in the workplace.

Good problem solving.

Team and customer orientated.

Be able to work on multiple projects.

Develop innovative and creative output.

Quality assurance skills.

Attention to detail.

Solid analysis skills.

Personal Attributes :

Committed.

Professional.

Resilient.

Logic and sound judgement to solve complex system challenges.

Proactive.

Adaptable.

Building partnerships and strategic working relationships.

Be eager to continuously learn.

Consistently maintaining high levels of activity or productivity.