Select how often (in days) to receive an alert: Business Unit:  Discovery Health Function:  Information Technology Date:  17 May 2024 Discovery Health Systems – Healthcare and Digital Solutions (HDS) / Business to Business (B2B) About Discovery Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society. About Healthcare and Digital Solutions – B2B The B2B team forms part of Discovery Health Systems and delivers business process integration within the Discovery group as well as to external organisations. Key Purpose Successful candidates will work closely with a passionate development team to design, develop and maintain Java based integration solutions for our dynamic multi-national company that sets the benchmark in its industry. We require strong Java developers who understand and can apply the fundamentals of SOA- and OO principles and methodologies, and have experience considering non-functional requirements including security and performance considerations. Applicants must be team players with the ability to work with both vertical and horizontal colleagues in formal and informal settings. Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to Develop, test, deploy and maintain high quality applications Analyse, maintain and enhance existing applications Assist with the production of technical specifications and designs Promote new technologies and share knowledge within the team Recommend improvements to development processes, contribute to implementation plans, and assist in rollout Personal Attributes and Skills Passionate about technology and development Results oriented with the ability to work under pressure and cope with multiple concurrent projects with changing priorities and deadlines Strong analytical and problem solving skills Ability to deal with complexity and shift / translate between detailed- and high level requirements Self-starter who takes ownership and accountability, and is able to work with minimal supervision Excellent written and verbal communication skills Education Minimum: Grade 12 and formal Java qualifications Preferred: IT related Degree or Diploma (BSc/BTech or similar) Experience Minimum: 3 years Java systems development experience Spring framework / Spring Boot knowledge and experience Extensive Web service experience (RESTful & SOAP) Enterprise security concepts e.g., SSL, TLS, OAUTH etc. Unit testing and mocking frameworks e.g. Junit & Mockito Experience with industry standard Application Servers (preferably WebLogic) Knowledge of OO design principles and development patterns Preferred: 3+ years Java systems development experience Spring/Spring Boot Maven Hibernate/JPA experience JMS, Tibco EMS experience Oracle and PL/SQL knowledge Formal modelling languages (UML, etc.) and modelling tools (Enterprise Architect) Agile principles and methodologies, including Continuous Integration and Test Driven Development EMPLOYMENT EQUITY The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.#J-18808-Ljbffr