REQUIREMENTS
- Minimum of 8 year working experience in building native iOS applications.
- Degree in IT or relevant experience
Experience with the following is important:
building native iOS applications in Swift that:
- have multiple screen
- handle login and authentication
- integrate with REST APIs using JSON and other media types (images and video)
- control video playback
- displays alerts
- accepts keyboard input and can limit maximum number of characters
- stores / caches large files and can retrieve and delete them when expired
- work on iPhone and iPad
- adjust for portrait and landscape orientation using auto layout
- uses customized UI controls
- interprets pinch and zoom touch inputs
- display labels, values and images in multiple languages
- work in an online\offline mode
The candidate should:
- be able to showcase actual apps that the candidate has developed
- have experience using GIT
- build for iPhone and iPad targets
- know how to deploy mobile applications
- be able to reasonably estimate effort and time on given requirements
- be able to write unit test
- write code that is commented and maintainable (good coding practice)
- be a South African citizen
ROLE TASKS
Projects:
- Ensure that all processes are investigated / considered in obtaining the specifications of the user requirements
- Propose and review system design and evaluate alternatives.
- Review and present proposed system solution to IT Project Manager / Leader and User Management or System owner.
- Develop systems solutions in line with quality and delivery requirements
- Ensure that the following steps in the Development Cycle are executed:
- Preparation of system/technical documentation (as per ISO standards)
- Preparation of user and operation manual
- User training
- System testing/parallel runs
- System implementation
- System audits/quality assurance
Maintenance Requests:
- Ensure that all processes have been investigated / considered in obtaining the specifications of the user requirements.
- Propose and review system design and evaluate alternatives.
- Review and present proposed system solution to User Organisation.
- Ensure that the following steps in the Development Cycle are executed:
- Preparation of system/technical documentation.
- Preparation of user and operation manual.
- User training.
- System testing/parallel runs.
- System implementation.
- System audits/quality assurance.
- User sign-off.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Strong ability to understand and interpret Business needs and requirements with the ability to move concepts through to proposal and finally successful implementation.
- Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills with ability to communicate effectively (both verbally and written) with both technical and non-technical colleagues / users.
- Strong Presentation skills.
- Should be willing to deal with (talk to) our customers. In most cases they will be foreign customers and language barriers might exist.
- Ability to work as part of a team, interdependent as well as independently and submit deliverables on time and in excellent quality. SELF STARTER.
- Above board work ethics – this is of utmost importance.
- Flexibility to take up different tasks in the project.
- Ability and willingness to coach and give training to fellow colleagues and users when required.