Mid or Intermediate level C#.NET Developer

This awesome little dev shop is looking for technically strong C#.NET Developers to design and build online systems for their business. The role requires in depth web based skills but does also need someone who gets excited at the thought of new “toys” and a willingness to get involved in informal R&D constantly. This environment is a typical mid sized one in this country in that the management structure is very flat; even the Senior Architects code daily but it’s atypical for several reasons: They’re a Microsoft Test Centre without external Clients which means that they are often building commercial systems (even if they are small ones) in Beta versions of the Framework months before the Client facing guys are getting to introduce them; they’re an environment that’s willing to give you as much responsibility as you can handle from architecture, to project scoping to complex system code and you won’t find yourself stuck on an uninteresting project because there is not anything else to give you; they have a mix of small to enterprise project work which means that not only will you get to work with more technologies more often but you’ll also gain experience building large, transactional systems and finally their income is typically in foreign currency which means that not only do they have the money to train and buy licenses but also to pay you and pay good bonuses.

They’re not perfect by any means; you’ll find that there is a strong focus on documentation because that has tended to be a weakness in the past and some of the older systems are poorly documented; you will find yourself involved in systems maintenance and support but that is typically in conjunction with new systems build or systems migrations.

Technical requirements:

Minimum 3 years commercial coding experience;

At least 2 years C#.NET development experience with a strong understanding of web based dev principles;

Strong AJAX, WCF, HTML/DHTML and XML;

Good MS SQL programming experience;

Knowledge of Design Patterns;

Component Orientated Design.

The nice to have experience:

.NET 3.5 with WCF, WF, WPF;

Enterprise Services and MSMQ;

TDD;

Automated Build;

Continuous Integration;

nHibernate / Active Record.

Permanent; Illovo; negotiable between R30K and R35K ctc per month

C# / Sharepoint Developer

My client offers a very different prospect from the usual MS Gold Partner type of environments. They’re a Consulting company that focuses on online projects but largely in the Digital and Social Media space which means that their focus is very different. Their projects tend to be small to medium size which means that you are delivering more often which gives you the chance to use more technologies, more often – this typically leads to high availability of the latest tools compared to enterprise projects; their environment requires very little client facing but extensive consultative type work in that you’ll actively use your analytical and arc/design skills without ever being based at client site; due to this you’ll find a very casual, relaxed environment with a structured approach to software dev. This is the environment for someone who wants to work within a small, tight team; use the latest tools and have opportunities to try out various new technologies often. This site is the type of environment where you will find huge skills growth and interesting projects but has a flat structure in terms of management.

Technical requirements:

Minimum 3 years commercial experience;

Minimum 2 years commercial C#.NET programming experience;

Strong ASP.NET coding experience;

Minimum 1 year or 1 full project experience using Sharepoint Server 2007;

Good MS SQL development skills;

AJAX, DHTML/HTML, XML.

Nice to have experience:

C#.NET 2.0 and 3.5;

MS SQL design and programming experience on MS SQL 2005 and 2008;

Linq;

SPS, WSS, Sharepoint Designer;

Any previous Flash and/or Silverlight coding experience;

Knowledge of UI.

Permanent, Rosebank, negotiable between R300K and R360K ctc

Mid to Senior C#.NET Developers needed

My Client is one of the rising stars within the custom software dev world; over the last 10 years they have very quietly built, expanded and trained to the point where they are now considered to be part of the elite within this little world in South Africa. Their strength comes from their people; they have an ability to manage their people very well to the point that people spend most of their life working on interesting, challenging projects without ever stagnating by being on a project for too long. The other advantage they have is that their Shareholders are on first name basis with all their people and you are able to openly discuss problems you may have with a management structure that actually does care about whether you are meeting your professional goals or not.

Technically this is a very advanced environment, their people do tend to be Developers who understand the theory behind what they’re doing and they will expect you to have a very good understanding of things like Patterns; they are involved in cutting edge project work and while they are not concerned about specifically web or windows based skills you MUST have both strong C#.NET and MS SQL Server coding skills.

They do need people at a variety of levels and the salaries quoted below will reflect this.

You need:

Minimum 2 years commercial coding experience using C#.NET with knowledge of Visual Studio 2008;

Either Win Forms or ASP.NET based experience from enterprise projects;

In depth database development skills with strong general RDBMS knowledge and specific MS SQL Server experience;

Strong knowledge of OO and specifically Patterns and Practices.

Advantageous:

Completed technical degrees;

Leadership or Architectural experience;

Commercial experience of C#.NET 3.5;

Commercial experience of MS SQL Server 2008;

Previous experience coding in either V/C++ and/or Java/J2EE.

Permanent, Houghton, negotiable between R300K and R450K ctc per annum

Intermediate level Project Manager (PMBOK, SDLC, Microsoft tools)

Top MS Gold Partner offers Software Development Project Managers with good PMBOK and SDLC related skills a home; this environment is a client facing one offering advanced, interesting project work in a mature, well managed environment – in short this is the type of company that will work you hard but not to death; they will recognise and reward your hard work with promotions, money, bonuses and training; they will also strive to ensure your skills are always up to date through a mix of formal training, mentorship and self research. This environment is perfect for the “techie” type of PM looking for a mix of “big company” security, stability and ladder growth but also wanting a Employer who respects and appreciates you.

The role functions include: interaction with technical resources and stakeholders and generally acting as the main point of communication between them; Documentation; Time and Budget management; Resourcing management; relationship building.

You need:

You must have an understanding of the MS based product sets in any major area – Information Worker, Custom Dev, Business Solutions, Business Intelligence etc…

At least some experience in either a MS based dev environment or MS product based implementation environment;

Formal PMBOK experience with at least 4 years formal Project Management experience;

Full understanding of the formal SDLC ideally with knowledge of Agile techniques;

Some experience in a project profit centre.

Any knowledge of the following would be advantageous: (This is NOT a Developer job knowledge alone is enough)

EPM

Sharepoint – MOSS, SPS, WSS,

C# – ASP.NET;

MS SQL Server;

MS Dynamics.

Permanent, Ormonde, negotiable between R380K and R450K ctc per annum

Sharepoint Developer – MOSS, WSS, SPS

Top MS Gold Partner offers technically strong Developers with good C# and Sharepoint/MOSS skills a home; this environment is a client facing one offering advanced, interesting project work in a mature, well managed environment – in short this is the type of company that will work you hard but not to death; they will recognise and reward your hard work with promotions, money, bonuses and training; they will also strive to ensure your skills are always up to date through a mix of formal training, mentorship and self research. This environment is perfect for the “techie” looking for a mix of “big company” security, stability and ladder growth but also wanting a Employer who respects and appreciates you.

The roles responsibilities will include: Analysis and design; involvement in the functional and technical process; development of Sharepoint and/or WSS based systems; deployment; QA/Testing. The role will lead directly to team and technical lead as well as mentoring and coaching functions.

Experience needed:

Min 3 years total commercial experience;

At least 1 year or 1 enterprise project fully completed using Sharepoint;

Min 2 years C#.NET custom coding experience;

Knowledge of both Visual Studio 2005 and 2008;

ASP.NET; HTML, Javascript; MS SQL 2005;

Other nice to have experience:

Formal technical design experience;

Formal project Analysis experience;

MS Sharepoint Designer 2007;

MS Office 2003, 2007;

Any knowledge of MS Dynamics CRM.

NB – this Client does require several Developers at various levels, the rates below reflect this. Any offer generated will reflect your experience.

Permanent, Bryanston, negotiable between R200K and R400K ctc per annum

Business Solutions Manager (Architect, Design and code)

This Client is a mid sized development end user building systems for an international Client base; their CIO is looking for a .NET Architect to lead his software delivery teams. Your role will focus on Architecture and Design, it will require some levels of coding and needs in depth knowledge of SEO and CMS. Formally your functions include:

Full responsibility for Architecture and Design;

Build and implementation of Design process;

Analysis – Internal business is your core Client;

Timeline and delivery management;

Resource Management and Technical Management.

Your core role is Architecture, the management skills are secondary and the CIO is happy to mentor an Architect on the technical management side of things – therefore you don’t need previous management experience but do must have strong technical experience. This roles coding functions are likely to be minimal and more as a function of developing skills within your team than formally coding in order to deliver.

You must have:

Strong .NET Architecture and Design experience;

Some level of leadership experience previously;

In depth C#.NET with advanced web based experience (ASP.NET);

Strong RDBMS knowledge specifically MS SQL;

In depth knowledge of both SEO and CMS.

Advantageous:

Experience setting up formal processes and QA;

WCF / WPF / WWF;

Previous experience in a Consultative or MS Partner type environment.

Permanent, Negotiable between R550K and R700K ctc per annum

Team Lead – C#.NET

Exciting dev shop is experiencing the usual pains of any growth patch; they need to formalise their development processes as well as their QA processes; with this in mind they are looking to bring on board a Senior Developer with leadership experience to do a couple of things:

Act as the driving force behind software delivery;

Architect / Design new solutions;

Implementation and enforcement of coding standards;

Implement and enforce formal methods and processes;

Mentor, train and develop more Junior development staff;

This role is billed as the technical brain within the company, you are to be someone the Dev teams can look upto but also need to be strong enough to be discipline people when needed. This role does not require you to take responsibility for administrative tasks, it is purely technical!!

You need:

Advanced C#.NET experience with cutting edge skills – C# 2.0 / C# 3.5;

In depth ASP.NET and general web based experience;

Good RDBMS experience; Knowledge of TDD;

Knowledge of MVC.

Permanent, Rosebank, negotiable upto R45K ctc per month

Business Intelligence Specialist (MS SQL)

Hard core technical environment is looking for senior professionals to design and build data warehouses as well as the querying and reporting systems that go with it for their business.

This role is a cool one in that they use advanced technologies – SSAS, SSIS, SSRS etc…; the environment is very much a meritocracy and people are rewarded very well for good work but it’s also a very relaxed T-Shirt and Jeans kind of place. It’s not suitable for people who want large corporate type working environments; this is literally the type of company where you’ll always be called a Developer but your skills will change as you grow over time.

You need:

In depth MS SQL 2005 skills;

Strong Data Warehousing experience – SSIS, SSAS and SSRS needed;

Build requirements specifications for query, reporting and analysis systems;

Design and implementation of said query, reporting and analysis systems;

Data management experience;

Permanent, Illovo, negotiable between R400K and R450K ctc per annum

C# Developer – advanced web based systems

Hard core technical environment is looking for mid level people to join their core business systems team designing and building critical transactional systems for the business. The Developer taking this role will not work on the core applications upfront; you will start out by building the secondary systems including the middleware and backend integration to the core systems. Over time they will hand over the core projects to you but I guess it’s safe to say they will want you to work your probation before they give you anything they don’t want broken!!

This role is a cool one in that they use advanced technologies – C# 3.5, WCF, WPF, TDD, nHibernate etc…; the environment is very much a meritocracy and people are rewarded very well for good work but it’s also a very relaxed T-Shirt and Jeans kind of place. It’s not suitable for people who want large corporate type working environments; this is literally the type of company where you’ll always be called a Developer but your skills will change as you grow over time.

The technical environment includes;

C# 2.0 and 3.5;

ASP.NET – everything is web based;

Enterprise Services and MSMQ;

Agile – Test Driven;

Continuous Integration.

You need:

3 – 4 years commercial coding experience;

Minimum 2 years commercial C#.NET coding experience;

Advanced ASP.NET – at least one enterprise project experience;

Good MS SQL skill – T-SQL;

AJAX;

Advantageous experience:

C# 3.5;

MS SQL 2008;

TDD;

SCRUM;

WCF;

WPF.

Permanent; Illovo; negotiable between R350K and R400K ctc per annum

How to pinpoint accomplishments that will make your CV shine.

By Dana Mattioli of www.careerjournal.com

Listing your job responsibilities on a resume may get you on an employer’s job-candidate roster, but if you note some solid accomplishments as well, you may be able to make the jump onto a recruiter’s short list. Terry Gallagher, president of Battalia Winston International, a New York-based executive search firm, says he places “three times as much value on results versus responsibilities on a resume.” But while touting your successes may be a winning strategy, figuring out what to include and how to convey it can be a challenge, say professional resume writers.

To make your resume easy to read, keep the chronological format and integrate your accomplishments into each job listing, experts advise. Executive resumes longer than one page should also highlight selected accomplishments at the beginning, says Martin Weitzman, president of Gilbert Resumes in Englishtown, N.J.

Stumped when it comes to identifying your accomplishments? Here are five tips to help you get started.

1. Ditch the modesty. “The resume is absolutely no time to be humble,” says Heather Eagar, owner of ResumeLines.com, a reviewer of resume-writing services. Judy Rosemarin, president of Sense-Able Strategies Inc., a New York executive-coaching firm, recalls that a client from the banking industry froze and began perspiring after being asked to write down her accomplishments. “Where is that talented executive I was just talking to?” Ms. Rosemarin says she asked. In response, the client explained she was uncomfortable bragging. Remember that you are a solution to the hiring manager’s problem, advises Ms. Rosemarin. If you are uncomfortable, think of your list of accomplishments as sharing instead of bragging, she says.

2. Review a performance checklist. Ask yourself the following questions about each of your previous jobs: # What was your impact on your division, company and group? # What would not have happened if you hadn’t been there? # What are you proudest of during your time with the company? “Sometimes we are so busy working we don’t realize how good we are,” says Margaret Flynn, a career and communications consultant in Staten Island, N.Y. She also recommends enlisting the help of family, friends and former colleagues who may remember accomplishments that have slipped your mind. One good source can be a spouse or friend who heard about your complaints and successes on a regular basis. Ask him or her what you bragged about or were proud of at work, says Deb Dib, president of Advantage Resumes in Medford, N.Y. You can also ask colleagues and vendors for their input. Ms. Dib suggests saying something like, “We had a great working relationship. What did you like best about working with me?”

3. Use job evaluations. Dig through your old annual reviews and take note of what your supervisors praised you for, says Mr. Weitzman. Accomplishments may be listed on the evaluation. Reading some of the strengths that supervisors identified may help you think about how you used those strengths to meet goals. When Joyce Irene de los Reyes, 26 years old, updated her resume, her first draft listed only her responsibilities. “When I went back and read my resume, I asked myself if there was anything that would make an interviewer look twice, and I wasn’t satisfied,” Ms. de los Reyes says. She used the written recommendations she received from each of her jobs to develop a list of accomplishments and recently landed a position as a technical support analyst for a software company in New Brunswick, N.J. Haven’t kept your old reviews? Call human resources at your previous employer and ask for them, suggests Mr. Weitzman. Depending on the company’s policy, it may be possible to get them released. Letters of recommendation and company newsletters in which employees were recognized by management may serve the same purpose, says Ms. Dib.

4. Measure your results. Think about your performance, and apply numbers where possible, using percentages, dollar signs and time quantifiers, advises Ms. Rosemarin. (Please see http://www.careerjournal.com/jobhunting/resumes/20070116-mattioli.html for examples) If you have increased profitability or decreased costs, list these accomplishments, says Mr. Weitzman. If you exceeded a goal, note the original goal. If you didn’t hit your target, don’t mention it, but use the number you did attain, he says. “Saving $100 million is still an accomplishment, even if the goal was $200 million,” says Mr. Weitzman. Time is a variable some job hunters may overlook. A simple way to incorporate it is to apply a time frame to projects that you completed ahead of schedule, says Ms. Rosemarin. For example: “Completed project three months before projected plans.”

5. Cite recognition. If your employer has recognized you with an award, cite it on your resume. [See an example of an award.] Give an indication of the award’s criteria so the recruiter can see why you were selected and what you accomplished. If you were chosen to receive additional training or head special projects, these can also be considered accomplishments, says Ms. Rosemarin. [See an example of recognition.] But make sure any award you cite is based on merit. “An award for working 20 years with the company,” Mr. Weitzman notes, “just means you sat there for 20 years and is not an accomplishment.” — Ms. Mattioli is an editorial assistant at CareerJournal.com.