Job Detail

·         5+ years of experience in professional software development

·         Minimum 3 years’ experience in Groovy scripting

·         Experience in Groovy features such as closures, dynamic typing and scripting

·         Experience in working as part of a small to medium-sized development team

·         Experience in health insurance sector a plus

·         Experience and understanding with unit testing, release procedures, coding design and documentation protocol as well as change management procedures

·         Experience in developing webservices (REST and SOAP) and related components

·         Proficient at writing SQL queries and verifying the results

Licensure / Certification Requirements

·         Relevant technologies certifications are a plus

Education

·         Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering or equivalent technical discipline

Skills and Competencies

·         Strong commitment to deliver high quality, even under time pressure

·         Passionate software engineer who keeps him/her-self informed about new industry trends

·         Excellent knowledge in several the following technologies:

·         Excellent knowledge about software engineering best practices:

·         Design for long-term maintainability

·         Design for high scalability and robustness

·         Ability to follow design and coding conventions without supervisor intervention

·         Application of software design patterns and best practices

·         Version control and configuration management

·         Strong knowledge of software implementation best practices

·         Good knowledge about contemporary web service technology (SOAP, WSDL, XSD,REST)

·         Basic knowledge about Java Enterprise Edition technology (EJB, JMS, JAXB, etc.)

·         Excellent knowledge of Groovy development concepts, tools and processes

·         Basic knowledge about service-oriented architecture (SOA) and enterprise application integration (EAI) concepts

·         Good business understanding and background

·         Very good command of written and spoken English; knowledge of Arabic language is an advantage

·         Very good analytical, planning, forecasting, execution and problem-solving skills

·         Ability to acquire and apply new skills

·         Flexible and able to work under pressure

·         Respect and promote trust and confidentiality

·         Results oriented whilst ensuring high quality of work and able to “think out of the box”

·         Strong level of customer service orientation and professionalism in all interactions

·         Able to work in a multi-cultural environment and promote teamwork and knowledge sharing   in order to achieve goals and deliverables

·         Good knowledge of health insurance concepts