POST 05/16 : APPLICATION DEVELOPER (JAVA) REF NO: HR4/25/05/53HO
Re-advertisement, applicants who previously applied must re-apply.
SALARY : R468 459 per annum
CENTRE : Head Office, Pretoria

REQUIREMENTS : A Qualification (NQF Level 6) Recognised by SAQA in Information Technology / Computer Science or Informatics. Four (4) years’ experience in ICT environment providing application software development services. Knowledge: Software language and associated development platforms and tools with strong focus on JAVA technologies, Enterprise Architecture Development and Deployments, Specialist knowledge on Java Enterprise Java Bean (EJB) Technologies, Specialist knowledge of JavaScript/Son and JBOSS/Tomcat Web deployments, Service Orientated Architecture Implementations and Linux Operating Systems (Preferably RHEL), Backend Oracle Systems and Java Integration (JDBC, OLE etc), Multi-tier Software architectures and interfaces, Software development lifecycle (SDLC), IT service management principles for Incident, Change, Problem and Release process, Knowledge of development frameworks such as ITIL (Information Technology Library and the Microsoft Operations Framework. Batho Pele Principles, Departmental Procedures and Processes, Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA), Labour Relations Act (LRA), Employment Equity Act
(EEA), Public Service Regulations (PSR), Public Service Act (PSA), Treasury Regulations. Skills: Development of template-based web content Management solution, web application architecture, Integration into other applications and database, Designing of Database Architecture Documentation including ERDs and Date Flow Diagrams, Enterprise-level Database Administration with multiple users, Software testing, including unit integration and acceptance testing and etc., SharePoint Object Model, PL/SQ, SharePoint Designer, Visio,
InfoPath, Visual Studio, JAVA and PowerShell, Application development using integrated Development Environment (IDE) such as Visual Studio, Eclipse and NetBeans, Strong Analytical and Problem Solving Communication, Time Management, Planning and Organizing.

DUTIES : Develop and Document technical design for customized software applications. Provide support and maintenance of customized software applications. Develop applications according to the defined standards and best practice principles that meet the defined user functional requirements.

ENQUIRIES : Mr V Pillay Tel No: (012) 309 4636. Email: Jobs-HQ11@labour.gov.za
APPLICATIONS : The Chief Director: Human Resources Management, Private Bag X117, Pretoria, 0001 or hand deliver at 215 Francis Baard Street.

It is the Department’s intention to promote equity (race, gender and disability) through the filling of this post with a candidate whose transfer / promotion / appointment will promote representivity in line with the numeric targets as contained in our Employment Equity plan.
CLOSING DATE : 27 February 2026 at 16:00 (walk-in) and 23:59 (online)
NOTE : All attachments for online application must include an application form Z83 and CV only combined, in PDF and as one (1) document or attachment, indicate the correct job title and the reference number of the post on the subject line of your email.