Description
Location - Fintrax, Martin House, IDA Business Park, Danagan, Co. Galway
Role - Contract x 4 Roles
Contract Duration - 12 months
Department of Hire - Information Technology
COMPANY BACKGROUND
Planet (Fintrax Group) is a Financial Services Company that specialises in tax refunds, multi-currency payments, credit card processing and point of sale technologies. Employing over 1000 people worldwide, Planet provides international shoppers, merchants, card acquirers and banks with an expanding range of services, increasingly leveraging the latest mobile technologies
Planet works with some of the most desirable luxury and retail brands in over 55 countries. The company has been on a strong growth trajectory, experiencing growth in revenues of over 20% and growth in profitability of over 30% annually since July 2011. This growth is set to continue with ambitious plans to double the business in 3 years and treble it in 5 years. These growth plans are based on a strong business model underpinned by megatrends such as the expansion of middle classes in emerging markets, growth in international travel and increasing luxury consumption.
JUSTIFICATION FOR THIS ROLE
We are looking for a .NET Contractor to work at our office in Galway. This will be a 12 month Contract
JOB PURPOSE
The .NET Developer role is a key role in supporting IT Payment Solutions and leading project development activities. As a .NET Software Developer you will work on the analysis, design, development and maintenance of Fintrax Payment solutions, according to business needs and requirements. This role includes working with the Payments Lead Developer and Delivery Manager in scheduling project development deliverables.
This role is undertaken by delivering a consistently high level of service in line with Fintrax policies and procedures and in keeping with the Company's mission, vision and 5 year strategy.
KEY RESULT AREA (KRA'S)
- Analysis, design, development and maintenance of the Fintrax Payment solutions & projects. Prioritise and delivery of all tasks assigned. Taking ownership of all work items and issues- end to end and proactive follow up.
- Work closely with the Lead Developer and Delivery Management on related activity for planning, scheduling and software release. Implementation of multiple project components from a technical perspective.
- Being able to estimate, prioritise and manage multiple tasks. Proactively working with the Lead Developer and Delivery Manager to solve issues. Making effective time to work on scheduled tasks.
- Demonstrate a strong understand of a technical environment. Identifying, designing and delivering solutions within system scope.
- Conduct unit and integration testing ensuring that code releases are of high qualilty with adequate error checking and testing. Taking ownership and proactively following up on defect root causes- providing timely updates and report information to management/client when required. Provide and review the status of all work items. Working closely with the QA team in responding to raised defects and queries.
- Taking ownership of support, follow up and bring to resolution any outstanding issues. Follow internal processes for logging issues. Communicate at all times with all parties involved with regard to status of issues etc. If issue can't be resolved an to escalate to the next escalation contact.
- Follow of Fintrax best practices and adhere to coding standards at all times.
- Work closely with Business and IT teams to understand requirements
- Research, evaluate and recommend new technologies or development tools.
- Train new and junior team members in product development and methodology.
- Participate fully in the Company's Performance Management Process