Junior Developer Wanted for Treasury Solution

This assignment details the job requirements for a junior developer role in delivering complex treasury and payments solutions via the web. The candidate will participate in all aspects of project delivery, including design, development, testing, and customer support. The required skills include .NET web development, agile development process, corporate treasury, payment processing, and bank communication. A bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent professional experience is necessary.

Running head: PROFESSIONAL CAPABILITY GAP ANALYSIS
PROFESSIONAL CAPABILITY GAP ANALYSIS
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Background work for the Professional Capability Gap Analysis report:
Key skills for the job profile of software developer:
In order to be a successful software developer and attain a significant carrier growth, the
following skills are must for every job aspirant looking forward for a successful carrier in the
software development domain. These skills have been identified after analyzing the job
description profiles thoroughly.
Technical skills:
Followings are the key technical skills for the software developers:
Clear knowledge of the best practices applied to the software engineering:
There are certain standards, applicable to the software domain, that a successful software
engineer should be aware of. These standards include basics like proper utilization of version
control system so that old work or codes can be retrieved whenever needed, no matter when the
version of the code was created (1). The professional should also be aware of various robust
testing protocols on which the code is employed (2).
According to the industry experts, the act of writing code is not only about the science
and technology put forward, it is also about the art that the professionals should master with the
knowledge of the industry’s best practices and proper experience (3).

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Experience of various Coding Languages:
Due to the complexity and variety of project that the industry deals with, knowledge of
any single programming language is not enough. The candidates must be comfortable in working
with various coding languages. Otherwise, it is very difficult to excel in the domain (4) . Many
software engineers prefer to master any important language and become expertise in that domain.
It is completely fine to build an area of expertise, but several domains should be explored to
remain in the field that is highly competitive and challenging as well.
Here are the top programming languages currently in demand, arranged as per the popularity
from highest to lowest (5):
1. Java
2. Python
3. JavaScript
4. C++
5. C#
6. PHP
7. Perl
Apart from those top seven languages, some honorable mentions include:
 Swift
 R
 Rust
Additionally, knowledge in some key software frameworks like SQL, .NET, NODE is also
very important and plays a vital role in providing an extra edge over the competitors.

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Soft skills for software development professionals:
Ability to work in tight deadline:
Most of the times the projects need to be submitted within deadline and the professionals
must be well prepared for that to work effectively (6).
Passion for teamwork:
The software development projects are often executed in team and having the ability to
work in the team is must for the professionals (7).
Willingness to learn:
The professionals should be always open to learn new things whenever the project
demands for some new skill previously unexplored by the individuals (8).
Critical thinking:
Software developers often face situations where they need to analyze the possible
solution and choose the appropriate one, which can only be done through proper critical
reasoning (9). This particular soft skill is often regarded as the most important of all.
Professional Capability Gap Analysis report:

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Ref: Capabilities –software
developer should have
the ability to:
GLO1 GLO4 GLO7 Weaknesses
C1 Solve problems applying
domain specific
Knowledge (14)
 Lack of domain
specific knowledge
C2 Think critically to be able
to chose the appropriate
solution(14)
 Lack of critical
thinking ability
C3 Ability to work in a team
to achieve a common
goal(14)
 Lack of teamwork
experience.

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Analysis of GLOs:
Type of GLO Deals with Procedure to improve Relevant
capability(gap)
GLO1 Domain specific knowledge
Discipline specific
knowledge includes
expertise in software
system and coding
techniques.
To improve domain
specific knowledge
following are some
important steps to
follow:
Contribution to
open source
project:
The aspiring
software developer
can learn a lot by
contributing to the
project that are open
source and by doing
C1

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this developers can
increase their
theoretical
knowledge by
combining with the
practical aspects.
This also helps to
improve the coding
skills (10).
Analysis of source
code:
In order to make an
understanding for
codes and more
specifically what
good code looks
like , there is hardly
any better options
than reading codes
from good sources
and this a must for
software developers
(11).

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Certification
courses:
Candidates should
follow some good
certification courses
to learn and improve
the skill. These
certificate courses
are of great values in
the market and it will
definitely add some
extra to the core
knowledge in the
software specific
domain.
1. Microsoft
Certified
Solutions
Developer
(MCSD) (12)
2. Microsoft
Technology
Associate

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(MTA)
3. Oracle
(APEX)
4. Cloudera
Certified
Developer
for Apache
Hadoop
(CCDH)
5. Amazon Web
Services-
AWS (13)
6. Oracle (OCP)
MySQL
GLO4 Critical thinking Critical thinking
plays an important
role in developing
analytical skill. Even
though it is
something beyond
the technical aspect,
it should be treated
C2

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with equal
importance.
Following are some
strategies to develop
critical thinking:
Engage in various
practical projects:
Critical thinking is
developed by
analyzing problems
related to various
practical projects. It
is necessary to think
a problem through
various perspective
and it can only be
improved through
experience of
working in real
projects that involves
problem solving skill
Some philosophical
courses:

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Even though it may
sound completely
irrelevant regarding
to the domain, but a
philosophical course
can surely improve
the way of thinking.
Although, the degree
itself is not
important, but
attending the course
will surely improve
the thinking ability
(15).
Following are some
affordable Udemy
course one can
follow :
 Critical
Thinker
Academy:
Learn to
Think Like a

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Philosopher
 Mastering
Thinking
Skills Vol 1:
The 12
Fundamental
Skills
 How to
Think
Independentl
y and Be
More Self-
Confident
GLO7 Team work Software developers
often need to work in
a team to finish
assigned project. in
order to work in a
team and deliver
efficiently,
C3

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developers must
have a feeling for
team work. The best
way to enhance the
team work
capabilities is to
work in a team. To
enhance the
capability to work in
a team , it is
important to consider
few practical
projects where the
work is be done in a
team. Only
internship can
provide the
individual the
opportunity to learn
the essence of
teamwork and apply
it accordingly. When
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choosing the right
company for the
internship, it is
advised to opt for the
big names like
Google, Facebook,
and Intel to observe
the essence of
teamwork and learn
a lot from it.

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Appendices:
A. IT software developer: Data 61 (2018)
Recruit.net. (2018). Software Engineer in Sydney NSW Australia - CSIRO - 1C1FB3 | Recruit.net
Australia. [online] Available at: http://www.recruit.net/job/software-engineer_sydney-
nsw_jobs/1C1FB30161DD3286 [Accessed 21 Mar. 2018].
Job Description
The Position
At Data61 we bring together exceptional people from research and industry to create an ICT
research Centre of Excellence in Australia. The Advanced Data Analytics in Transport (ADAIT)
is a prestigious research and development team of Data61. The ADAIT team resides in the
Analytics Program at Data61, one of the Top 5 world-leading research groups in its league.
The team has recently embarked on a Transport for NSW funded innovation program to develop
a transport data analytics platform (referred to as the ADAIT Platform) for urban transport
management. The ADAIT Platform aims to break the fragmented data view of the urban
transport system, and establish an integrate data management and analytic capability. The
platform is intended to provide analytics-as-a-service to end-users and capable of leveraging
distributed data storage and cloud computing facilities. Additional information on the ADAIT
team can be found at www.adait.io
You will work within the ADAIT team to contribute to research in transport data analytics and
commercial project delivery by applying their expertise in engineering and software coding, and
writing scalable, high performance, production quality code.

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To be successful you will need:
 Relevant tertiary degree (e.g. computer science, physics or mathematics), and/or
equivalent working experience.
 Solid engineering and software coding skills, with experience writing scalable, high
performance, production quality code.
 Proficiency in Python, Java, C++ or equivalent.
 Proficiency in front end development, especially using node.js, Angular 4+, ngrx/store.
Knowledge in D3 and highcharts is advantageous.
 Familiar with RESTFull API design/development using Spring Boot framework.
 Proficient or ability to learn GIS data analysis and visualization using GeoServer,
GeoJson data format, postgis.
 Familiar with micro services architecture and deployment of services to the cloud using
Docker.
 Experience in PostgreSQL, MySQL, Cassandra, Kafka, Spark and Hadoop.
 DevOps mindset and project automation experience including Linux containers,
microservices architecture, continuous delivery to Amazon Web Services, real-time
service monitoring.
 The ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team to achieve
organisational goals.

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 Demonstrated ability to allocate activities, directs tasks and manage resources to meet
objectives. Provide coaching and on the job training, recognise and supports staff
achievements and foster open communication in the team.

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B. Software engineering: Boeing(2018)
Recruit.net. (2018). Software Engineer in Brisbane QLD Australia - Boeing - 45D2B0 |
Recruit.net Australia. [online] Available at: http://www.recruit.net/job/software-
engineer_brisbane-qld_jobs/45D2B0C3CF63CB33 [Accessed 21 Mar. 2018].
Job Description
Location:
Brisbane
Category:
Engineering / Technical
Position Type:
Permanent
Software Support Engineer - Brisbane
The PhantomWorks - International Systems Analysis Laboratory (SAL) is a cutting edge
decision support and concept development capability delivering advanced operations analysis,
modelling, simulation and experimentation services for Boeing projects and customers in
Australia and worldwide. We are now recruiting for the position of Software Support Engineer
responsible for the maintenance and support of internally developed 3D modelling, simulation,
analysis and data visualisation applications.

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Successful applicants for the position will be career oriented C++ software developers with a
passion for software development in areas such as; data visualisation/analytics, modelling and
simulation, user interface design, scientific computing, real-time computer graphics and/or
serious games development.
Applicants will need to meet the following:
Essential criteria
 Bachelor Degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering or related
 Commercial development experience desired although outstanding graduates will be
considered
 Strong knowledge of modern C++ principles and practice (C++11 / 14 is mandatory) and
C++ frameworks (eg Qt, Boost)
 Ability to learn quickly and excited by aerospace technology
 Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
 Ability to work effectively within a small team environment and with people across all
organisational levels
 Ability to obtain an Australian defence security clearance (NV1)
Desirable criteria
Experience with:
 Qt cross platform development framework

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 User Interface Design
 Scripting languages, eg QtScript, Python, JavaScript, Lua
 Modern 3D graphics development (OpenGL, OpenSceneGraph)
 Data visualisation/analysis/development environments and tools eg Tableu, Spotfire,
STK, Matlab
 Live Virtual Contructive (LVC) modelling & simulation technologies and standards (DIS
/ HLA)
 Discrete event simulation (eg ExtendSim)
 3D gaming software development environments
 Version control systems eg Git, Subversion
 Agile software development process and tools (eg Atlassian)
Applicants must be Australian Citizens to meet defence security requirements.
Relocation assistance will be considered for the right candidate.