We are seeking a highly experienced and skilled Smart Communications Developer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of the Smart Communications suite and a proven track record in designing, developing, and deploying complex customer communications solutions. This role is perfect for a hands-on developer who is passionate about clean code, effective documentation, and delivering high-quality, maintainable, and extensible applications.
Key Responsibilities- Design, develop, and implement customer communication documents based on detailed business requirements.
- Author and configure templates using Smart Communications modules, including Advanced Template Designer, Data Modeler, and Web Editor.
- Develop Static Layouts for Print and Responsive Layouts for Web within the Smart Communications platform.
- Prepare and map XML data schemas to ensure accurate integration with business data objects.
- Create Simple/Scriptable Batch Config/Template Selector and Output Configurations for post-processing.
- Design and develop high-quality, clean, understandable, maintainable, and extensible code.
- Develop and implement comprehensive test plans to accurately validate application code and functionality.
- Maintain detailed and accurate documentation, adhering to all company standards.
- Contribute significantly to the project estimation process, reviewing and challenging estimates where necessary.
- 5+ years of hands-on Smart Communications (or Thunderhead) development experience.
- Expertise in template authoring, recognizing common graphical elements, information blocks, layouts, stylesets, variable data, and functional similarity.
- Sound knowledge of the SMARTCOMM/Thunderhead Suites of Products and related APIs.
- Familiarity with Smart Communications Appliance Configuration and Deployment Models (Cloud/Hybrid).
- Minimum 2 years of hands-on Java development experience in a professional setting.
- Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles and core Java features (e.g., generics, streams, lambda expressions).
- Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git).
- Basic understanding of security best practices in Java applications.
- Expertise in Java/J2EE, JSON, and web services is highly desirable.
- Experience with unit testing frameworks such as JUnit is desired.
- Good written and verbal communication skills are essential for collaborating with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
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What We Do
Datacom is Australasia's largest home-grown tech company. Drawing on the experience of over 6500 staff in 24 locations around the globe, we work with a full range of clients, from small start-ups through to government agencies and multinational corporations, to explore and extract the hidden value in their systems.
We bring together over half a century of know-how, the right technology and the knowledge and creativity of our people, to deliver sustainable solutions to our customers’ greatest challenges.
With our team of dedicated professionals, we work with leading partners to deliver the solutions that are right for our customers – that solve their issues and enhances their businesses.
We design, build and run IT systems and processes across operations, cybersecurity, cloud, digital platforms, payroll and enterprise applications. We deliver customer care services and operate mission-critical infrastructure with best-in-class data centre facilities – Datacom delivers on the promise: practical imagination.
