Lead API Developer- Pinelands at Old Mutual South Africa

Job Description

• The Lead API Developer leads the development of high-quality designs and solutions. This role requires participation in technical designs, development, maintenance and management of applications interfaces or services.
• The incumbent will be expected to liaise with clients to investigate, analyze, and solve software problems to continuously improve service offering. This role requires fundamentals in engineering practices, an analytical and data-driven approach to problem solving, while following the DevOps, SRE and Cloud Based practices.
• Assists solution construction including programming, systems testing and correction of programme models.
• Interprets and executes test plans, or assists in developing test plans in conjunction with Systems Analyst, Senior Analyst Programmer or Business Analyst.
• Develops technical specifications / program specifications and some systems documentation.
• Responsible for support of application through Incident, problem and change management processes
• Monitor and maintain Application program Interfaces
• May assist with analysing system design requirements.
• Advises Management on effective applications, covering areas such as maintenance, support, man-machine interface and data management requirements.
• Provides sizing and scoping for development work required
• May take the task lead with smaller work initiatives
• May coach and mentor junior / new staff (programmer).
• Works with limited supervision
  Work closely with multi-skilled and cross-functional teams e.g., architects, developers, UX designers, business analysts 
• Drive technology design and implementation 
• Enable rapid iteration 
• Draft technical specifications Monitor application performance 

Closing Date

31 March 2023