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Absa Bank Limited (Absa) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Barclays Africa Group Limited. Absa offers personal and business banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking, wealth and investment management as well as bancassurance. Barclays Africa Group Limited is 62.3% owned by Barclays Bank PLC and is listed on the JSE Limited. The Group is one of A...
Job Summary
The IMEX / SWIFT Team within CIB Trade is looking for a Specialist Software Developer to apply critical thinking & problem solving skills to contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle & quickly produce well-organised, optimized, and documented source code to deliver high-performing, scalable, enterprise-grade applications.
Job Description
The CIB Trade team supports all trade applications across the Africa continent, for local and international trade, with a range of trade and working capital solutions.
We offer trade products that will help our clients to manage risks, negotiate terms, and reduce pressure on cash flow to enable our clients to trade confidently and efficiently.
Our trade solutions are inclusive of both customer-facing systems as well as back-end operational systems.
How we stay relevant:
The emergence of FinTech’s has captured a large share of the market in the banking revenue pools. In response, we are reinventing our digital trade strategy to compete with FinTechs to enable the bank to stay relevant and meet the demands of the digital future.
By introducing agility and removing complexity of legacy systems we are enabling our various Trade Channels to be at the forefront of the banking digital age, in addition, improving the way transactions are processed.
Our Solution:
We are striving to deliver standardized solutions that are built on the latest technologies and infrastructure, i.e. open-source and AWS cloud solutions. These solutions will allow cost effective roll-out across the African continent. Our team aids the trade business to meet multiple demands including channel support, third part integrations and non-banking channels.
Key critical requirements for this role:
Min 5 years software developer experience
Basic Java Programming experience with good Java deployment
Experience working in an agile environment
Excellent communication, analytical skills and decision making ability in collaborative environments
Excellent understanding of specific coding / scripting languages
Understanding of Object Oriented Design and ability to properly apply general design patterns and paradigms
Experience with test-driven development and domain driven design
Linux Admin
Agile Delivery (SCRUM/Kanban)
JIRA
Confluence
Sharepoint
Mainframe and Cobol beneficial
Some key accountabilities: DevOps
Apply critical thinking, design thinking and problem solving skills in an agile team environment to solve technical problems (Front End, Back End OR Middleware) with high quality solutions
Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle
Evaluate analysis, problem definition, business requirements, solution development & provide recommendations to enable the operational feasibility of solutions
Quickly produce well-organised, optimized, and documented source code to deliver technical solutions
Ensure designs & solutions support the technical organisation principles of self-service, repeatability, testability, scalability & resilience
Apply general design patterns and paradigms to deliver technical solutions
Support the development of CI / CD Pipelines
Education
Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology
Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.
Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised
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