API Datapower Platform Engineer Apply locations Randburg time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago time left to apply End Date: December 13, 2024 (3 days left to apply) job requisition id R-15970152
Empowering Africa's tomorrow, together…one story at a time. With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.
Job Summary Apply platform engineering expertise, critical thinking, design thinking and problem-solving skills in an agile team environment to produce well-organized, optimized and documented source code that successfully delivers platform features & components of the service & solves complex technical problems with high quality solutions.
Job Description Are you ready to make a difference? Join an exciting and dynamic team of API Gateway Platform Engineers, who are responsible for shaping the technical API economy for the bank.
Work within the Platforms and Engineering Gateway technology tribe responsible for the development, design and run of the Datapower API Gateway platform. Apply platform engineering expertise, critical thinking, design thinking and problem-solving skills to produce well-organized, optimized and documented source code that successfully delivers platform features, components of the service and solves complex technical problems with high quality solutions. Capable of resolving escalated issues arising from operations of the Datapower API Gateway Platform.
Key accountabilities: (What you'll get to do) Leverage platform engineering expertise and a working knowledge of specific platforms (physical Datapower Gateway appliances, API Connect v10, vmware, Kubernetes, AWS services) and their constituent parts to positively contribute to platform feature and service designs Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting e.g. Kubernetes, Python, Terraform Use and configure modern observability techniques leveraging e.g. aggregated logging via Elastic Search stack, Kafka, metrics via Prometheus / Grafana Leverage platform (service design and code) and engineering technical expertise to proactively identify risks and prevent defects Uphold our technical principles of self-service, scalability, re-usability, resilience & stability in all development practices and deliver feature sets that sustainably deliver on these principles Enable problem resolution across technical teams, apply and or facilitate root cause analysis, deeply understand the root causes of issues and find ways to resolve them (sustainably) Optimize, refactor and reuse components to improve performance and maintainability – ensuring maximum efficiency, effectiveness, and return on investment Take accountability for maintaining platform standards and best practices, and drive adoption across multiple service teams Contribute to a high-performance team environment by coaching and mentoring other engineers, support engineering teams on technical solutions and problem resolution, and proactively seek coaching and mentoring from others Role/Person specification: (What do you need to get in?) +3 years Datapower Gateway experience (admin, operational and development) +3 years API Connect 2018 / v10 experience (admin, operational and development) +3 years coding / scripting languages experience e.g. Python, JavaScript, Bash scripting, GoLang, XSLT, Gateway Scripting +3 years' experience in Kubernetes architecture, Networking, Security, Deployment, and Management +3 years messaging protocols and API technologies experience like SOAP and REST +3 years Infrastructure as code (IaC) tooling experience (like Jenkins, GITOPS, AWS CI/CD tools eg. Terraform, CloudFormation, CodeBuilder, CodeDeploy) +3 years analytics tools and Big Data Platforms experience like Elastic Search, Kafka (Hadoop) +3 years Web Security protocols experience like OAuth, JWT, OIDC +3 years Networking experience with a solid understanding of Network layer routing and security Ideal Certifications: Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) and Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) or Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist CKS AWS Associate level certifications IBM Certified Solution Implementer - DataPower Gateway v10 IBM Certified Solution Implementer - API Connect v10 If you're passionate about working in a fast-paced environment and contributing to the exciting world of API Platforms by leading from the front, we would love to hear from you!
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. About Us Absa Group Limited ("Absa Group") is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and is one of Africa's largest diversified financial services groups.
Absa Group offers an integrated set of products and services across personal and business banking, corporate and investment banking, wealth and investment management and insurance.
Absa Group owns majority stakes in banks in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania (Absa Bank Tanzania and National Bank of Commerce), Uganda and Zambia and has insurance operations in Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia. Absa also has representative offices in China, Namibia, Nigeria and the United States, as well as securities entities in the United Kingdom and the United States, along with technology support colleagues in the Czech Republic.
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