About the job Specialist Product Engineer (Cobol / Mainframe Developer)At least 2 years relevant experience, preferably in the Mechanical Services (Mining, Power Generation and or Petro Chemical industries) is preferred.Fully conversant in the English language, additional languages will be an advantage.Be computer literate on Microsoft Excel and WordWork within guidelines and rulesBe attentive to detail, cooperate and participate in relevant training programs.Follow job proceduresExcellent interpersonal skills.The ability to delegate.Responsibilities:Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle includingEvaluate analysis, problem definition, business requirements, solution development & provide recommendations to enable the operational feasibility of solutionsQuickly produce well-organised, optimized, and documented source code to deliver technical solutionsEnsure designs & solutions support the technical organisation principles of self-service, repeatability, testability, scalability & resilienceApply general design patterns and paradigms to deliver technical solutionsDebug existing source code and polish feature sets.Work with integrated teams and other developers to improve and evolve technical products and servicesAlign all application development & development process to Group Architecture & Infrastructure guidelinesProvide input into project & program teams (when required) to plan & manage the development lifecycle e.g.
releases, risk management, testing, integration etc.Conduct reviews, performance monitoring & ongoing optimization and maintenance on applicationsStay ahead of the curve on emerging technologies and development practices and continuously evolve existing knowledge & skill in preparation for cross domain and other experiences e.g.
Secure Side, Testing, Infrastructure solutions etc.Conduct peer reviews, testing, problem solving within and across the broader teamSupport the people change teams in the development of user material (Customer, Employee & 3rd Party Adoption)Identify technical risks and mitigate these (pre, during & post release)Update / Design all application documentation aligned to the organization technical standards and risk / governance frameworksParticipate in incident management & DR activity applying critical thinking, problem solving & technical expertise to get to the bottom of major incidents
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