Specialist Product Engineer Apply
Remote Type: Hybrid
Location: Sandton
Time Type: Full Time
Posted On: Posted Yesterday
Time Left to Apply: End Date: November 21, 2024 (3 days left to apply)
Job Requisition ID: R-15968924
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 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 Technical skills and experience required: Min 5 years' experience as a Cobol / Mainframe Developer Relevant B-Degree in Computer Science preferred but not essential if minimum requirements of experience & practical application are evident Cross-domain knowledge COBOL Programming, IMS, DB2, easytrive, SQL and JCL Knowledge of payment and collection streams i.e. EFT/RTC/Debi-check will be an added advantage A strong grasp of fundamental software development principles, practices, and techniques Familiarity with RESTful APIs Required soft skills: Creative problem solver Strong work ethic Attention to detail Quality focused Customer focused Collaborative team player Strong communication skills Accountability Apply critical thinking, design thinking and problem solving skills to solve complex technical problems with high quality solutions Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle including reviews, analyses, and modifications of programming systems including encoding, testing, debugging and installing for a large-scale mainframe computer system. Determine operational feasibility of solutions by evaluating analysis, problem definition, business requirements, solution development and proposed solutions Quickly produce well-organized, optimized, and documented source code to deliver technical solutions Ensure designs & solutions support the technical organization principles of self-service, repeatability, testability, scalability & resilience Apply general design patterns and paradigms to deliver technical solutions Debug existing source code and polish feature sets. Apply unit testing frameworks and perform integration, validation and verification testing. Apply version control and related concepts and techniques Align all application development & development process to Group Architecture, Security & Infrastructure guidelines Work with 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 applications Stay ahead of the curve on emerging technologies and development practices e.g. Cloud-Based Solutions. Contribute to the design & evolution of Group Architecture, Infrastructure & associated technical standards for the organization 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 Truly African We are a diversified standalone African financial services group, delivering an integrated set of products and services across personal and business banking, corporate and investment banking, wealth, investment management and insurance.
Absa Group Limited is listed on the JSE and is one of Africa's largest diversified financial services groups with a presence in 12 countries across the continent and around 41,000 employees.
We own majority stakes in banks in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, the Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania (ABSA Bank in Tanzania and National Bank of Commerce), Uganda, and Zambia. We also have offices in China, Namibia, Nigeria, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, a Technology Hub in Prague, and insurance operations in Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia.
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