Specialist Product EngineerApply remote type Hybrid locations Sandton time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday time left to apply End Date: December 11, 2024 (6 days left to apply) job requisition id R-15969790
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 The Front Office BTB team in IB Markets Technology is looking for a 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 Key critical skills and experience required: Relevant B-Degree in Computer Science preferred but not essential if minimum requirements of experience & practical application is evident.Min 5 years of development experience in Python, C# 4.5 and up, .Net core, C++, MS SQL, XSLTTechnical skills: Software Design and Development, Business Analysis, Quality Assurance, Release ManagementFinancial Markets / Mathematical Finance experienceRelevant Market Risk Product knowledgeAbility to identify, solve problems and build solutionsExcellent interpersonal, communication and stakeholder management skillsAbility to perform in a challenging and dynamic environmentAdvantageous: Experience in Front Arena (or equivalent system) development / consulting projectsExperience in: Front Arena AEF: ACM, AEL, ADFL, ASQLInvestment Banking / Capital Markets IT domain experienceFunctional skills: In-depth understanding of asset classes such as equity, Fixed Income, Credit, FX, their valuation models and product lifecycle, Financial Risk Management, Regulatory and risk reporting, trading and Position management.Knowledge of FA components such as PRIME, ADS, AMB, AMBA, ATS, AMWI, PACE, APS, AFG-AMB, SWIFT adapters, Adaptiv Docs etc.Key Accountabilities: 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 solutionsSupport the development of CI / CD Pipelines (authoring & supporting CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins / similar tools and deploying to multi-site Kubernetes environments – supporting and managing your applications all the way to production)Use & configure modern observability techniques leveraging e.g. aggregated logging via ELK stack, metrics via Prometheus / Grafana / NewRElic and tracing using Zipkin/JaegerAutomate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting e.g. Jenkins, Docker, Ansible, KubernetesDebug 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.Why might you be interested in this role? Learn the domain of Corporate and Investment BankingOpen international career opportunities by learning an industry-leading trading and risk platformHelp to build and grow a high-performing development teamContribute to improving and modernising software development practicesWork for one of South Africa's leading Banks and top employers of choiceEarn highly competitive compensation and benefitsEnjoy continuous growth and development with opportunities to move within the BankReceive financial support for continued learning (courses, certifications, tertiary, etc.)We have a culture that values: Ownership and autonomyDiversity and the unique contribution of individualsTeamwork and collaborationContinuous improvementInnovationAgile ways of workExperimenting without fear of failureEducation 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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