Analyst Programmer/Designer I at Nedbank

Job Purpose
To translate macro design into detailed micro designs which will realise the business solution in their relevant areas of focus. Translate and communicate the required changes to the programmer community. Develop critical component parts.

Job Responsibilities

• Make recommendations based on cost and user ability and feasibility
• Advise and make recommendation on what kind of system software and availability will be required on low risk, smaller projects
• Deliver work products according to the agreed time lines and within agreed budget
• Provide reporting to customers on progress
• Participate in disaster recovery planning with stakeholders
• Understand client needs by meeting with clients when necessary
• Ensure information is provided correctly to stakeholders by maintaining knowledge and sharing knowledge with team
• Analyse the system requirements
• Identify the application impact and complete system impact analysis documentation
• Identify project dependencies , possible conflicts and manage these to resolution
• Keep record of test results with the view to providing pre and post images
• Conduct setting of system software standards and usage recommendations
• Participate in system environment design (defining data bases to be used, connectivity aspects, ensuring adherence to licensing of software)
• Participate in the release cycle.
• Provide basic support during application development, implementation, post implementation and operational cycle.
• Do reconfigurement under supervision
• Participate in the analysis of reports and Problem solving.
• Participate in creating proof of concepts under supervision
• Maintain the system software environment through monitoring and updates
• Identify risks and escalate timeously to relevant stakeholder
• Keep abreast of legislation and other industry changes that impacts on role by reading the relevant newsletters, websites and attending sessions
• Understand and embrace the Nedbank vision and demonstrate the values through interaction with team and stakeholders
• Improve personal capability and to stay abreast of developments in field of expertise by identify training courses and career progression opportunities for self with input from managers
• Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities by ensuring all learning activities are completed, experience practiced and certifications obtained  and/or maintained within specified time frames   
• Contributing to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participate in Nedbank Culture building initiatives
• Participate and support corporate social responsibility initiatives for the achievement of key business strategies
• Identify and recommend opportunities to enhance processes, systems and policies and support implementation of new processes, policies and systems

Key Responsibilities

• Support & Maintenance
• Development 
• Unit testing 
• Deployments 
• Full accountability of deliverables end-to-end – managing all stakeholders and impacts
• Align to coding and design standards and practices.
• Submit code for Code Quality reviews
• Quality Assurance support
• Feedback on progress to Scrum Master / project manager 
• Timesheet capture 
• Self-management of capacity and deliverables in alignment with Sprint planning / chosen methodology 
• Stand-by, Support and Maintenance of systems

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
• Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees

Preferred Qualification

• IT Diploma / Certificate  in relevant language

Essential Certifications

• Advanced Certification in relevant technologies where available

Exposure/Experience

• Development experience 
• Banking 
• Exposure to agile delivery Scrum, Kanban and or SAFe 
• UI development 
• SOA / API
• SOAP and Rest 
• Angular 
• HTML & CSS 
• DevOps toolsets for software releases 
• JWT / Java Web Tokens 
• SSL’s
• Swaggers / service development

Type of Exposure

• Built and maintained stakeholder relationships
• Designed Workforce Planning Solutions
• Manage internal process
• Managed Relationships
• Managed Stakeholder / Client Relationships
• Managed Self

Minimum Experience Level

• 5 years programming experience 1 year design experience

Technical Knowledge

• .Net / Web APIs
• SQL server 
• Understanding of MQ, Topics, XML, XSD, Swagger
• JavaScript 
• Angular 
• HTML & CSS  
• MVC

Behavioural Competencies

• Continuous Learning
• Collaborating
• Customer Focus
• Initiating Action
• Work Standards
• Managing Work
• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills

Deadline: 4th, March 2022