Lead Product Engineer at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

Job Summary

• Build high-performing, scalable, enterprise-grade applications & build capability in others to do the same. This includes but is not limited to applying critical thinking, design thinking and problem solving skills in an agile team environment to solve complex technical problems (Front End, Back End and Integration) with high quality solutions & leading all phases of the development lifecycle to deliver.

Job Description

• Absa Corporate and Investment Bank (CIB), is a leading South African Investment Bank with global reach, offering clients financing, risk management and advisory solutions in a wide range of currencies and structures. The firm has a global reach and distribution power to meet the needs of issuers and investors worldwide.
• Our distinctive business model is fit for purpose and allows the firm to provide clients with solutions to match their financing and risk management needs. This ability is supported by a dedicated infrastructure unit, including (but not limited to) Legal, Compliance, Human Resources, Marketing and Corporate Communications, IT, Risk, etc. which in turn supports the firm’s vision of becoming the leading investment bank across Africa.

Purpose of the role

• The Risk and Finance Tech team is looking for a skilled C# Developer to work on code and .Net solutions with Kubernetes development experience who is highly skilled and can work independently. You will be responsible for implementing design patterns for distributed systems, configuring and managing CI/CD pipelines. Designing, writing, and maintaining C# code for our future and existing projects. Participate in design and planning discussions, as well as develop ways for current coding problems.
• Experience with microservices, containers, and Kubernetes is required. The developer will also be responsible 

Key Responsibilities:

• Create actionable C# solutions and services
• Work on creating feature-rich scheduling, tracking, and reporting solutions
• Perform checks to detect technical risks and difficulties connected to projects, then report and propose a solution strategy
• Create, integrate, and test new features in a variety of apps
• Maintain frequent communication with team members and work closely with them throughout the development process
• Write C# code that is clean, efficient, scalable, and dependable Conduct post-release/ post-implementation testing
• Work with cross-functional teams to ensure quality throughout the software development lifecycle
• Create and nurture highly available systems on Kubernetes

Competencies 

• Ability to research and grasp new concepts at a fast pace
• Excellent English and effective communication skills
• Planning and organizing
• Delivering results and meeting customer expectations

Knowledge, skills and experience required 

• Relevant B-Degree in Computer Science preferred but not essential if minimum requirements of experience & practical application is evident
• 8+ years’ development experience
• Cross domain knowledge
• Min 3 – 5 years of experience working with Microservices (Kubernetes, Containerization, Rancher, Docker) with C# experience being key critical
• Capability to collaborate with a group of developers
• Experience with full-stack development
• Well-versed in technologies such as C#, JavaScript, and Postgres databases
• Strong expertise in DevOps and CI/CD implementation
• Thorough knowledge of cloud-native development
• Experience with container technologies like Docker
• Understanding of microservice design and architectural patterns
• Familiar with complex event processing and event-driven architecture
• Agile methodology
• Working experience and knowledge of the SQL and C# ecosystem
• Basic cloud knowledge
• Business knowledge Finance domain - advantageous

Education

• Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology