Software Developer at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

Key critical requirements:

• Relevant B-Degree in Computer Science preferred but not essential if minimum requirements of
• experience & practical application is evident
• Min 3 years hands-on C# / Python development experience
• Experience in Banking / Investment Banking / Capital Markets IT domain 
• Strong technical skills: Software design and development, Business analysis, quality assurance, release management 
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and stakeholder’s management skills 
• Ability to perform in a challenging and dynamic environment

Beneficial:

• Experience in Front Arena (or equivalent system) development / consulting projects
• Experience in Front Arena AEF: ACM, AEL, ADFL, ASQL, Python, C# .net, C++, MS SQL, XSLT
• Deep knowledge of FA components such as PRIME, ADS, AMB, AMBA, ATS, AMWI, PACE, APS, AFG-AMB, SWIFT adapters, Adaptiv Docs etc.
• Functional skills required: In depth understanding of asset classes such as Equities, Fixed Income, Credit, FX, their valuation models and product lifecycle, Financial Risk Management, Regulatory and Risk reporting, Trading and Position Management.

Accountabilities: DevOps

• Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle
• Interpret analysis, problem definition & business requirements to identify solution requirements (e.g. features)
• Produce well-organised and documented source code for technical solutions
• Apply technical organisation principles of self-service, repeatability, testability, scalability & resilience in code development
• Apply general design patterns and paradigms to deliver technical solutions
• Debug existing source code and polish feature sets.
• Work with integrated teams and other developers to improve and evolve technical products and services
• Study & apply Group Architecture & Infrastructure guidelines to all development work
• Support reviews, performance monitoring & ongoing optimization and maintenance on applications
• Stay ahead of the curve on emerging technologies and development practices and continuously evolve existing knowledge & skill in preparation for exposure to Automation, Integration, Messaging, CI/CD etc.
• Update, create and appropriately store application documentation & technical specifications

Risk & Governance

• Participate in incident management & DR activity – applying critical thinking, problem solving & technical expertise to get to the bottom of major incidents