Software Development Team (JAVA 8, Spring Boot Framework) at Absa Group

Job Description:

The Team Lead will be responsible for the technical oversight, development and operational integrity of the Customer One View (C1V) Services and Data platform. The candidate will be responsible, through the team, for the delivery of business requirements and the resolution of incidents that occur on the Customer One View Services and Data platforms

Accountability Technical:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Development of architecture for the delivery of Business Requirements on the Customer One View Services and Data Platforms including:
• Relevant Application Architecture
• Relevant Software Architecture
• Relevant Infrastructure Architecture
• Relevant Security Architecture
• Identification and solution for any non-functional requirements required to deliver the business requirement.
• Prepare any required technical and architectural documentation
•  Assist Solutions Architecture to ensure alignment of solutions to overall Enterprise Architecture and Risk Requirements.
• Strong experience developing Java 8 and higher
• Strong experience developing Components utilizing the Spring Boot Framework
• Development of Components utilizing MongoDB
• Development of Components utilizing Oracle or Postgres
• Data quality and data management experience
• Understanding of Oracle technologies (Enterprise Data Quality “EDQ” and Customer Hub “OCH”
•   Experience utilizing Docker and Kubernetes based platforms
• Strong experience and foundation in Object Orientated development including patterns and best practice
•  Strong experience in development of distributed systems
• Strong experience in systems integration and associated patterns
• Strong experience in Test Driven Development
•   Development of business requirements in accordance with the given guidelines including methodology, quality, process and unit testing.
• Experience working in agile development environments
•  Ensure that the Services and Data Platforms remains resilient, risk compliant and clear of audit findings
• Accountability: Development process
• Establish technical standards and processes for the development for the direct team to follow and adhere too, based on existing standards and best practice
• Communicate technical solution for business requirements to team and business stakeholders
• Assist in the planning of work required around the delivery of business requirements
• Assist in the allocation of work to development team members for the delivery of business requirements
•  Strong experience in the development of business requirements in alignment with the prescribed Agile development method
•  Prepare, manage and coordinate releases in accordance with policy and procedure
• Design and build Continuous integration and Continuous deployment pipelines for all Components
•   Assist Testing team in the development and execution of testing plans
• Accountability: Quality assurance of developed applications
• Review that all code developed by developers meet quality controls and best practice
•    Assist Testing team in the resolution of defects raised during the QA process against any Component
•  Coach and Mentor development team in the application of standards and best practice
•  Resolve and defects raised against the testing of business requirements by the testing team
• Resolve defects encountered during the production run of Components.
• Accountability: Stakeholder management and Reporting
• Ensure communication with direct reports on development progress
• Attend relevant progress review sessions and provide feedback when required
• Communicate and interface with stakeholders across different teams  

Education and experience required

•   Minimum NQF Level 5: 3-year National Diploma/Higher Certificate or higher in Computer Science or Information Technology
• Essential: Five (5) years’ experience in Java Development
•  Essential: Three (3) year’ experience in building Distributed systems
• Essential: Two (2) years’ experience leading a Development Team

Knowledge and Skills

• Programming
• Leading a team of developers
• Object Orientated Design and Development
• Software Architecture Design and Development
• UML (Unified Modelling Language)
• Chairing meetings
• Report writing