Absa Group Limited (Absa) has forged a new way of getting things done, driven by bravery and passion, with the readiness to realise the possibilities on our continent and beyond.
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
DevOps
Apply critical thinking, design thinking and problem solving skills in an agile team environment to solve technical problems (Front End, Back End OR Middleware) with high quality solutions
Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle including
Evaluate analysis, problem definition, business requirements, solution development & provide recommendations to enable the operational feasibility of solutions
Quickly produce well-organised, optimized, and documented source code to deliver technical solutions
Ensure designs & solutions support the technical organisation principles of self-service, repeatability, testability, scalability & resilience
Apply general design patterns and paradigms to deliver technical solutions
Support 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/Jaeger
Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting e.g. Jenkins, Docker, Ansible, Kubernetes
Debug existing source code and polish feature sets.
Work with integrated teams and other developers to improve and evolve technical products and services
Align all application development & development process to Group Architecture & Infrastructure guidelines
Provide 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 applications
Stay 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.
People
Conduct peer reviews, testing, problem solving within and across the broader team
Support the people change teams in the development of user material (Customer, Employee & 3rd Party Adoption)
Risk & Governance
Identify technical risks and mitigate these (pre, during & post release)
Update / Design all application documentation aligned to the organization technical standards and risk / governance frameworks
Participate in incident management & DR activity – applying critical thinking, problem solving & technical expertise to get to the bottom of major incidents
Technical Skills Required
Scrum & Agile Methodologies
Experience with Agile frameworks, particularly Scrum.
Ability to participate in and lead daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
Familiarity with Agile project management tools (e.g., JIRA, Azure DevOps).
C# Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
Proficiency in C# for front-end and back-end development.
Strong understanding of OOP principles and design patterns.
Experience with frameworks such as .NET Framework, .NET Core and ASP.NET.
Front-End Development
Knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and front-end frameworks (e.g., React, Angular).
Experience in creating responsive, user-friendly interfaces.
Back-End Development
Skilled in back-end services and APIs using C#.
Familiarity with RESTful APIs and Microservices architecture.
Understanding of serverless architecture and event-driven design.
Data Analysis, ETL, & Business Intelligence
ETL Development: Experience with ETL processes to extract, transform, and load data from various sources.
Familiarity with ETL tools and frameworks (e.g. SSIS, Informatica, AWS Glue).
Proficiency in data cleansing, transformation, and integration techniques.
Data Analysis: Skilled in analyzing datasets to derive meaningful business insights and inform stakeholder reporting and decision-making.
Business Intelligence: Proficient in BI tools (e.g. Qlikview, Qliksense, Power BI) and creating data visualizations and reports.
SQL & Database Management
Proficient in SQL for database querying, optimization, and management.
Experience with relational databases (e.g., SQL Server, MySQL).
Knowledge of data warehousing concepts is a plus.
AWS Cloud Development
Hands-on experience with AWS services such as EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, and API Gateway.
Familiarity with DevOps practices, including CI/CD in cloud environments.
Knowledge of automation tools to streamline deployment and testing.
Knowledge of infrastructure as code (e.g., CloudFormation, Terraform) is a plus.
Awareness of data security and privacy standards.
Experience implementing secure coding practices and handling secure data storage.
Soft Skills Required
Communication Skills
Ability to convey technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Clear, concise, and professional verbal and written communication.
Stakeholder Engagement
Skilled in building and maintaining positive relationships with stakeholders.
Experience in gathering requirements, providing updates, and managing expectations.
Ability to align project goals with business needs and communicate insights effectively.
Ability to understand the end-user’s perspective, ensuring that products meet not only technical but also usability requirements.
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