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Sabenza iT is a South African registered business focusing on SAP and general IT recruitment. With over 15 years’ experience in recruiting in South Africa, Australia, Europe, South America and Asia Sabenza iT has provided an excellent bespoke service working with a number of large companies. Sabe...
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- The Software Developer works on large coding projects or leads the development of code for complex projects by co-ordinating the work of more junior colleagues. They perform their function through executing these responsibilities:
Lead the conceptualisation and design of new complex technical software solutions by:
- Working with and leading other IT team members to find creative, innovative solutions to business problems.
- Providing technical guidance to Solution Specialists and Business Analysts during the design phase.
- Using business requirements and functional specifications to formulate technical specifications including programme, class, and method specifications.
- Creating workflow diagrams and charts to demonstrate the functionality of programmes before coding.
- Provide input into solution architecture.
Developing new software solutions by:
- Transforming technical designs and specifications into quality code in the appropriate programming language.
- Applying the adopted code development standards to manage the development process.
- Ensuring security standards and compliance governance are adhered to and reflected in the developed code.
- Developing supporting documentation in line with the adopted development standards.
Ensure that code is operational and ready for deployment by:
- Regularly compiling and running code to check for bugs.
- Fixing bugs and rewriting code when necessary.
- Contributing to the development and planning of test cycles for the deployment for final products.
- Resolving bugs and errors identified during testing.
- Compiling relevant systems and handover documentation whenever required.
Develop integrations to ensure dataflow between different internal and external systems and platforms:
- Clearly defining and clarifying the sending and receiving systems and developing technical specifications for required integrations.
- Selecting the best suited coding language for the integration requirement.
- Ensuring the development of code to integrate new functionality into existing applications.
- Testing integrations and amending code as required.
Ensuring system uptime through maintenance and support of coding solutions by:
- Performing technical investigations for system errors and performance related issues.
- Reviewing code on a frequent basis and adjusting as necessary to ensure proper working of the programme.
- Developing code for software patches and bug fixes
- Continually update documentation for all programmes for internal and external reference.
- Performing upgrades to make software and systems more secure and efficient.
- Resolving user-submitted problems and questions within the stipulated SLA arrangements.
Project managing system deployments and changes by:
- Planning milestones for deliverables and deployment and creating a plan that visualise the timeline and manage the delivery against the timelines.
- Tracking progress against milestone dates and reporting on progress.
- Managing deviations and escalating roadblocks.
- Managing project resources assigned to the project.
Engaging with relevant stakeholders by:
- Regularly meeting with IT colleagues to identify, agree and prioritise IT programming priorities.
- Regularly meeting with the Software Development team members and his/her manager to report progress, raise issues and brainstorm solutions.
- Building a network of external peers that are equally specialised in software development and leveraging their network to learn, obtain information and stay informed of trends.
Acting as a member of the team by:
- Attending team meetings and workshops and contributing ideas and comments.
- Continuously developing his/her competency through attending training programmes, self-study, reading and networking with internal and external peers and keeping IDP up to date
- Supporting team members and collaborating by clearly communicating expectations, progress, constraints, and resolutions.
- Contributing to the shared knowledge of the team by sharing insights, understanding and experiences.
- Supporting kaizen initiatives within the Programming team and IT department to ensure continuous business improvement.
- Performing required administrative requirements such as reports, time sheets, leave requests, performance progress feedback and general requests.
- Participating in engagement surveys and workshops.
Job Outcomes
The successful execution of this job will result in the following outcomes:
- Accurate, up to date and detailed technical documentation such as technical specifications.
- Quality and high functioning code and software programmes that drive automations, integrations, and technical solutions.
- Well architected systems that adequately meets environmental performance requirements.
- Minimal coding errors which results in uptime of technical solutions.
- User-friendly and easy to use system functionality for locally developed systems.
- Innovative coding solutions that reflect current global technology trends.
- Compliance with internal and external audit, governance and security requirements including SOX, POPIA and ITGC.
Job Evidence of High Performance
Employees in this job can be considered as high performing if they display the following characteristics:
- They are committed to the client and the outcome, and they show their dedication by being willing to go the extra mile and putting in extra effort to deliver quality outcomes on time.
- They exceed the expectations of internal clients, management and colleagues through their work results.
- They are team players that collaborate well with their own team and colleagues in the business by engaging when required, offering suggestions, sharing information, and keeping promises.
- They communicate with proficiency by listening attentively, articulating ideas carefully and clearly and by providing required contextual information. They can write documentation succinctly, using a high level of English proficiency and making clear and lucid arguments and conclusions.
- They show passion for they work they engage in and deep interest in their subject matter. They seek out opportunities to learn more and to increase their knowledge.
- They design and configure systems that make the working lives of their clients in business easier through integrated and operational systems processes.
- They demonstrate proficiency in the necessary general and technical skills and display the behaviours that demonstrate their mastery of required competencies.
Qualifications and Experience Required for Job
- Qualifications:SAP ECC 6 ABAP Certification
- Experience: 8 to 10 years general work experience with at least 8 years relevant experience.
Relevant experience includes:
- Information System support and development
- Application development
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What You’ll Do
- As our Senior ABAP Developer, you’ll be the engine behind complex SAP solutions, turning business needs into sleek, high-performance code.
Here’s what you’ll be revving up:
- Lead the conceptualization and design of new complex technical software solutions
- Developing new software solutions
- Ensure that the code is operational and ready for deployment
- Develop integrations to ensure dataflow between different internal and external systems and platforms
- Ensuring system uptime through maintenance and support of coding solutions
- Project managing system deployments and changes
- Engaging with relevant stakeholders.
What You Bring to the Track (Requirements)
- Qualifications: SAP ECC 6 ABAP Certification (non-negotiable!).
8 years in:
- Information system support and development
- Application development (ABAP is your playground!)
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Key Responsibility Areas:
- Design, implement, and maintain robust hybrid infrastructure solutions across cloud (Azure) and on-prem environments.
- Manage and optimize Kubernetes clusters in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
- Maintain and administer Linux-based systems, ensuring performance, stability, and security.
- Build, manage, and deploy containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
- Manage and support on-premises virtualization infrastructure, particularly Proxmox.
- Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and scalability across services.
- Monitor infrastructure health and respond to incidents, performing root cause analysis and continuous improvement.
- Contribute to security hardening and compliance efforts.
- Administer and troubleshoot cPanel-based hosting environments, including site migrations, SSL, and performance tuning.
- Manage Domain Hosting and DNS configurations across various registrars and platforms.
Experience / Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field — or equivalent practical experience.
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate / Azure Solutions Architect
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
- Linux Professional Institute Certification (LPIC) or Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
- Docker Certified Associate o CompTIA Linux+
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in infrastructure engineering or systems administration, with at least 2 years in a senior role.
- Strong track record of managing complex hybrid (cloud + on-prem) infrastructure environments.
- Proven experience in a senior infrastructure role with hybrid (cloud + on-prem) environments.
- Strong Linux system administration skills (Ubuntu, CentOS, etc.).
- Expertise with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and container orchestration.
- Strong hands-on experience with Docker – building, managing, and troubleshooting containers in production.
- Hands-on experience with Proxmox in production environments.
- Solid experience with cPanel, WHM, and related web hosting tools.
- Understanding of domain hosting, DNS management, and common registrar platforms.
- Solid understanding of networking, firewalls, DNS, load balancers, and VPNs.
- Experience with scripting (Bash, Python, or PowerShell).
- Familiarity with monitoring and alerting tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Graylog, Zabbix, etc.).
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