Back End Developer – Johannesburg – up to R580 per hour

ExecutivePlacements.com - The JOB Portal; Pretoria; Hybrid; ZAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Back End Developer in Pretoria, South Africa. This role focuses on Java application development with Codebeamer, demanding strong DevOps experience. Candidates should possess relevant IT education and extensive programming skills. The position offers a competitive hourly rate of R480 to R580, depending on experience, and allows for hybrid working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years in the IT industry, with at least 2 years in DevOps engineering.
• Familiarity with Codebeamer and its query language (CBQL).
• Experience in requirements management and handling keys, certificates, and secrets.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Java applications interacting with Codebeamer.
• Collaborate within agile/DevOps teams for system analysis, design, development, and testing.
• Automate environments, infrastructure, build, and deployment pipelines.

Skills

Java

Spring Framework

Python

GitHub

Oracle

Linux

Education

Relevant IT degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Selenium

Job description

Recruiter:

E-Merge

Job Ref:

NG60553

Date posted:

Thursday, June 5, 2025

Location:

Pretoria, South Africa

Salary:

1113600

SUMMARY:

Back End Developer – Johannesburg – up to R580 per hour

POSITION INFO:

Join one of the fastest-growing global IT hubs, delivering innovative solutions to over 50 countries. With a team of over 2,300 professionals, the hub focuses on cutting-edge technologies including SAP, Java, Python, Azure, AWS, and AI. As a Back End Developer (Advanced), you''ll be instrumental in developing and maintaining Java applications that integrate with Codebeamer, enhancing BMW''s global IT infrastructure.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain Java applications interacting with Codebeamer
• Write unit tests and refactor custom features for sustainability
• Manage and maintain the Codebeamer platform
• Collaborate within agile/DevOps teams for system analysis, design, development, and testing
• Automate environments, infrastructure, build, and deployment pipelines
• Enhance development tools and infrastructure for on-premise and cloud platforms
• Automate infrastructure patches and maintenance
• Improve development and release processes through automation
• Work with QA Engineers to build test environments and ensure cybersecurity
• Plan and execute application upgrades and solve problems using cloud-native tools
  
  

Qualifications and Experience:

• Relevant IT degree
• Minimum of 5 years in the IT industry, with at least 2 years in DevOps engineering
• Languages & Frameworks: Java, Spring Framework, Python
• Tools & Platforms: GitHub, GitHub Actions, Oracle, Jira, Confluence
• Practices: Unit testing, static code analysis, clean code principles, Unified Modeling Language (UML)
• Familiarity with Codebeamer and its query language (CBQL)
• Experience in requirements management and handling keys, certificates, and secrets
• Knowledge of Ansible, ZUUL, Bazel, Unified Expression Language
• Background in open-source projects and business analysis
• Proficiency in Linux, Bash/Shell scripting, and browser automation tools like Selenium
  
  

The Reference Number for this position is NG60553 which is a Contract, Hybrid role offering a salary of R480 up to R580 per hour salary negotiable based on experience. E-mail Nokuthula on -Merge.co.za or call her for a chat on to discuss this and other opportunities.

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