Developer

Firstrand Bank India; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 400 000 - 600 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in South Africa seeks a developer to enhance operational efficiency and deliver exceptional service. You will manage your own development and assist others while ensuring compliance with the Systems Development Life Cycle. Ideal candidates should possess strong problem-solving skills and adaptability to change, contributing meaningfully to the company's goals.

Benefits

Inspiring work environment

Challenging work

Focus on health and wellbeing

Generous leave policy

Professional development resources

Qualifications

• Experience in coding, compiling, and testing applications.
• Ability to manage and resolve queries effectively.
• Competence in understanding and implementing the SDLC.
• Experience in technical specifications and architecture.
• Experience supervising other developers.

Responsibilities

• Increase operational efficiency and suggest solutions.
• Deliver exceptional service by resolving queries effectively.
• Produce program specifications and implement enhancements.
• Design, code, test, and debug applications.
• Manage defects and perform code reviews.

Skills

Problem-solving

Adaptability

Technical assistance

Interaction with stakeholders

Coding standards

Job description

Job Description

Are you someone who can do: Increase operational efficiency and suggest solutions to enhance cost effectiveness. Deliver exceptional service that exceeds customers' expectations through proactive, innovative and appropriate solutions by resolving queries fast end effectively. Cultivate and manage objective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including end-users, SME's, project managers and senior staff members by providing input to business requirements and being able to present and sell concepts to clients. Produce program specifications and implement system enhancements by addressing specific business needs and resolving queries. Code, compile, test and implement applications in compliance with the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

Support development environments.

Responsible for coding standards and peer reviews, understand and implement all steps within IT development and meet governance in terms of legislative and audit requirements during programming execution. Assess, identify and mitigate potential risks within the IT programming environment by complying with technology business policy and process requirements (SDLC and change / release management process definition) to ensure operational performance. Produce technical specifications and architecture that is in accordance to agreed standards.

Design, code, test and debug to obtain a robust solution with supporting documentation. Minimise system downtime through pro‑active identification of potential issues and ensure minimisation of recurring problems by managing defects and performing code reviews. Monitor systems post change and pro‑actively do performance analysis to ensure there is no system failure due to capacity. Maintain maximum system availability by ensuring that incidents are recorded for future reference and adequate root cause analysis is done to eliminate the risk of a recurrence. Manage own development to increase own competencies and develop technical and business skills. Proactively engage with business units and colleagues to understand underlying needs and opportunities, and identify IT innovative solutions in a timely manner. Supervises the work of other developers.

Provides technical assistance to fellow developers and other Information Technology (IT) team members.

Dare to imagine the change with us if you are :

• An adaptable problem solver who does not fear change but thrives from it.
• A disruptor in your field of IT expertise.
• An initiative taker who identifies opportunity and improves.
• Known for your delivery track record.
• Wanting to be in a career that makes meaningful contribution to your and other people's lives.

You’ll benefit from our changeable benefits like :

• Inspiring work environment
• Work that is challenging
• Space to make a difference
• Opportunities to innovate
• Focus on health and wellbeing (onsite wellness center, gym and crèche at our main campus to innovative employee wellbeing and financial fitness programmes)
• Resources to help you with your professional development
• Generous leave policy
• Preferential employee banking rates

When it comes to learning and development, we encourage our changeable to expand their knowledge, on their own, with others, in person or online.

As for our workspace, it is immersive, collaborative, and energetic because at FNB, innovation is our lifeblood and change in our DNA.

Are you interested to take the step?

We look forward to engaging with you further.

Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.

• All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group's Employment Equity plan.

The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities.

In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis.

The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.