Engineer, Site Reliability

Standard Bank Group; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services group in Africa is seeking an experienced software engineer/operations engineer in Johannesburg to enhance the resilience of their technology ecosystem. The role involves ensuring system availability and performance, engaging with stakeholders, and contributing to transformative projects. Ideal candidates will possess a postgraduate degree and extensive experience in software engineering and systems automation, along with strong technical competencies.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience in software/operations engineering dealing with large scale systems.
• Experience in transformational projects with a strong technology component.
• Ability to translate business needs into technical specifications.

Responsibilities

• Improve resilience, availability, and performance of customer-facing systems.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to optimize performance.
• Lead and execute systems automation projects.

Skills

Software Engineering

Systems Automation

Technical Analysis

Continuous Integration

Kubernetes

Python

Java (Spring Boot Microservices)

Education

Post Graduate Degree in Information Studies

Post Graduate Degree in Information Technology

Tools

Splunk

Appdynamics

Dynatrace

AWS CDK

Terraform

Job description

Company Description

Standard Bank Group is a leading Africa-focused financial services group, and an innovative player on the global stage, that offers a variety of career-enhancing opportunities – plus the chance to work alongside some of the sector’s most talented, motivated professionals. Our clients range from individuals, to businesses of all sizes, high net worth families and large multinational corporates and institutions. We’re passionate about creating growth in Africa. Bringing true, meaningful value to our clients and the communities we serve and creating a real sense of purpose for you.

Job Description

Responsible for the resilience of Group Information Technology across the entire eco system of the bank by improving availability, reliability and performance of business-critical customer facing systems, whilst building sustainable capability. This complex task is delivered in conjunction with the CIO and CTO communities.

Qualifications

Type of Qualification: Post Graduate Degree

Field of Study: Information Studies

Type of Qualification: Post Graduate Degree

Field of Study: Information Technology

Experience Required

Software Engineering

Technology

8-10 years

Experience as a software engineer or operations engineer, using large scale production systems and technologies. Experience in design and execution small to medium scale systems automation projects with strong autonomy. Broad experience in translating business and functional requirements into technical specifications. Experience in engaging with delivery partners both internal and external to the organisation with a focus on optimising partner performance.

More than 10 years

Experience in transformational projects with a strong technology platform component, demonstrating the realisation of business objectives and affecting client experience. Experience in working with cross-functional business stakeholder groups in order to facilitate ideation and solution design, ensuring that initiatives have client and business relevance. Experience in ensuring the commercial viability of solution and creating value for clients, shareholders and business.

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Articulating Information
• Checking Things
• Developing Expertise
• Documenting Facts
• Embracing Change
• Examining Information
• Interpreting Data
• Managing Tasks
• Producing Output
• Taking Action
• Team Working
  
  

Technical Competencies:

• Benefits Management
• IT Applications
• IT Programme Management
• IT Systems
• Technical Analysis
• Use of Build and Test Automation
• Use of Version Control
• Splunk, Appdynamics, Dynatrace
• Python
• Java (Spring Boot Microservices)
• Kubernetes
• IaC (AWS CDK or Terraform)
• Continuous Integration
  
  

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