Front Arena Developer

Nedbank; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Johannesburg is seeking a Front Arena Developer to serve as a technical bridge between stakeholders and software teams. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years of IT experience, with expertise in the technical architecture of Front Arena and integration development. The role demands strong DevOps skills and knowledge of monitoring tools like ELK and Dynatrace. Responsibilities include providing technical leadership, conducting code quality reviews, and collaborating with stakeholders on technology strategies amongst others.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of IT experience in software development.
• Understanding IT and Banking architecture.
• Knowledge of systems design and requirements analysis.

Responsibilities

• Translate stakeholder requirements into system requirements.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to developers.
• Conduct technology reviews for code quality assurance.
• Collaborate on technology and domain roadmaps.

Skills

Technical experience as a Developer

DevOps experience

Intricate knowledge of the technical architecture of Front Arena

Integration development experience with Front Arena

Experience with ELK/Dynatrace or similar tools

Education

Profession Qualifications/Honour’s Degree

Tools

ELK

Dynatrace

Job description

Overview

Job Purpose To translate business, other stakeholder requirements and user stories into system requirements and act as a link between business analysts, other requirements stakeholders and the software team. To translate overarching end-to-end design into detailed designs and provide technical leadership to the software developers and other designers.

Job Details

Job Classification Front Arena Developer(144009)
TA: Luthando Bower
Closing Date: Ongoing
Job Family Information Technology
Career Stream Application Development
Leadership Pipeline Manage Self: Technical

Responsibilities

• Technical experience as a Developer
• DevOps experience
• Intricate knowledge of the technical architecture of Front Arena
• Experience with Front Arena integration development
• Experience with integration of telemetry data into ELK/Dynatrace or similar monitoring tools
• Design and develop project solutions
• Grow the teams’ skills and knowledge
• Assist developers with how to solve technical solution
• Provide guidance to stakeholders in terms of expertise and experience
• Guide and practice code design, analysis and integration to ensure effective application of technology
• Conduct Technology Reviews of code and design quality assurance
• Drive assets health in the relevant technologies or domains
• Define and review patterns / practices / standards in application of technology or domain
• Guide Code Branching and Merging
• Play an advisory role to Engineering leads and other stakeholders (Engineering lead and Div execs)
• Collaboration with domain architects and technical consultants on technology and/or domain roadmaps
• Work within governance and compliance frameworks of the organisation in terms of Technology and domain application
• Provide detailed Technical roadmaps in context of the organisation architecture and interdependent technologies
• Plan and drive implementation of the agreed technical roadmaps
• Conduct research and development experimentation to test thinking regarding technology or domain applicability
• Participate in special interest groups and conferences relating to these assets
• Ensure an understanding of technology or domain requirements, performance integrations and optimisation as positioned in organisation
• Assist with and apply troubleshooting to resolve issues
• Evaluate and influence technology decisions
• Mitigate risk by evaluating risks and impacts on technology or domain
• Update the asset knowledge base
• Conduct internal knowledge sharing sessions
• Provide coaching, mentoring and upskilling of others within area of expertise
• Support the achievement of the business strategy, objectives and values
• Stay abreast of developments in field of expertise
• Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities
• Contribute to the Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc.)
• Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy
• Seek opportunities to improve business processes, models and systems through agile thinking
• Conduct self development both by mentoring others and being mentored
• Participate in the talent management practice of the Engineering stream

Essential Qualifications

• Profession Qualifications/Honour’s Degree

Preferred Qualifications

Diploma / Certificate relevant

Preferred Certifications

Certificate in relevant solution design methodologies where available

Minimum Experience

Min 5 years IT experience

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Information Technology (IT) Architecture
• IT Infrastructure Architecture
• IT / Banking knowledge
• Systems design
• Requirements analysis

Behavioural Competencies

• Decision Making
• Managing Work
• Quality Orientation
• Building Partnerships
• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills
• Emotional Intelligence Essentials

Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at [phone]