Integration Developer

FirstRand Limited; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

FirstRand Limited is seeking an experienced Systems Integrator/Developer to design and implement data and system integration solutions across RMB using the Tibco Platform stack (EMS, BusinessWorks, ActiveSpaces). You will work under the Enterprise Integration Architecture Forum to ensure standards and governance.

Attention to detail and ability to work independently are essential. Responsibilities include understanding requirements, delivering solutions on time, reviewing designs, planning data

Qualifications

• Technically strong in Enterprise Integration Architecture patterns and best practices.
• Experience across multiple integration platforms and tech landscapes.
• Strong data integration knowledge including EDI/ETL and batch systems.
• Ability to design and deliver integration solutions independently.

Responsibilities

• Understand integration requirements underpinning application needs.
• Deliver technical solutions within timelines and guidelines.
• Review designs to conform to enterprise integration architecture.
• Plan and execute data conversion activities and test data.
• Prepare architecture/design documents for reviews.
• Automate regression test packs for integration components.
• Provide production support on a roster basis.
• Identify and solve production issues as required.

Skills

Enterprise Integration

Tibco Platform

SOA

XML/JSON

WSDL/SOAP/REST

SQL Server

Oracle

UML modelling

Windows & Linux

Git

TeamCity

Maven/Ant

Test automation

Multi-threading

Education

Bachelor's degree in Technology

Tools

Tibco BusinessWorks

SOATest

SoapUI

Job description

Job Description

This role will involve designing and developing data and system integration solutions across all business units within RMB.

Solutions will largely be based on the Tibco Platform product stack within RMB, which include EMS, BusinessWorks and ActiveSpaces, and using Integration standards and methodologies as defined by the bank's Enterprise Integration Architecture Forum.

Responsibilities include:

• Understanding integration requirements underpinning application requirements.
• Deliver technical solutions to business requirements, within the provided timelines, frameworks and guidelines.
• Review detailed integration functional design to ensure that they conform to "as-designed integration architecture".
• Planning and executing data conversion activities (e.g., test data).
• Project progress reporting to team leader and management.
• Managing Integration risk and project deliverables.
• Prepare Integration architecture and design documents for review by the Project / Technical Architect and the bank's Enterprise Integration Architecture Forum.
• Automation of regression test packs for Integration components, in line with agreed testing frameworks and standards.
• Provide production development support on a roster basis.
• Identify and solve production issues when required.

Essential Experience and Qualifications

• At least 3 years Integration experience across multiple Integration platforms and technology landscapes.
• 2 years server-side development experience.
• Technology related Bachelor's degree.
• Able to work independently.
• Demonstrate a clear and thorough understanding of Enterprise Integration Architecture patterns and best practices. These include: Synchronous/Asynchronous messaging, Message queuing, guaranteed messaging, message correlation and sequencing, distributed transactions, etc.
• Data Integration: Understanding of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Extract Transform Load (ETL), batch architecture and frameworks.
• Middleware Knowledge: Understanding of Message Oriented Middleware (for example Tibco BusinessWorks).
• UML modelling.
• Working Operating System knowledge: Windows & Linux.
• Strong relational database experience (Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle).
• An understanding of highly available, high performance, distributed architectures.
• A good understanding of Enterprise Data Modelling (Entity-Relationship Diagrams, Data Flow Diagrams, etc.). Prior experience with test automation.
• Practical knowledge of AI.

Experience in the following is essential:

• Enterprise Information Integration
• Enterprise Application Integration
• Service Oriented Architecture: Web Services and related Web Service Standards (WS-Transaction, WS-Security etc.), WSDL, SOAP, REST, Enterprise Service,Buses, Business Process Engines (BPEL), Business Rules, Service Registries and Repositories.
• Event Driven Architectures.
• Microservices Architectures (MSA).
• XML, XSLT, XPath, XSD (and related technologies), JSON.
• Test tools: SOATest, SoapUI, etc..
• Multi-threaded programming.
• Database design (Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase)
• Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
• Leadership skills and the ability to lead and influence development within the team
• An understanding of key success factors in projects and IT environments
• Good time management skills
• Source control, build and deployment tools (GIT, TeamCity, Maven, Ant, etc.)

Experience in the following is desired:

• Stored Procedures, Database Triggers, Database optimisation.
• Master Data Management.
• Data Warehousing.
• Federated Database Systems.
• Data Governance Principles.
• Understanding of Financial Markets.
• Event streaming platforms & technologies

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.