Software Developer IBM BPM \\ BAW (Contract)

The Focus Group; Sandton; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

The Focus Group seeks a seasoned software engineer to realize detailed designs through programming and configuration. You will mentor other developers, deliver robust components, and ensure scalable, observable software across large systems.

Responsibilities include driving BPM/Camunda workflows, integrating with UIs, and collaborating with product and engineering leads to refine solutions while promoting continuous improvement and alignment with business strategy.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Computer Science/Information Systems/Software Engineering required.
• Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/SE preferred.
• Camunda Certified Modeler/Developer certification highly regarded.
• Kafka/Confluent practitioner certification advantageous.
• Azure AZ‑900/AZ‑104/AZ‑204 certifications beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Produce working quality software that meets the design.
• Develop critical and complex technical components within the area of accountability.
• Deliver robust, scalable system component designs for large systems.
• Ensure designs are maintainable and reusable across projects.
• Collaborate with designers, product owners and engineering leads to refine solutions.
• Mentor multiple software developers and support junior teammates.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Microservices

Mentoring

Education

Diploma in CS/IS/SE

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/SE

Tools

Git

Azure DevOps

Camunda Modeler

Camunda 7/8

Kafka/Confluent

BPMN 2.0

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Job Purpose

To realise the detailed design through programming and configuration and provide guidance and mentoring to other software developers

Job Responsibilities

• Produce working quality software that meets the design
• Develop critical and complex technical components in area of accountability
• Deliver system component designs that are robust and fault tolerant for large complex systems
• Ensure system component designs are supportable, maintainable and re-usable
• Deliver software that is observable and scalable
• Conduct estimate of work effort
• Trouble shoot and problem solve of software issues and provide guidance to other team members
• Produce documentation as per organisational standards
• Continuous improvement of software
• Provide Maintenance and support of software in environments of accountability
• Develop unit and system test cases and conduct unit and system testing
• Create deployment artefacts and stores in source control library
• Manage the deployment package and the execution thereof
• Optimise the tool change in collaboration with the Biz/ Dev / Ops Engineer
• Update and control the asset knowledge base
• Ensure integration of own work with other individuals and in team
• Collaborate with designers, product owners and engineering leads to refine the solution
• Contribute into the decomposition of the system solution into component parts for development
• 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 though agile thinking.
• Provide mentoring for multiple software developers

Minimum Experience Level

• 5 years' practical experience in business process analysis and practical experience working with IBM BPM \ BAW or Camunda (modeling, automations, orchestration, deployments, monitoring)
• 5+ years software development with Java/Spring Boot, REST APIs, and microservices
• Hands on IBM BPM \ BAW or Camunda 7/8 delivery: modelling BPMN/DMN, external task workers, incident handling, and deployment/operate.
• Proven experience modeling and deploying workflows in IBM BPM \ BAW or Camunda Modeler and integrating them with custom UIs.
• Practical integration with event streaming (Kafka or Confluent)
• 2+ years practical experience in analysing processes to identify automation opportunities

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• IBM BPM \ BAW
• Kafka/Confluent
• Git, CI/CD (Azure DevOps pipelines)
• Java 11+, Spring Boot, REST API, JSON
• Ability to Design Solutions
• Experience with functional and performance testing
• Modeling and deploying workflows in Camunda Modeler and integrating them with custom UIs.
• AI enabled workflow optimization
• Understanding of data driven decision automation
• Publishing / consuming events via Kafka/Confluent
• Camunda 7/8, Camunda Modeler, BPMN 2.0
• Banking knowledge

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Diploma Computer Science/ Information Systems/ Software Engineering

Preferred Qualification

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/ Information Systems/ Software Engineering

Essential Certifications

• Camunda Certified Modeler / Developer
• Kafka/Confluent practitioner certification
• Azure AZ‑900 / AZ‑104 / AZ‑204

Work Location

• Within South Africa \ 135 Rivonia Road Sandton \ 3 days a week in office, 2 days remote