Straight Through Processing Developer

Apex Group Ltd; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading independent financial services provider seeks a technology developer to join their team in Cape Town. The role focuses on improving business efficiencies through modern solutions, requiring strong problem-solving skills and experience with Azure Integration, microservices, and API development. The company offers a positive work environment with opportunities for professional growth and involvement in cross-jurisdictional projects.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Positive work environment

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years’ experience in relevant technical skills.
• Familiarity with financial system integration preferred.
• Strong understanding of API and microservices architecture.

Responsibilities

• Develop modern solutions and improve business efficiencies.
• Design and deploy applications based on business needs.
• Collaborate with teams to manage agile processes.

Skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Team training abilities

Agile methodologies

Tools

Azure Integration framework

Microsoft .NET

SQL

Git & GitHub

Azure DevOps

Job description

The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world’s largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers.

Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally, and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide. Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion.

That’s why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply ‘empower’ you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience.

Take the lead and we’ll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities.

For our business, for clients, and for you

Role summary:

You will be a part of the Apex Group Technology team developing our modern solutions, process development, and automation to improve business process efficiencies; provide superior client digital services, and support the scaling of our operational model.

• Working as part of a team, delivering through agile methodologies.
• Managing team priorities and progress on agile boards.
• Design, prototype, develop, test, and deploy applications based on business requirements using agreed design patterns.
• Development of STP (Straight Through Process) solutions.
• Design and develop database structures to support solutions.
• Optimize the build and release process.
• Work in collaboration with customers, partners, and peers to identify requirements.
• Help break down large problems into smaller iterative steps.
• Contribute to defining the prioritization of your team’s backlog.
• Select the most appropriate tools, methods, and design patterns to satisfy requirements.
• Proactively improve processes where issues are identified.
• Provide guidance and training to other team members and API consumers.
• Assist in month-end maintenance and disaster recovery testing.
• Maintain SDAL on VSTS and Kanban boards.

Skills and experience

Core

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to plan and manage your own workloads.
• Strong ability to train others within your team.
• Knowledge of trading platforms and financial system integration is advantageous.
• Familiar with agile methodologies and experienced in working in that way.

Technical

• 3 to 5 years’ experience working with:
• Azure Integration framework.
• Microservices, API, and Event-Driven Architecture.
• Microsoft .NET and API development.
• Iway Service Manager and Iway Data Migrator (advantage).

Primary Candidate Technologies:

• Azure Integration framework.
• Website technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript).
• SQL and Oracle databases.
• iWay Software platform (advantage).
• Git & GitHub.

Valued Technologies

• Experience with tools like VSTS, test-driven development, and CI/CD practices.
• Experience working in a DevOps-oriented team.

What you will get in return:

• The chance to contribute to process refinement and innovation.
• Part of a growing large global business.
• Work for a leading independent financial services provider.
• Opportunities for professional development.
• Positive, hospitable work environment.
• Exposure to cross-jurisdictional aspects of the business.

Disclaimer: Unsolicited CVs sent to Apex (Talent Acquisition Team or Hiring Managers) by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. Apex operates a direct sourcing model and will engage directly with our exclusive recruitment partners when agency assistance is required.