Job Requisition ID: R15741
Job Description
To provide IT expertise and advice in the design, creation, testing, and documentation of new and enhanced applications and systems in accordance with the agreed framework of programming standards.
- Increase operational efficiency and suggest solutions to enhance cost-effectiveness.
- Deliver exceptional service that exceeds customers’ expectations through proactive, innovative, and appropriate solutions by resolving queries fast and effectively.
- Cultivate and manage objective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including end-users, SMEs, project managers, and senior staff members by providing input to business requirements and being able to present and sell concepts to clients.
- Produce program specifications and implement system enhancements by addressing specific business needs and resolving queries.
- Code, compile, test, and implement applications in compliance with the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Support development environments. Responsible for coding standards and peer reviews.
- Comply, understand, and implement all steps within IT development and meet governance in terms of legislative and audit requirements during programming execution.
- Assess, identify, and mitigate potential risks within the IT programming environment by complying with technology business policy and process requirements (SDLC and change/release management process definition) to ensure operational performance.
- Produce technical specifications and architecture that is in accordance with agreed standards. Design, code, test, and debug to obtain a robust solution with supporting documentation.
- Minimise system downtime through proactive identification of potential issues and ensure minimisation of recurring problems by managing defects and performing code reviews.
- Monitor systems post-change and proactively do performance analysis to ensure there is no system failure due to capacity.
- Maintain maximum system availability by ensuring that incidents are recorded for future reference and adequate root cause analysis is done to eliminate the risk of a recurrence.
- Manage own development to increase own competencies and develop technical and business skills.
- Proactively engage with business units and colleagues to understand underlying needs and opportunities, and identify Information Technology (IT) innovative solutions in a timely manner.
- Supervise the work of other developers. Provide technical assistance to fellow developers and other Information Technology (IT) team members.
Tech Stack
- Ab Initio
- Atlassian Confluence
- BMC Control-M
- Cobol Mainframe
- Data Analysis
- Data Mapping
- Endevor
- ETL Development
- IT Analysis
- IT Solution Design
- Job Control Language (JCL)
- Leadership
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Excel Macros
- Microsoft Power Automate
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Visio
- Microsoft Word
- Process Diagrams
- Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- Structured Query Language (SQL)
Job Details
Take note that applications will not be accepted on the date below and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.
Closing Date: 26/11/2024
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.
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