FirstRand

Developer (Securities Financing)

Johannesburg Full time

Job Description

The Securities Financing Developer is responsible for software development, maintenance, testing and production support for applications within the Securities Financing team.

This is a great opportunity to join Global Markets Technology and become an important and valued team player in designing and implementing industry-leading services, whilst giving you key experience and exposure to build your career and personal brand.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Analysis and solution development

  • Collaborate with Analysts and the Business to understand the requirement
  • Work with developers to design and develop solutions accordingly.
  • Develop scalable reliable and high-performance applications
  • Collaborate within the team to determine the tasks required to deliver the solution
  • Assist in architecting and developing new solutions using vendor-based technology
  • Provide continuous feedback and input to other stakeholders
  • Act speedily to resolve problems, queries, and complaints
  • Ensures solutions are maintainable by the team

Service Excellence

  • Collaborate with internal technical team/users in the resolution of critical production incidents
  • Collaborate with vendors when neccessary on suitable short- and long-term solutions for incidents and new requirements
  • Suggest changes in executing work processes to better drive value and benefits for the business.

Effective stakeholder relationship management

  • Build and maintain professional working relationships with all stakeholders, displaying excellent abilities to initiate dialogue, listen, advise, influence and negotiate to achieve win-win outcomes.
  • Initiate meetings with key stakeholders to track progress, manage expectations and ensure stakeholders’ requirements are delivered
  • Build relationships despite arising conflicting views and seeks mutual gains when addressing conflicts
  • Anticipates consequences and adapts problem solving based on continuous feedback
  • Continually seek opportunities to increase internal client satisfaction and manage expectations effectively

Self-management and teamwork

  • Plan and manage own workflow, anticipating obstacles, juggling priorities and following through on objectives within agreed time-frames and according to quality standards
  • Research, consult and make recommendations on programming and optimization best practices Take ownership of personal career development, leveraging formal and informal opportunities
  • Act in an ethical, transparent and morally defensible manner
  • Adapt communication styles to meet the needs of different audiences
  • Continually share, debate and communicate learning’s, also flag and debate issues constructively to ensure the best outcome for business stakeholders and altimately the bank
  • Contribute to a friendly, co-operative climate in working with others to achieve collective goals
  • Document and drive knowledge sharing session with the technical team members

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND KNOWLEDGE

Required Qualification

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or related discipline or similar qualifications

Strong functional knowledge of:

  • Experience with J2EE application servers, Spring, Ant, Maven, Apache Tomcat, Java, JEE, JBoss
  • Frontend technologies: HTML, XML, JSON, JSP, .Net
  • JAVA development & related toolsets such as MAVEN
  • Webservices (SOAP/HTTP and REST)
  • Design Patterns (MVC, etc.)
  • J2EE application/Web server (tomcat, etc.)
  • Databases MS SQL, Sybase (Aqua Data Studio, SSMS)
  • Integration (e.g. TIBCO, Informatica)
  • Scheduling (e.g. Control-M)
  • CICD: (TeamCity, GIT, Jenkins, Springboot)
  • Development practices and Software Development Lifecycle exposure
  • Agile Methodology (eg. Jira)
  • Wiki

Optional but advantage:

  • Microsoft SSRS, SSIS, PowerBI
  • C#
  • Geneva, GCMS, SLAMS, Xceptor

Experience:

  • At least 5+ years of experience delivering technical solutions requiring custom development ideally within a Banking or Markets environment
  • Engaging with business to understand requirements

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Job Details

Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.

18/12/25

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.