Specialist Product Engineer

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Job Summary

Apply critical thinking & problem solving skills to contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle & quickly produce well-organised, optimized, and documented source code to deliver high-performing, scalable, enterprise-grade applications.

Job Description

Job Opportunity: C# .Net Software Developer at Absa’s Corporate and Investment Banking Technology Team

Join Absa’s CIB technology team, which supports the Corporate and Investment Banking sector, as a C# .Net software developer. We are seeking a developer to join the Sigma team, a collaborative group of 12+ developers, to enhance our in-house built pricing and risk platform. The Sigma platform offers pre and post-trade pricing and risk capabilities to the Global Markets, Market Risk, and Credit departments.

In this role, you will work on a comprehensive technology stack that includes back-end services, microservices, web APIs, databases, scheduling services, client applications (WPF), websites (Blazor), and Excel add-ins (Excel DNA). While knowledge of AWS is a plus, your primary focus will be on developing and improving our robust, in-house solutions.

If you're passionate about software development and eager to contribute to a dynamic team, we encourage you to apply.

What you’ll get to do:

• Utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills in an agile team environment to address technical requirements with high-quality solutions.
• Follow test-driven development principles and engage in constructive code reviews with colleagues.
• Develop a deep understanding of application functionality, business processes, and workflows.
• Continuously enhance system and infrastructure monitoring.
• Support the team in migrating platform components to AWS.
• Diagnose production issues and assist production support staff.
• Actively participate in all agile processes.
• Contribute to project planning and management, including releases, risk management, testing, and integration.

What you’ll bring to us

• Expertise in C# .Net development, with specialization in at least one current methodology.
• Proficiency in DevOps and Agile methodologies, including tooling, automation, and monitoring.
• Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• Solid understanding of Object-Oriented Design and the application of design patterns and paradigms.
• Knowledge of messaging protocols and web services, such as REST.
• Ability to create and maintain sophisticated CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience in programming for the financial services industry is advantageous.
• Capability to work independently and collaboratively.

• Interpreting Data
• Team Collaboration
• Meeting Deadlines
• Taking Initiative
• Adhering to Procedures
• Producing High-Quality Output

Education

Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised