JOB PURPOSE STATEMENT

The role holder will be responsible for all development and maintenance of software integrations done by the digital business. This is a planning and development role whose focus is the analysis, design, development, and management (technical support) of the division’s integrations and API Strategy. The role leads the team that does integrations and API management.

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

•  A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field. A Master’s degree in Technology or Business-related course is an added advantage
•  Minimum 8 years’ experience in IT systems development within a large highly digitized organization designing, implementing and managing mission critical systems, with at least 5 of those years within systems development on Web, Mobile, Windows and Solaris/Linux platforms
•  Certification and experience implementing best practice frameworks e.g., ITIL, PRINCE2
•  Hands on experience in software development with major languages Java, C++, C# and practical experience using relation RDBMS e.g., Oracle and MS SQL etc
•  Hands-on experience in Mobile development on Android, iOS. Windows Mobile development is an added advantage
•  Hands on experience in Web Development (AngularJS, NodeJS, Asp.Net) and Web Servers (Apache, Tomcat, IIS and Nginx)
•  Experience with Code Repository (Version Control) tools (SVN, Git)
•  Deep understanding of industry standard formats and protocols (JMS, SOAP, XML/XPath/XQuery, REST and JSON)
•  Excellent analytical, problem solving and reporting skills
•  Previous work experience with Spring framework
•  Knowledge of RESTful API services
•  Experience in supporting and/or implementing complex integration projects
•  Knowledge of Apache Kafka and Kubernetes
•  Working experience in Agile framework
•  A good knowledge of the systems and processes within Financial Services industry