About the position
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.
We are looking for a Senior Base24 Developer / Base24 Engineer to join our financial services client based in Johannesburg for a 12-months contract role.
We are seeking an experienced and technically skilled Senior Software Engineer with deep expertise in card payments systems and Base24. You will be responsible for the end-to-end development and support of critical payment processing components, ensuring compliance with industry standards and maintaining the robustness of production systems.
What you will be doing:
- Develop and maintain solutions involving Credit, Debit, and Prepaid card processing, adhering to Visa and MasterCard regulations.
- Work extensively on the Base24 Classic platform, including development, configuration, and support.
- Handle daily production support activities—analyzing logs, resolving incidents, and responding to helpdesk/stakeholder queries.
- Conduct in-depth analysis of batch system issues and proactively resolve potential problems.
- Manage configurations and deployments in a high-availability transaction switching environment.
Contribute to card transaction processing areas including:
- ATM, POS, and EFT acquiring
- Transaction switching and routing
- Issuing functionality and host interfaces
- Cryptographic components and device management
- Lead and support Base24 initiatives including switch setup, configuration, migration, and scheme certifications.
- Participate in full software development lifecycle using the SDLC model—covering design, development, testing, deployment, and post-implementation support.
What we are looking for:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline
- 8 years of software engineering experience, with hands-on work in Java and enterprise systems
- Experience with AWS, Java, Spring Boot, and Angular.
- SWIFT standards and their integration into financial systems.
- Proficiency in Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD practices
- Proven ability to troubleshoot, debug, and resolve complex production issues
- Experience in payments and financial switching environments
- Strong teamwork, communication, and problem-solving skills
- A proactive and detail-oriented approach with a passion for excellence in software engineering
Core Technologies:
- Base24 Classic
- Tandem COBOL, SCobol, TAL, TACL
- Pathway, Enform, FUP, SCUP, DBU, DDL, INSPECT, SPOOLER
- Enscribe, Non-stop SQL, DB2, VSAM
Modern Stack:
- Java (8+ years), Spring Boot, Angular
- AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD
- Rancher, Trace Transformer, Postgres
- Familiarity with SWIFT standards is an advantage
Please note that if you do not hear from us within 3 weeks, consider your application unsuccessful.
Desired Skills:
- base24 classic
- Java
- Angular
- Tandem COBOL
- SQL
- AWS
- Springboot
