About the position
My client based in Bellville is currently looking for a Senior .Net Developer to join their team on a contract basis.
IT / FINANCE
Qualifications & Experience
- Appropriate IT qualification (Diploma or Degree)
- BSc or National Diploma in Computer Science (recommended)
- AWS Certification (advantage)
- Minimum 10+ years experience developing in an object-oriented environment
- Strong knowledge of OOP, SOLID principles, and design patterns
- Experience in the investment management or financial services sector (advantage)
- Advanced experience in:
- .NET development with relational and/or NoSQL databases
- DevOps principles and CI/CD pipelines (Azure or AWS)
- Front-end frameworks (Angular / React - advantage)
- AWS services, including EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, ECS, ElasticCache
- Cloud architecture concepts and application integration within AWS
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, debug, and maintain advanced software solutions aligned to functional requirements and SIG standards
- Contribute to solution architecture and establish technical frameworks for new applications and interfaces
- Present alternative technical solutions where applicable
- Ensure development aligns with application architecture and technical standards
- Produce and maintain technical documentation as required
- Implement secure .NET solutions and AWS best practices, including IAM, encryption, and security groups
- Participate in cloud solution design including microservices, serverless architecture, and containerisation
- Liaise with project stakeholders throughout the SDLC
- Provide guidance and mentorship to junior developers
- Drive adherence to QA processes to ensure high-quality code delivery
- Participate in technical design forums and architecture discussions
- Support team delivery to ensure projects are completed on time
- Collaborate with implementation and configuration managers on deployment instructions and artefacts
- Align deployment procedures with technical teams
- Assist in maintaining application and database stability across environments
- Support system monitoring, optimisation, and post-deployment activities
- Provide standby and production support as agreed, including outside core business hours
- Contribute to technical and application architecture decisions
- Assist with SQL database design, optimisation, and modelling
- Support analysts and testers with technical input
- Implement Proof of Concept (POC) initiatives
- Act as a technical liaison across teams
- Contribute to future web application strategy
- Continuously improve coding standards, principles, and best practices
- Provide ad-hoc reporting and technical analysis as required
Competency
- Encourages experimentation and prototyping of new ideas
- Challenges teams to deliver breakthrough technical solutions
- Ensures diverse perspectives are included in innovation efforts
- Recognises and credits team contributions
- Encourages open communication and idea sharing
- Facilitates effective collaboration across internal and external teams
- Involves stakeholders in decision-making
- Remains calm and objective under pressure
- Learns from challenges and setbacks
- Manages change and crisis situations effectively
- Helps teams regain confidence and momentum
- Identifies and addresses gaps in meeting customer needs
- Gathers and acts on customer feedback
- Aligns technical solutions with business and client processes
- Holds teams accountable for service delivery
- Maintains a strong delivery focus
- Leads teams to overcome obstacles
- Creates urgency around goals and deadlines
- Demonstrates a consistent track record of success
If you are ready for the next exciting step in your career, and would like to apply, please send us your updated CV to review.
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