About the position
A unique opportunity to join a JSE listed financial organisation that continually delivers excellent results and growth that exceeds all competitors in the market. Become part of a team working on Key projects in the organisation's Wealth Management in Partnership with business stakeholders to deliver great value, with an opportunity to make a real impact in the organisation's success story. Design and Develop the organisation's Wealth transactional websites, Line of business systems and processes that are at the forefront of the Digital transformation of the organisation. Be an integral part of digitising our client journeys through changes to websites and software applications to meet both functional and technical requirements in producing quality solutions.
Responsibilities:
- Lead system architecture and technical design decisions.
- Define and enforce coding standards, best practices and development guidelines.
- Identify and resolve complex technical issues.
- Lead and mentor a team of engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and execute the technical roadmap, aligning with business objectives and customer needs
- Drive the design, development, and optimisation of our platforms, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security
- Provide technical guidance and support to ensure the successful delivery of projects on time and within budget
- Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies, evaluating their potential impact and relevance to our business
- Participate in peer reviews of solution designs and related code.
- Identify and encourage areas for growth, education, and development within the team.
- Deliver Business value through quality technical solutions and code
- Be accountable for projects. Take ownership of all tasks from start to finish
- Drive the technical standard higher through innovative and scalable technology delivery
- Understand our business and clients and deliver great services
- Design and deliver scalable, secure code that enables our digital offering
- Ensure compliance with security standards and regulatory requirements.
Minimum requirements:
- BCom / BSc degree or equivalent qualification
- Minimum of 7 years' experience
- Previous experience as a Tech Lead
- Agile / Scrum experience
- Expert understanding of the software development process
- C# .Net
- SQL Server 2012+
- “Modern JavaScript libraries” – Angular, Underscore, KnockoutJs, JQuery, BackboneJS, Foundation, etc
- NET (Web forms) / MVC 2.0+ (Required)
- ASP .Net Core (Web Api, Windows Services)
- HTML 5
- CD/CI pipelines
- Cloud PaaS consumption
- Rest Services
- Kubernetes/Docker
Competencies required:
- Passion for software development and delivering great solutions
- Continually learns and grows own skills and industry knowledge
- Creative visualisation, critical thinking, inductive and deductive reasoning. An ability to think outside the box.
- Collaborative coordination and time management. Be Proactive and take initiative.
- Capacity to work under pressure while observing high-quality standards.
- Problem solving and analysis. Add value to business outcomes.
- Must be able to work in a team environment. Share knowledge and help to others grow
- Desire to understand the reasons for delivery to deliver the right solution
- Strive to continually learn and improve
- An architectural background with hands-on experience in cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, or GCP) is highly advantageous
- Strong proficiency in cross-platform frameworks such as Flutter or React Native
- Experience publishing and maintaining production apps on Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
Desired Skills:
- Time Management
- Critical Thinking
- Spreadsheet software
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Active Listening
- Tax preparation software
- Accounting Software
