Specialist Software Developer – Front Arena at Absa Bank Limited
Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time.
With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.
Job Summary
The Trade Management team in CIB Global Markets Technology is looking for a Specialist Software Developer. Front Arena system and capital markets domain experience is highly desirable; however, candidates with strong Python development skills, solid engineering fundamentals, and a proactive, collaborative attitude will be considered.
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
Core Requirements
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3–5 years’ experience within the Banking, Investment Banking, or Capital Markets IT environment
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Strong software engineering capability, including: Software design and development Business analysis Quality assurance Release and deployment management
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Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills
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Proven ability to perform effectively in a fast-paced, complex, and dynamic environment
Technical Skills (Preferred)
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Experience working on Front Arena or comparable front-office trading systems
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Hands-on experience with Front Arena AEF technologies, including: ACM, AEL, ADFL, ASQL Python C# (.NET), C++, MS SQL, XSLT
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Deep understanding of Front Arena components such as: PRIME, ADS, AMB, AMBA, ATS, AMWI PACE, APS, AFG-AMB SWIFT adapters, Adaptiv Docs, and related integrations
Functional & Domain Expertise (Preferred)
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Strong understanding of one or more asset classes, including: Equities, Fixed Income, Credit, and FX
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Knowledge of: Product lifecycles and valuation models Trading and position management Financial risk management Regulatory and risk reporting processes
Note: While Front Arena and capital markets experience is advantageous, the business is open to considering candidates with strong Python development skills, sound engineering principles, and a positive, growth-oriented attitude.
Key accountabilities:
DevOps
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Apply critical thinking, design thinking and problem solving skills in an agile team environment to solve complex technical problems (Front End, Back End and Integration) with high quality solutions
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Contribute to and in some cases lead all phases of the development lifecycle including e.g. design process
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Determine operational feasibility of solutions by evaluating analysis, problem definition, business requirements, solution development and proposed solutions
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Develop high quality software / application design and architecture in a test driven & domain driven / cross domain environment
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Quickly produce well-organised, optimized, and documented source code to deliver technical solutions
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Ensure designs & solutions support the technical organisation principles of self-service, repeatability, testability, scalability & resilience
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Apply general design patterns and paradigms to deliver technical solutions
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Debug existing source code and polish feature sets.
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Apply version control and related concepts and techniques
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Align all application development & development process to Group Architecture, Security & Infrastructure guidelines
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Work with project & program teams (when required) to plan & manage the development lifecycle e.g. releases, risk management, testing, integration etc.
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Conduct reviews, performance monitoring & ongoing optimization and maintenance on applications
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Stay ahead of the curve on emerging technologies and development practices e.g. scripting languages, containerization etc.
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Contribute to the design & evolution of Group Architecture, Infrastructure & associated technical standards for the organization
People
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Conduct peer reviews, testing, problem solving within and across the broader team
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Provide technical subject matter expertise and support in the attraction and recruitment of Product Engineers for the organization
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Participate as a subject matter expert in the development & development planning of the broader product engineering team
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Support the people change teams in the design of adoption processes (Customer, Employee & 3rd Party Adoption)
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
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