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Job Summary
To design and deliver secure, resilient, and compliant software solutions by applying strong engineering principles, critical and design thinking, and advance problem solving skills within an agile environment, while strategically managing technology and delivery partnerships to address complex financial services business challenges using modern programming languages and emerging technologies.Job Description
- Leverage software developments skill to solve complex business problems
- Positively contribute to, define & implement the development/engineering lifecycle (end to end) and lead lifecycle improvements over successive releases.
- Leverage platform (service design & code) & engineering technical expertise to proactively identify risks and prevent defects.
- Uphold our technical principles of: self-service, scalability, re-usability, resilience & stability in all development practices and deliver feature sets that sustainably deliver on these principles
- Proactively identify development practices that work well & leverage & improve these for future solution design and deployment
- Document feature set and constituent design information to produce solution design blueprints and validation collateral
- Demonstrate a strong commitment to the quality & ongoing quality assurance of the product/service’s in use and take appropriate action to resolve issues throughout the lifecycle of the product or service.
- Participate in incident management & DR activity – applying critical thinking, problem solving & technical expertise to get to the bottom of major incidents.
- Coach & mentor other engineers & support engineering teams on technical solutions and problem resolution.
- Proactively look for ways to improve the control environment by considering what could go wrong in the processes you operate and how errors could be prevented.
Education
Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology (Required)Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology
- Strong software development skills and experience with modern programming languages
- Experience applying engineering principles, critical and design thinking, and advanced problem solving
- Experience working in an agile environment
- Ability to coach and mentor other engineers
Absa Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Absa Group and has not been reviewed or approved by Absa Group.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical aid, group life, disability, and funeral cover are described as comprehensive, with features such as terminal‑illness advances and beneficiary grocery benefits. Wellness and assistance offerings support overall financial and personal wellbeing.
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Retirement Support — A pension fund and group retirement arrangements are positioned as core benefits within fixed remuneration. Retirement coverage is embedded alongside other protections as part of standard employment.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Employee share‑ownership (eKhaya) and equity‑linked awards broaden wealth‑sharing, with dividends or cash‑equivalent participation in some markets. This provides longer‑term value beyond base pay.
Absa Group Insights
What We Do
Absa Group Limited (Absa) has forged a new way of getting things done, driven by bravery and passion, with the readiness to realise growth on the African continent and beyond. We’re a truly African brand, inspired by the people we serve in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. We also have representative offices in China, Namibia, Nigeria and the United States, as well as securities entities in the United Kingdom and the United States, along with technology support colleagues in the Czech Republic.
