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
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
CIB Corporate Technology uses the Salesforce Platform to manage essential operations and client interaction, feedback and onboarding across many diverse business areas:
Coverage Banking, Product houses and Markets businesses, Legal for integration to the iManage Legal case management system.
Compliance, The Client Service Centres, Credit, Marketing Cloud, Cash collections, Digital Partnerships etc.
A dedicated Salesforce team of Full-stack Developers, Data Engineers and Configuration Specialists work to support the entire CIB business. Developing custom functionality on top of the existing SF platform and configure Salesforce to meet challenging and diverse business needs. Opportunities exist for ambitious technologists with almost any interest - from Architecture, Integration specialisation, or Full-stack Development to grow and enhance those skills within the CIB arena. The team embodies a culture of learning, empowerment, flexibility, recognition, work-life harmony and diversity & inclusion.
Skills and Experience required:
Relevant B-Degree in Computer Science preferred but not essential if minimum requirements of experience & practical application is evident
5 + years Information Technology experience
3 + years hands on development experience with a focus on .Net or Salesforce Development
Salesforce Qualification(s) – 201
Salesforce experience is advantageous; alternatively, we welcome strong .NET developers who are looking to specialise in Salesforce
Experience in specific coding / scripting languages
Solid understanding of Object Oriented Design and ability to properly apply general design patterns and paradigms
Some understanding of frameworks and libraries like JavaScript, jQuery, TypeScript, HTML, CSS
Automated testing, building and designing
Excellent communication, analytical skills and decision making ability in collaborative environments
Experience / understanding with appropriate unit testing framework(s)
Affinity for debugging and problem-solving
Advantageous:
Salesforce Cloud, Experience and Marketing Cloud experience
Salesforce Qualification(s) – 450, 501
Salesforce DX
Key Accountabilities:
Salesforce Development
Team code reviews
Code and test software and applications in keeping with given design and specifications
Automated testing embedment
Use the detailed program design received from the team lead to develop programs that accommodate automated output
Implement changes in line with defined standards
Adhere to Salesforce default functionality and apply
Deployment of software via CI/CD or manual approved processes
Engagement with end users to understand requirements, train on new functionality, assist testing process, document all changes made to the PRD environment
Utilise Agile Methodology and deliver on user stories as specified in the sprints allocated
Technical scheduled maintenance required from all team members, clean data, clean processes, optimise the engineering side of the application
Obtain relevant Salesforce qualifications in order to optimally perform
Highlight processes that needs to be optimised
Team participation in building Salesforce
Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle
Interpret analysis, problem definition & business requirements to identify solution requirements (e.g. features)
Produce well-organised and documented source code for technical solutions
Apply technical organisation principles of self-service, repeatability, testability, scalability & resilience in code development
Apply general design patterns and paradigms to deliver technical solutions
Debug existing source code and polish feature sets
Work with integrated teams and other developers to improve and evolve technical products and services
Study & apply Group Architecture & Infrastructure guidelines to all development work
Support reviews, performance monitoring & ongoing optimization and maintenance on applications
Stay ahead of the curve on emerging technologies and development practices and continuously evolve existing knowledge & skill in preparation for exposure to Automation, Integration, Messaging, CI/CD etc
Update, create and appropriately store application documentation & technical specifications
Participate in incident management & DR activity – applying critical thinking, problem solving & technical expertise to get to the bottom of major incidents
Team collaboration and mentoring
Education
Bachelor's Degree: Information TechnologyAbsa 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
Top Skills
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.
