Job Description

Hello Future Technical Team Lead!

Welcome to FNB, the home of the #changeables. We design for the shapeshifters and deliver products and services that make us incredibly proud of people that make it happen.

As part of our Core Banking Platform team, you will be surrounded by unique talents, diverse minds, and an adaptable environment that lives up to the promise of staying curious. Now’s the time to imagine your potential in a team where experts come together and ignite effective change.

Are you someone who can:

• Prepare applications for release days.
• Manage Code Review Sessions.
• Assist with Technical Design Sessions.
• Provide team leadership to a range of developers and provide guidance to Systems Analysts
• Implement processes, build customer service delivery excellence and encourage others to provide exceptional service.
• Create and maintain working relationships with a variety of stakeholders for purposes of expectation management, knowledge sharing and integration.
• Translate business IT requirements into implementable solutions and continuously monitor to ensure operational continuity and effectiveness.
• Ensure adequate unit, system integration and post implementation unit tests are performed for all configuration and development tasks. Ensure testing yields an acceptable level of performance for the changes being delivered.
• Assess, identify and mitigate potential risks within the IT function by complying with technology business policy and process requirements (SDLC and change / release management process definition) to ensure operational performance.
• Design relevant IT Solution and produce specification and architecture in accordance to agreed standards against the requirements and approved by the appropriate governance forums.
• Analyse and/or identify problems/requirements to determine impact, patterns and trends, best fit alternatives and best practice solutions. Determine the estimated resources and timelines required to deliver the required functionality.
• Oversee and manage all technical support request escalated and ensure effective resolution within the Service Level Agreement.
• Implements functional IT strategy in support of business objectives with particular focus on operational and service excellence.
• Participate in specialist communities of practice and contribute positively to own and organisational knowledge improvement.
• Support effective teamwork within the function. Participate and collaborate across teams.
• Plan and manage, team capacity, skills development, talent and culture of team in order to improve innovation, achieve efficiencies and increase competencies.

You will be an ideal candidate if you:

• IT related Degree or Diploma
• 7+ years plus related technical experience  
• 2 years plus experience managing complex technical specialist teams.
• Have 5 years + experience in programming and system design.
• Have System Design experience (advantageous).
• Have experience with Object Oriented Programming and Design Patterns.
• Experience in Java and Spring frameworks
• Experienced in Unit and Performance testing tools and metrics
• Full stack development experience is a plus
• AWS exposure is a plus
• Data Streaming exposure is a plus
• Experienced with Integration mechanisms and services.
• Knowledge of Design principles
• Understanding of Domain Driven Design
• Understanding of Queueing technologies

You will have access to:

• Opportunities to network and collaborate

• Challenging Working
• Opportunities to innovate

We can be a match if you are:

• Curious & courageous - you're driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you're brave enough to
• Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it

Job Details

Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.

All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.