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Job Description

Design, code, develop, test and implement integration and supporting application development components and systems. Perform business analysis We are seeking a skilled and versatile Senior Java Software Engineer to design, develop, test, and implement integration solutions and application components. In this role, you’ll work across the full software development lifecycle, from analysis through deployment—delivering reliable systems and support for both new and existing applications.

Responsibilities

The imcumbent required to develop existing applications and contribute towards the development of new applications by analysing, refining , building and checking areas for modification and improvement.

Develop new routine Java applications to meet customer requirements.

Required  to perform Applications Software Maintenance.

Monitor, identify, and correct  software defects to maintain fully functioning applications software.

Produce multiple concepts and prototypes to design digital products and services.

Provide Technical Developments Recommendations.

Discuss and recommend technical software developments to improve the quality of the applications software and supporting infrastructure to better meet users’ needs.

Contribute to and maintain a roadmap to facilitate application software development and ensure the development work is prioritized in line with business requirements and business roadmap .

Diagnose software issues and L3 requests and resolve the issues within SLA requirements.

Continuously, create and maintain complex technical and/or user documentation to a high standard.

Required to design and perform applications software tests and respond to user emails to monitor, diagnose, and correct performance issues.

Maintain and renew a deep knowledge and understanding of the organization's policies and procedures and of relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct, and ensure that your own work always adheres to required standards and identify, within the team, patterns of noncompliance with the organization's policies and procedures and with relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct, taking appropriate action to report and resolve these and escalating issues as appropriate.

You are required to implement required security measures, such as firewalls or message encryption, and provide input on their design, monitoring performance to notify security experts of any problems.

Explore and develop a detailed understanding of external developments or emerging issues and contribute to the evaluation of their potential impact on, or usefulness to, the organization.

Conduct research using primary data sources, and select information needed for the analysis of key themes and trends.

Design distribution of basic database resources and provide physical modeling and design services to tune database applications for optimum performance.

Minimum Requirements:

A Matric or Grade 12 equivalent, relevant Tertiary Qualification, and a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role.

You will also need to have experience in working with the following technologies in an Agile environment:

DockerJavaCI/CD (e.g. Jenkins)MavenPatternsRelational DatabasesSQLSource Control – GitSpring BootUMLWeb servers (e.g. Tomcat, Jetty/Netty)Webservices (Soap and Rest)XMLKafkaRabbitMQ

Experience in the following will be advantageous

​ANTHtmljQueryKubernetesObject DatabasesXSLXSL:fo

Skills

Competencies

Business InsightCollaboratesCommunicates EffectivelyCourageCultivates InnovationDecision QualityDrives ResultsEnsures Accountability

Education

Closing Date

01 May 2025 , 23:59

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

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