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Job Description
The purpose of a Senior Software Engineer is to lead the design development and implementation of complex software systems while ensuring alignment with business goals and user needs. This role involves mentoring junior engineers providing technical guidance and driving best practices in coding architecture and software development processes. The Senior Software Engineer is responsible for making critical decisions regarding technology and design collaborating across teams to facilitate project success and identifying opportunities for innovation and improvement. Play a key role in troubleshooting and resolving advanced technical challenges all while fostering a culture of continuous learning and quality within the engineering team.
Responsibilities
Application Software Development
Develop existing applications and contribute to development of new applications by analyzing and identifying areas for modification and improvement. Develop new routine applications to meet customer requirements.
Applications Software Maintenance
Monitor identify and correct more complex software defects to maintain fully functioning applications software.
Design and Conceptualization
Produce multiple concepts and prototypes to design digital products/services.
Technical Developments Recommendation
Discuss and recommend technical developments to improve the quality of the website/portal/applications software and supporting infrastructure to better meet users needs.
Application Software Road Map
Contribute to and maintain a roadmap to facilitate application software development and ensure the development work is prioritized in line with business requirements.
Faults Diagnosis and Correction
Provide fault isolation and resolution to limit and address issues promptly.
Documentation
Create and maintain complex technical and/or user documentation to a high standard.
Testing Information Technology (IT) Performance
Design and perform website/applications software tests and respond to user emails to monitor diagnose and correct performance issues.
Operational Compliance
Maintain and renew a deep knowledge and understanding of the organizations policies and procedures and of relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct and ensure own work adheres to required standards. Or identify within the team patterns of noncompliance with the organizations 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.
Information Security
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.
Horizon Scanning
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.
Data Collection and Analysis
Conduct research using primary data sources and select information needed for the analysis of key themes and trends.
Analysis of As Is and To Be
Document as is and to be processes and describe the changes required to migrate to the to be capability to record accurately the change required.
Experience knowledge & skills required
Degree in Computer Science or related qualification
5 8 years of experience
Experience in Agile Methodology or related
Exposure to AWS or related cloud infrastructure
Experience with CI/CD
Core Skills:
Apex Programming
Lightning Component Framework
Salesforce APIs
Version Control
Testing and Debugging
DevOps Basic
Cloud Basics
Advantageous Skills:
Insurance Exposure
Javabased microservices Azure DevOps
Skills
Action Planning Application Development Business Process Design Computer Literacy Data Management Data Modeling Evaluating Information Identifying Customer Needs Information Technology (IT) Support Market Analysis Oral Communications Product Development Technical Support Technical Troubleshooting Test Case Management User Requirements Documentation Web Development
Competencies
Business Insight
Collaborates
Communicates Effectively
Courage
Cultivates Innovation
Decision Quality
Drives Results
Ensures Accountability
Education
NQF Level 7 Degree Advance Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate or equivalent
Closing Date
15 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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