Senior Automation Developer Camunda

Requisition Details & Talent Acquisition Specialist

Technology/Domain Specialist I - 141837

TA:Luthando Bower

Closing Date: 19th November

Job Family

Information Technology

Career Stream

Application Development

Leadership Pipeline

Manage Self: Technical

Job Purpose

This role is responsible for driving the strategic evolution and operational health of a specific technology or domain asset. It involves leading initiatives within the Centre of Excellence (CoE) ensuring governance and standards are consistently applied. The incumbent will design develop support and maintain automation solutions that enhance efficiency and scalability. A key part of the role includes evaluating emerging technologies through Proof of Technology (POT) and Proof of Concept (POC) exercises and guiding their adoption across the organization. By influencing best practices and fostering innovation the role ensures the asset remains future-fit and aligned with business needs.

Job Responsibilities

• For a specific domain or technology : Provide guidance to stakeholders in terms of expertise and experience
• Guide and practice code design analysis and integration to ensure effective application of technology using Automation tools like Camunda Power Platform Blue Prism and Web Development Cloud Platforms like AWS Google Cloud or Microsoft Azure
• Conduct Technology reviews of code and design for quality assurance
• Contribute to asset health
• Adhere to and contribute to defining patterns / practices/standards in application of technology or domain
• Participate in Code Branching and Merging
• Play and advisory role to Engineering leads
• Collaboration with domain architects and technical consultants ito technology and /or domain roadmaps
• Work within governance and compliance frameworks of the organisation
• Contribute into detailed Technical roadmaps in context of the organisation architecture and interdependent technologies
• Contribute into the planning and implement agreed technical roadmaps
• Conduct research and development experimentation to test thinking regarding technology or domain applicability
• Ensure an understanding of technology or domain requirements performance integrations and optimisation as positioned in organisation
• Assist with and apply troubleshooting to resolve issues
• Evaluate and influence technology decisions
• Mitigate risk by evaluating risks and impacts on technology or domain
• Update the asset knowledge base
• Provide coaching mentoring and upskilling of others within area of expertise
• Support the achievement of the business strategy objectives and values
• Stay abreast of developments in field of expertise
• Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities
• Contribute to the Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc.)
• Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy
• Seek opportunities to improve business processes models and systems though agile thinking.
• Conduct self development both by mentoring others and being mentored
• Support & Maintenance of Automation assets including Blue Prism Power Platform
• Drive adoption of Technologies
• Involvement in POT/POC evaluation of new technologies
• Ensure CoE governance and Standards are applied and maintained

Core Technical Skills

Camunda (Expert)

• Advanced proficiency inCamunda: workflow design development orchestration and operations

Power Platform (Expert)

• Power Apps: building canvas and model-driven apps
• Power Automate: building of medium to complex flows
• Power BI: data modeling DAX and dashboard creation

Copilot Agents: chatbot development and integration

• Dataverse and connectors: understanding of data architecture and integration

Robotic Process Automation (Proficient)

• Advanced proficiency inBlue Prism: process design object development control room operations
• Familiarity withUiPathorAutomation Anywhereis a plus

Agentic AI & Intelligent Automation (Proficient)

• Understanding ofagentic AI concepts: autonomous task execution goal-oriented agents and LLM integration
• Experience withAzure OpenAI orcustom GPT-based agents
• Knowledge ofprompt engineeringorchestration frameworks andAI governance

Integration & Development (Proficient)

• REST APIs webhooks and custom connectors.
• Scripting: Python JavaScript or C# for extending automation capabilities
• Familiarity with Azure services (Logic Apps Function Apps Cognitive Services)

Infrastructure & Platform Requirements

• Cloud & On-Premise Hybrid Support
  • Microsoft Azure: Core platform for Power Platform AI services and integration.
  • On-premise servers(if legacy systems or Blue Prism runtime resources are hosted locally).
  • Virtual Machinesorcontainersfor bot hosting and scalability.
• Automation Tools
  • Blue Prism
  • Power Platform:
    • Power Automate (Cloud and Desktop)
    • Power Apps
    • Power BI
    • Copilot
  • AI BuilderandAzure OpenAI (Foundry)for intelligent automation and agentic AI capabilities.
• AI & Agentic Capabilities
  • Azure OpenAI ServiceorOpenAI APIaccess for LLM integration.
  • Azure Cognitive Services(e.g. Form Recognizer Language Understanding Computer Vision).
  • Orchestration toolslike Microsoft Copilot Studio or custom agent frameworks (e.g. LangChain Semantic Kernel).
• Integration & Connectivity
  • API Management: Azure API Management or custom gateways.
  • Data Gateways: On-premises data gateway for Power Platform to access internal systems.
  • Custom Connectors: For integrating with third-party or legacy systems.
  • Message Queues: Azure Service Bus RabbitMQ or Kafka for event-driven automation.
• Security & Governance
  • Azure Active Directory (AAD) for identity and access management.
  • Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) for automation tools and environments.
  • Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies for Power Platform.
  • Audit logging and monitoring (e.g. Azure Monitor Application Insights).
  • Secure credential vaults (e.g. CyberArk Azure Key Vault).
• Development & DevOps
  • Source Control: GitHub Azure DevOps or Bitbucket.
  • CI/CD Pipelines: For Power Platform and Blue Prism deployments.
  • Testing Frameworks: Automated testing for bots and apps.
  • Documentation Tools: Confluence SharePoint or Git-based wikis.
• Development & DevOps
  • Source Control: GitHub Azure DevOps or Bitbucket.
  • CI/CD Pipelines: For Power Platform and Blue Prism deployments.
  • Testing Frameworks: Automated testing for bots and apps.
  • Documentation Tools: Confluence SharePoint or Git-based wikis

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

Preferred Qualification

• BSC (Azure Blue Prism Power Platform ITIL)

Minimum Experience Level

• 5 years IT experience with 3 years in relevant technology or domain
• AI (GenAI Chatbot NLP Agentic Agents)
• Automation (RPA & Attended)
• Infrastructure Support & Management (ITIL)
• Cloud Technologies

Technical / Professional Knowledge

Behavioural Competencies