Engineering Lead II

at  Nedbank

TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

• Mainframe
• X86 Server Platforms (Windows, Linux)
• Soap Services, Rest API’s, Zos Connect, API gateways & Security
• Java, COBOL, C#, Python, Net, Spring Boot
• Azure DevOps, Chef, Terraform
• Ab Initio, Control-M, Connect:Direct
• Scripting – PowerShell, Bash
• MS SQL, Postgres SQL
• Cloud proficiency in Azure
• Payment systems e.g. Postilion, PowerCard etc.
  Minimum Experience Level
  Min 8 Years experience in similar roles.

TECHNICAL / PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE

• IT Architecture
• IT Concepts
• Systems Analysis and design

Behavioural Competencies

• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills
• Decision Making
• Collaborating
• Innovation
• Influencing
• Managing Work
• Continuous Learning
• Coaching

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Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Diplom

JOB PURPOSE

To envision, lead and develop fit for purpose, integrated end- to end technical solutions across multiple technologies for the organisation, through inspirational technical leadership and visionary long-term thinking. Provide leadership across multiple initiatives guiding engineering lead practitioners to achieve product / programme alignment.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Experience is required in analysing requirements, documenting designs and leading design sessions with team members such as architecture, development, testing etc. Experience with orchestration and middleware, cloud (Azure), payments systems (Postilion, CAMS, Powercard etc.), data integration, databases, ETL, security and service exposure and consumption by other technology platforms, systems and channels is crucial.
• This position requires knowledge of engineering and software delivery and integrating and developing solutions for high-performance payments platforms and will require work across multi-disciplinary teams.
• The candidate will play a leading role in designing payments solutions for issuing and acquiring and working with implementation teams in the Card Payments area within Nedbank.
• Solution design / architecture within the payments space (banks & fintech) with a focus on back-end systems related to issuing and acquiring
• Cloud (Azure) integration, API’s, containerization & CI/CD
• South-African payments industry experience and technical knowledge
• Decomposition of the solution and assisting with the scheduling/sequencing work and identification of resourcing needs.
• Flesh out designs and contribute to functional and non-functional requirements.
• Assist software designers with lower-level designs.
• Troubleshoot issues relating to technical delivery.
• Design with a holistic, robust and sustainable mindset.
• Apply a product management mindset (long term thinking).
• Mentor and coach software engineering practitioners.
• Keep abreast of the technical landscape on how it fits together.
• Understand constraints and risk and make the necessary trade-offs.
• Influence and negotiate with key stakeholders.
• Craft the end to end solution taking into consideration: people, technology, systems and data.
• Future proof end to end solutions as far as possible within the organisation constraints.
• Continuously build and enhance the technical assets that are touched by the solution to ensure long term sustainability.
• Grow the engineering lead practice through contributing to the engineering lead chapter.
• Drive organisational alignment across areas of accountability
• 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

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Diploma

Preferred Qualification
BSc (Computer Science), BCom (Information Systems). Professional Qualification Level 6