Senior Solutions Engineer

Solutions Engineer

Location: Midrand

Contract duration: 12 months

Description:

• We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced, and enthusiastic individual for a Solution Engineer role. In this senior role, you will play a crucial part of:
  • Developing Business Applications and APIs
  • Data and ETL workflows
  • Developing Automation processes.

Main Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain server-side components using Java, NodeJS etc.
• Design and implement data storage solutions, such as databases (RDBMS, NOSQL), to ensure scalability and performance.
• Write and maintain Bash scripts for automating repetitive tasks and system administration.
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use.
• Implement automation technologies and tools for continuous integration (CI) and continuous deployment (CD) processes.
• Design and implement monitoring and alerting systems for proactive issue identification and resolution.
• Optimize the application for maximum speed and scalability.
• Collaborate with front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic.
• Implement security and data protection measures.
• Assess and prioritize feature requests and bug fixes.
• Perform unit and integration testing before deployment.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies and industry trends.
• Utilize Linux operating systems for server setup, configuration, and maintenance.
• Support Alignment
• Collaborating with Solution Architects to ensure discrete solutions created by ARTs (Agile Release Trains) and Suppliers fit into and support the larger capabilities of the overall solution.
• Collaborate with Operations to ensure systems adhere to availability SLAs (Service Level Agreements).
• Participate in backlog refinement and prioritisation sessions.
• Define enabler capabilities and NFRs.
• Participate in regular Art Sync sessions to ensure consistency in emerging designs and managing trade-offs across all ARTs and Shared Service teams.
• Participate in Pre- and Post-PI Planning to work with relevant stakeholders and define the architectural approach and high-level objectives for the upcoming PI planning
• Participate in regular Solution Demo sessions to demonstrate new implemented approaches and assessing fitness for purpose
• Collaborate with Release Management to assess releasability of elements of the solution in line with the Release Strategy
• Actively working with Agile Teams to ensure that emergent design choices minimize technology complexity and avoid unnecessary duplication of capabilities.

Must have technical / professional qualifications

• Bachelors degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.

Skills

• 5+ years technical experience
• Proven experience as a Backend Developer or similar role.
• Strong proficiency in backend development languages such as Node.js, Python, Java, etc.
• Experience with server-side frameworks such as Spring Boot, etc.
• Familiarity with databases (SQL and NoSQL), including MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc.
• Knowledge of RESTful APIs and experience in building and consuming them.
• Understanding of front-end technologies, such as HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript.
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Familiarity with Linux operating systems and command-line tools.
• Proficiency in Java or Golang programming language.
• Experience writing and maintaining Bash scripts.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform is a plus.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Attention to detail and a passion for writing clean, efficient, and well-documented code
• Expertise in deploying, configuring, and supporting physical and virtual infrastructure hardware, storage, and networking.
• Experience in best practice implementation of VMWare bash scripting.
• Previous experience of AWS and/or Azure public and private cloud technologies (actual hands-on work will be required).
• IP networking and Firewall rules (design and guidance only).
• Windows and Linux Operating Systems Administration skills (actual hands-on work will be required).
• Active Directory design (design and guidance only).
• SQL Server and Oracle Administration Databases RDBMS & NoSQL (actual hands-on work will be required).
• Any J2EE middleware experience (working with application vendor).
• System and monitoring experience.
• An understanding of system performance and hardware sizing.
• Experience of working with vendors and COTS products.
• Experience in ETL technologies Service Management and knowledge of ITIL.
• Experience of implementation projects.
• Negotiating hardware upgrade sizing and costs with vendors.
• Experience of continuous delivery and release automation processes.
• Experience in analysing application demands to ensure correct sizing of infrastructure.
• Knowledge and interest in market leading Mobile Money technologies, suppliers, and innovations.

Personal Attributes

• Domain experience in Financial Services and Financial technologies will be an added advantage.
• Strong business acumen and leadership mindset with the ability to communicate and influence others.
• Has demonstrable knowledge and experience in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.