Integration Developer

Job Description

Solutions will largely be based on the Tibco Platform product stack within RMB, which include EMS, BusinessWorks and ActiveSpaces, and using Integration standards and methodologies as defined by the bank's Enterprise Integration Architecture Forum.

Responsibilities include:

• Understanding integration requirements underpinning application requirements.
• Deliver technical solutions to business requirements, within the provided timelines, frameworks and guidelines.
• Review detailed integration functional design to ensure that they conform to "as-designed integration architecture".
• Planning and executing data conversion activities (e.g., test data).
• Project progress reporting to team leader and management.
• Managing Integration risk and project deliverables.
• Prepare Integration architecture and design documents for review by the Project / Technical Architect and the bank’s Enterprise Integration Architecture Forum.
• Automation of regression test packs for Integration components, in line with agreed testing frameworks and standards.
• Provide production development support on a roster basis.
• Identify and solve production issues when required.

Essential Experience and Qualifications

• At least 3 years Integration experience across multiple Integration platforms and technology landscapes.
• 2 years server-side development experience.
• Technology related Bachelor’s degree.
• Able to work independently.
• Demonstrate a clear and thorough understanding of Enterprise Integration Architecture patterns and best practices. These include: Synchronous/Asynchronous messaging, Message queuing, guaranteed messaging, message correlation and sequencing, distributed transactions, etc.
• Data Integration: Understanding of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Extract Transform Load (ETL), batch architecture and frameworks.
• Middleware Knowledge: Understanding of Message Oriented Middleware (for example Tibco BusinessWorks).
• UML modelling.
• Working Operating System knowledge: Windows & Linux.
• Strong relational database experience (Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle).
• An understanding of highly available, high performance, distributed architectures.
• A good understanding of Enterprise Data Modelling (Entity-Relationship Diagrams, Data Flow Diagrams, etc.). Prior experience with test automation.

Experience in the following is essential:

• Enterprise Information Integration
• Enterprise Application Integration
• Service Oriented Architecture: Web Services and related Web Service Standards (WS-Transaction, WS-Security etc.), WSDL, SOAP, REST, Enterprise Service,Buses, Business Process Engines (BPEL), Business Rules, Service Registries and Repositories.
• Event Driven Architectures.
• Microservices Architectures (MSA).
• XML, XSLT, XPath, XSD (and related technologies), JSON.
• Test tools: SOATest, SoapUI, etc..
• Multi-threaded programming.
• Database design (Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase)
• Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
• Leadership skills and the ability to lead and influence development within the team
• An understanding of key success factors in projects and IT environments
• Good time management skills
• Source control, build and deployment tools (GIT, TeamCity, Maven, Ant, etc.)
• Practical knowledge of AI.

Experience in the following is desired:

• Stored Procedures, Database Triggers, Database optimisation.
• Master Data Management.
• Data Warehousing.
• Federated Database Systems.
• Data Governance Principles.
• Understanding of Financial Markets.
• Event streaming platforms & technologies

Important Closing Date Note

Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.

All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.