Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer/System Analyst - Front Arena

Role Purpose

The purpose of the Senior Software Engineer/System Analyst (Front Arena) at Andile Solutions is to provide Capital Markets knowledge and practical application of business analysis to design, develop and implement functional and/or technical system solutions to Capital Markets challenges. This role has a client system focus.

Role Objectives
- Understand and clarify client functional and/or technical system requirements in order to identify and define client system challenges in the context of client business and/or system requirements.
- Deliver functional and/or technical system solutions in order to solve client business and/or system challenges.
- Ensure that implemented system solutions address the original client business and/ or system requirement with the requisite quality.

- Ensure Andile's continual growth in system analysis competence through continuous individual learning and development.

Qualifications
The following educational requirements were found to be relevant to this role:
- B.Sc. Financial Mathematics or B.Sc. Computer Science or B.Eng. Electrical and/or Electronic Engineering or similar  degrees.
- Post-graduate degrees are advantageous.

Fundamental Knowledge
The following knowledge requirements were found to be relevant to this role (advantageous):

- 5+ years experience 
- Capital Markets subject matter, across asset classes, across business areas.
- FIS Front Arena or similar Capital Markets Software Systems 
- Business Analysis fundamental 
- System Configuration and/or Development fundamentals

Functional and Technical Skills (Python)
The following skills requirements were found to be relevant to this role:

• Requirements Gathering – elicitation of client system requirements for input to functional and/or technical requirements specifications.
• Solution Design – design of functional and/or technical system solutions that address client system requirements.
• Scoping – contribute to client deliverable scope analysis and definition within context of system requirements.
• System Configuration and/or Development – the ability to configure systems and/or develop system software in order to deliver functional and/or technical solutions to client system requirements.
• Planning – plan task execution and deliver accordingly.
• Documentation – documenting of all required aspects related to system analysis, including requirements, solutions and testing.
• Testing – definition, validation and documentation of functional and/or technical testing scope, test cases and test outcomes across all testing phases, including unit, functional/integration, regression and user acceptance testing.
• Solution Verification – quality control and verification of final solution adherence to functional and/or technical requirements specifications before final production delivery and implementation.
• System Training – training to client business users in the use and/or understanding of system functionality.
• Post Implementation Support – system maintenance and client assistance in the use and/or understanding of the implemented system solutions.
• Stakeholder Engagement – the ability to engage relevant stakeholders of a client deliverable for all functional and/or technical delivery aspects.
• Prioritisation – the ability to identify the object of highest importance and executing accordingly.
• Communication – the ability to convey relevant information in written and verbal form with the intent of creating clarity.
• Interpersonal Skills – the ability to interact with other people, individually and in groups through listening, effective speaking and the ability to control and manage emotions.
• Collaboration – being intentional about working together with others to achieve a common purpose, and the realisation that the collective result is superior to individual results.