Senior Java Developer

Job Description
Implements a program of technology projects to ensure that program goals are accomplished

Hello Future Java Developer
Welcome to FNB, the home of the #changeables. We design for the shapeshifters and deliver products and services that make us incredibly proud of people that make it happen.

As part of our talent team at FNB Commercial Core Juristic Platform, you will be surrounded by unique talents, diverse minds, and an adaptable environment that lives up to the promise of staying curious. Now's the time to imagine your potential in a team where experts come together and ignite effective change.

Are You Someone Who Can

• Increase operational efficiency and suggest solutions to enhance cost effectiveness.
• Deliver exceptional service that exceeds customers' expectations through proactive,
• Cultivate and manage objective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders,
• including end-users, SME's, project managers and senior staff members by providing input to business requirements and being able to present and sell concepts to clients.
• Produce program specifications and implement system enhancements by addressing specific business needs and resolving queries.
• Code, compile, test and implement applications in compliance with the Systems.
• Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Support development environments.
• Responsible for coding standards and peer reviews.
• Comply, understand, and implement all steps within IT development and meet governance in terms of legislative and audit requirements during programming execution
• Assess, identify, and mitigate potential risks within the IT programming environment by complying with technology business policy and process requirements (SDLC and change / release management process definition) to ensue operational performance.
• Produce technical specifications and architecture that is in accordance to agreed standards.
• Design, code, test, and debug to obtain a robust solution with supporting documentation.
• Minimize system downtime through pro-active identification of potential issues and ensure. Minimization of recurring problems by managing defects and performing code reviews.
• Monitor systems post change and pro-actively do performance analysis to ensure there is no system failure due to capacity
• Maintain maximum system availability by ensuring that incidents are recorded for future.
• Manage own development to increase own competencies and develop technical and business skill
• Proactively engage with business units and colleagues to understand underlying needs and opportunities and identify Information Technology (IT) innovative solutions in a timely manner.
• Supervises the work of other developers. Provides technical assistance to fellow developers and other Information Technology (IT) team members.

You Will Be Match If

• Opportunities to network and collaborate.
• Work that is challenging
• Opportunities to be innovative.
• Resources to help you with your professional development.

We Can Be a Match If You Are

• Curious & courageous - you're driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you're brave enough to
• Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it
• A team player - you believe in the power of teams so you're always part of one, building and leveraging your networks.
• Think outside the box – have the ability to not be limited by your surroundings, problem solving is one of the key features that drive you.

You'll be an ideal candidate if you meet the following requirements:

• BSc Eng, BSc Informatics degree or any other related qualification
• OCEP experience (ideally App OCEP)
• 5+ years' solid experience in Java 8 or latest version
• SOAP and Restful Services
• JPA framework like Hibernate
• Docker and container orchestration tools like Kubernetes
• Gitlab, Spring boot, Microservices, Maven, CI/CD, NLP, Atlassian tools, Jira, Confluence, etc.
• Agile Development Methodology

*Job Details
Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.*
19/10/25

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