Job Summary
ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:
· Sound knowledge in Kotlin, Java or JavaScript or Python or C#
· Familiarity with Microservices Architectures, Cloud Architectures or Container Architectures e.g., Docker
· Experience in developing solutions on public cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure and AWS
· Experience with Container Orchestration Platforms e.g., Kubernetes
· Sound experience in developing backend applications and services
· Architecture and Interface Design
· Experience with Continuous Integration and Delivery tools (e.g., GitHub, GitLab, Terraform, Ansible)
ADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:
· Knowledge of event streaming e.g., Apache Kafka
· Experience with GitOps technologies such as ArgoCD or Flux
· Expertise with Helm in deploying and managing applications on Kubernetes clusters
· Data modelling and Database technologies (relational, document, graph, time series, geolocation), e.g., Postgres, Influx
· Experience securing cloud environments
· Provide Operations (DevOps) based on a standby roster
· Incident Management (IM), Change Management (CM), Problem Management (PM)
· ITIL certification, process knowledge and work experience
· Understanding of BI Tools will be an advantage
· Excellent communication skills and team-oriented work behaviour in a distributed team
· Experience of agile methodologies, particularly Scrum and Kanban
· Fit for business purpose mind-set, i.e., the solutions provided must meet the business goals
· Understanding of integration between different technologies
· Coordination between development and support environments
· Assisting with the business cases
· Requirements management:
o Eliciting requirements
o Translating and simplifying requirements
o Document requirements in appropriate format depending on methodology followed
o Planning and monitoring
o Communication
· Assist with identification and management of risks
WHICH QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE DO WE NEED FOR THE ROLE?
· Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or equivalent work experience
WHAT WILL BE YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES?
· Running business critical services in cloud environments in accordance with the agreed hours of operation within a shift model
· Usage of automation tools to monitor and observe software reliability in the supported environment
· Handing of incidents and changes in accordance with the defined Service Level Agreements
· Work in a team environment to improve services throughout the entire Software Development Life Cycle
· Managing projects / processes
· Support Product in an Agile approach by proactively managing assigned User Story’s in-line with the organisational Agile Working Model
· Supports the Product owner to shape the Product roadmap