619 Software Development Methodologies jobs in South Africa

Reference: TS -JL-3

Minimum requirements for the role:

• A Degree/Diploma in Engineering, with preference in Process Engineering, Metallurgy with relevant experience.
• Minimum of 5 years Sales / Management experience in similar position in Mining / Process Equipment or Consulting Engineering environment.
• Proven track record in a leadership position with sales of Process equipment to the Minerals industry (preference in Coal / DMS Plant).
• Proven track record in the sales of Capital Equipment with specific knowledge in Processing equipment (Preference on Jigs, UCC, DMS, Sensor Sorting).
• Knowledge of plant design and operations.
• Ability to identify and provide value-added solutions.
• Experience in large Capital equipment tenders, including negotiation, knowledge of legal terms / risk assessment, performance & other guarantees, and overall risk management.
• Experience in costing / estimating for Capital Equipment tenders.
• Ability to deliver and manage written technical proposals and reports.
• Proven understanding of Sales Management and Business principals.
• Proven budgeting and financial modeling experience.
• Excellent time management, communication and presentation skills.
• Willingness to travel and stay on site / in-country for extended periods.
• Own transport and valid driver’s license.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Identifying opportunities and developing the market for Process Capital Equipment, as well as for associated plant.
• Developing client solutions for identified opportunities, including flow sheets, product selection and plant designs.
• Developing solutions in the selected markets, demonstrating value added benefits with commercial payback.
• Building the required support systems and service skills to capture the aftermarket sales associated with the installed base.
• Demonstrating ESG benefits of products and plant solutions.
• Drawing up proposals as well as coordinating any tests required to meet client needs.
• Negotiating the contract terms and conditions to reduce risk as well as maximizing profitability.
• Managing the contract process and effective hand-over of capital equipment orders to clients.
• Providing timely, accurate, competitive pricing on all Process and other related Process equipment / plant.
• Determining of business models for application / payback of products.
• Developing existing and new products to maintain Process equipment competitive edge.
• Managing resources of the company and reporting on actual progress versus plan (both strategic plans and budget).
• Coordinating activities of direct and support staff.
• Maintaining accurate records of all pricings, sales, and activity reports.
• Controlling expenses to meet budget guidelines.
• Resolving customer complaints regarding sales and service.
• Conferring with support staff and / or potential customers regarding equipment needs and advising on types of equipment to purchase.
• Researching competitors, including marketing strategies and pricing philosophy.
• Providing ongoing support and training to direct and indirect sales / service staff.
• Attending and interacting with relevant industries associations.
• Defining and managing the sales process to ensure that the client’s needs are matched to the company’s capabilities and product benefits.
• Training, developing, and mentoring of subordinate staff aligned with KPI’s and conducting Performance Appraisals.
• Managing work allocation and number of resources aligned with workflow and departmental objectives.
• Assisting in setting of sales budget and maintaining forecasts.

Salary package, including benefits, is highly negotiable depending on experience gained.

Should you not hear from us within 2 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Monthly

• HR Services, Recruitment & Selection

What You'll Do

• Write, debug and maintain high-quality code
• Collaborate with Product Managers and Engineers to design and deliver impactful features
• Work alongside Agile teams to create innovative solutions for a global audience

What You'll Bring

• A degree in BSc Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• Proficiency in C# (mandatory), SQL Server, JavaScript, Angular or HTML/ CSS

Job Type: Full-time

Language:

• English (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Software Engineering Lead

Do you enjoy coaching others to achieve high standards?

Are you ready for the next step in your engineering career?

About our Team

LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. Our company has been a long-time leader in deploying AI and advanced technologies to the legal market to improve productivity and transform the overall business and practice of law, deploying ethical and powerful generative AI solutions with a flexible, multi-model approach that prioritizes using the best model from today’s top model creators for each individual legal use case.

About the Role

This position serves as a subject matter expert for a specific team of Software Engineers. In addition to writing code on complex systems and applications, this position provides direction on project plans, schedules, and methodologies. The position has direct reports.

Responsibilities

• Providing design input across a product
• Acting as an acknowledged 'go to' person on coding and technical issues, for both internal and external contacts
• Interfacing with other personnel or team members to finalize requirements
• Completing complex bug fixes, and resolving technical issues
• Designing and working with complex data models
• Mentoring lead software developers interested in consultancy in development methodologies and optimization techniques

Requirements

• Have a BS degree in Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Have minimum 7 years Software Development experience
• Be expert in development languages, including C#, Angular, AWS
• Strong experience with various resource models such as Managed Services and/or Staff Augmentation.
• Have great problem-solving skills and the ability to identify and implement effective solutions

Work in a way that works for you

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.

• Hybrid – Once or twice a week in the office

Working for you

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career, as this role is global, benefits may vary according to your location. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:

• Health care plans and benefits
• Modern Family Benefits, including maternity, paternity, adoption and surrogacy
• Life assurance and accident policies
• Comprehensive pension plans
• Access to learning and development resources

Your recruiter will advise you on the benefits package for your location.

About the Business

LexisNexis Legal & Professional provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis and Nexis services.

LexisNexis, a division of RELX, is an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form: , or please contact .

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Business Segment: Personal & Private Banking

Location: ZA, GP, Johannesburg, Simmonds Street

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Lead, Software Engineering to join our team in Johannesburg, South Africa. As a key member of our engineering leadership, you will drive innovation, mentor team members, and oversee the development of cutting-edge software solutions.

• Lead and manage a team of software engineers, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define technical strategies and roadmaps aligned with business objectives
• Define and maintain the frameworks, libraries, and tools that the feature teams will use, enforcing coding standards, architectural patterns, and best practices across the teams for high-quality and maintainable code.
• Lead the platform team to develop and maintain shared services that allow feature teams to focus on core functions using standard components. Build CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and other DevOps practices to ensure scalability and reliability.
• Ensure the platform is relevant, modern, secure, and compliant with industry standards.
• Ensure SRE practices are in place on the platform to ensure stability and service availability. Guide the team to manage platform consumption tenant requirements for consumers throughout the Group.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field; Master's degree preferred
• AWS Certified Developer Associate and/or AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate

• Extensive hands-on experience in developing JAVA applications for a minimum of 7 years - Mandatory
• Experience in change deployment in a mid-to-large application - Mandatory
• Experience in automated CI/CD builds – Mandatory
• Technical exposure and hands-on experience in managing an application platform - Mandatory
• Managing a small to medium sized Development team with direct reports – Mandatory
• Solution orientation – ability to make the Renovite Platform capable for the planned future feature implementations - Mandatory
• Knowledge and hands-on experience in Docker and Kubernetes - Mandatory
• Familiarization with Angular development and implementations – Advantageous
• Understanding of cost optimization in an application hosted in AWS (FinOps) - Advantageous

Please note: All our recruitment processes comply with the applicable local laws and regulations. We will never ask for money or any form of payment as part of our recruitment process. If you experience this, please contact our Fraud line on or

Company Description

Standard Bank Group is a leading Africa-focused financial services group, and an innovative player on the global stage, that offers a variety of career-enhancing opportunities – plus the chance to work alongside some of the sector’s most talented, motivated professionals. Our clients range from individuals to businesses of all sizes, high net worth families, and large multinational corporates and institutions. We’re passionate about creating growth in Africa. Bringing true, meaningful value to our clients and the communities we serve and creating a real sense of purpose for you.

Job Description

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Lead, Software Engineering to join our team in Johannesburg, South Africa. As a key member of our engineering leadership, you will drive innovation, mentor team members, and oversee the development of cutting-edge software solutions.

• Lead and manage a team of software engineers, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define technical strategies and roadmaps aligned with business objectives
• Consistency and standardization: The individual is intended to define and maintain the frameworks, libraries, and tools that the feature teams will use. This also includes enforcing coding standards, architectural patterns (in consultation with the Architecture team), and best practices across the teams, leading to high-quality and maintainable code.
• Efficiency and Productivity: The individual is expected to lead the platform team intended to develop and maintain shared services that multiple feature teams can use, allowing feature teams to focus on configuring their core functions using standard components. Lead building CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and other DevOps practices are enabled and embedded to ensure scalability and reliability. Researching and developing new technologies and innovations into the platform, allowing feature teams to quickly adopt.
• Innovation and Agility: The individual is expected to focus on ensuring the platform is relevant, modern, secure and compliant with industry standards.
• Support and Maintenance: The individual is intended to ensure SRE practices are in place on the platform to ensure stability and service availability. Guide the team to ensure that the platform consumption tenant requirements are managed for consumers throughout the Group.
  
  

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field; Master's degree preferred
• AWS Certified Developer Associate and/or AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate
  
  

• Extensive hands-on experience in developing JAVA applications for a minimum of 7 years - Mandatory
• Experiences in change deployment in a mid-to-large application - Mandatory
• Experience in automated CI/CD builds – Mandatory
• Technical exposure and hands on experience in managing an application platform - Mandatory
• Managing a small to medium sized Development team with direct reports – Mandatory
• Solution orientation – ability to make the Renovite Platform capable for the planned future feature implementations - Mandatory
• Knowledge and hands on experience in Docker and Kubernetes - Mandatory
• Familiarization to Angular development and implementations – Advantageous
• Having an understanding of cost optimization in an application hosted in AWS (FinOps) - Advantageous
  
  

• Articulating Information
• Challenging Ideas
• Developing Expertise
• Developing Strategies
• Embracing Change
• Empowering Individuals
• Examining Information
• Exploring Possibilities
• Interpreting Data
• Making Decisions
• Showing Composure
• Team Working
  
  

• Agile Engineering
• API Engineering
• Automation
• Cloud Computing
• Continuous Delivery (CD)
• Continuous Deployment
• Continuous Integration (CI)
• Core Systems
• Data Engineering
• Design Thinking
• Error Budgets
• Incident Response
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Knowledge Management
• Microservices
• Non-abstract Large System Design (NALSD)
• Observability (Application and Web Analytics)
• Platform Engineering
• Policy as Code
• Post-incidence Analysis
• Reliability and Resilience
• Security Engineering
• Service Level Management
• Software Engineering Methods
• Software Engineering Tools
• Software Foundations
• System Integration
• Test-driven Design (TDD)
• Threat Modelling

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Engineering and Information Technology