Join our IT Hub South Africa as an Advanced Data Streaming Platform Specialist. Focus on innovative IT solutions in SAP, Java, Cloud, Data Analytics, and AI. Leverage your skills in Kotlin, Java, Python, or C# to develop and manage cloud-based microservices and container architectures. Collaborate in a dynamic team to deliver cutting-edge solutions globally. ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:
- Sound knowledge in Kotlin, Java, JavaScript, 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)
- 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 modeling 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 behavior in a distributed team
- Experience with agile methodologies, particularly Scrum and Kanban
- Fit for business purpose mindset, 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:
- Eliciting requirements
- Translating and simplifying requirements
- Document requirements in appropriate format depending on methodology followed
- Planning and monitoring
- Communication
- Assist with identification and management of risks
- Bachelors Degree in Information Technology or equivalent work experience
- 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
- Handling 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 Stories in line with the organizational Agile Working Model
- Supports the Product owner to shape the Product roadmap
