Senior Application Support Analyst

Job Description

 

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Software Engineer to lead the design, development, and implementation of advanced software solutions within our Capital Market IT (CMI) domain. This role requires strong technical leadership, hands-on development expertise, and a collaborative mindset to drive innovation and excellence across our engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical studies and solution design, collaborating with infrastructure, big data, and business analysis teams.


• Document proposed architectures and develop scalable, maintainable software solutions.


• Ensure integration of CI/CD artifacts and automation into all deliverables.


• Conduct code reviews and promote best practices, mentoring team members to enhance technical capabilities.


• Provide regular updates and technical reporting to project managers and stakeholders.


• Monitor and escalate technical risks appropriately to ensure project success.


• Research, design, and develop software aligned with user needs and business goals.


• Enhance existing software capabilities and lead testing and validation procedures.


• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate hardware and/or software systems.


• Take ownership of non-functional deliverables including performance testing, mocking, monitoring, and quality assurance.

Qualifications & Experience

Mandatory:

• Minimum 8 years of experience in software development.


• At least 5 years of hands-on experience in Java/J2EE.


• Proficient in data ingestion and processing technologies such as Spark Streaming and Apache Spark.


• Experience with messaging systems like Kafka, Flume, ActiveMQ, MQSeries, or RabbitMQ.


• Strong knowledge of Hadoop ecosystem (preferably Hortonworks), including HDFS, HBase, Hive, ORC/Parquet.


• Familiarity with build tools (Maven, SBT, Ant), UML, RESTful APIs, Jenkins/TeamCity, SVN/GIT, TDD with JUnit, Jira, and QC.

Preferred:

• Experience in solution design using proven patterns and performance tuning in streaming environments.


• Exposure to tools like Phoenix, Elasticsearch, Sqoop, and StreamSets.


• Basic understanding of finance and investment banking domains.

Professional Skills & Mindset

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.


• Proficient in software development lifecycle methodologies.


• Passion for technology trends and active participation in tech communities.


• Commitment to mentoring and growing team capabilities.


• Autonomous and reliable with a proactive approach to leadership and delivery.

Education Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in one of the following disciplines:

• Computer Science


• Information Technology


• Programming / Systems Analysis


• Computer Studies


• Science (with computing specialization)

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to creating an inclusive and respectful workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, age, race, religion, marital status, disability, or any other protected characteristic in accordance with TAFEP guidelines.

Works in the area of Software Engineering, which encompasses the development, maintenance and optimization of software solutions/applications.
1. Applies scientific methods to analyse and solve software engineering problems.
2. He/she is responsible for the development and application of software engineering practice and knowledge, in research, design, development and maintenance.
3. His/her work requires the exercise of original thought and judgement and the ability to supervise the technical and administrative work of other software engineers.
4. The software engineer builds skills and expertise of his/her software engineering discipline to reach standard software engineer skills expectations for the applicable role, as defined in Professional Communities.
5. The software engineer collaborates and acts as team player with other software engineers and stakeholders.