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.

The purpose of the job is to perform the role of an intermediate Front Office Business Support and Development (BSD) Engineer in the Murex Equities BSD team, servicing the Global Markets Equities businesses 

Key Responsibilities:

• Build new products and implement front office pricing models using the Murex Front Office module.
• Establish and embed best practice standards for the Murex platform.
• Ensure optimal technical performance of the Murex Equities platform.
• Provide 2nd and 3rd Level support and advisory to business stakeholders and technical teams.
• Contribute to Murex change programme initiatives as required.
• Develop expertise in Global Markets Equities product lines and functional knowledge of the delivery value chain.
• Upskill and coach team members to improve overall functional and technical capabilities.
• Develop and maintain a deep understanding of service assurance management practices and processes.
• Contribute to solutions that directly impact clients and drive growth in Africa.

• Degree: Information Technology/Quantitative/Mathematics (Min)
• Post Graduate Degree: Information Technology/Quantitative/Mathematics (Pref)

Experience Required: Software Engineering

5-7 years: Broad experience in translating business and functional requirements into technical specifications and developing the programming code to create the solutions.

8-10 years: Proven experience in modern engineering practices i.e. dev ops, agile etc., Proven experience across multiple, broad IT Engineering disciplines, with demonstrated specialisation in at least one. Experience within the required scope of expertise.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Articulating Information
• Checking Things
• Developing Expertise
• Documenting Facts

Technical Competencies:

• Agile Engineering
• API Engineering
• Automation
• Cloud Computing
• Continuous Delivery (CD)