Senior Full Stack Developer

About

Our client, is seeking a Senior Full Stack Developer to actively shape the Group's FinOps strategy and develop innovative solutions for cloud cost management.

This role is ideal for a functional expert with a mastery of cloud-native architectures who can manage complex solutions affecting multiple systems.

Key Highlights

• Strategic Focus: Drive FinOps innovation and cloud cost management for a global landscape.
• Cloud-Native Mastery: Heavy focus on AWS serverless (Lambda, Step Functions) and containerization.
• Global Collaboration: Work within a dynamic global team using the Agile Working Model.
• Work-Life Balance: High flexibility with 1,960 annual hours and remote/on-site options.

Position Details

• Contract Duration: 02 April 2026 31 December 2028.
• Location: Hybrid Midrand / Menlyn / Rosslyn / Home Office rotation.
• Experience Required: Minimum 3 5 years of hands-on Java backend experience.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent practical experience
• Minimum 3-5 years of hands-on Java backend development experience with cloud-native architectures (AWS preferred)
• Demonstrable experience with DevOps practices, containerization (Docker, ECR, ECS), CI/CD pipelines and production reliability

Essential Skills & Technologies

• Strong proficiency in Java and backend development frameworks (Spring Boot, Spring MVC) as well as Python
• Experience building and maintaining data pipelines using AWS Lambda
• Proficient with AWS SQS for messaging and decoupled architectures
• Hands-on experience with AWS Step Functions to orchestrate serverless workflows
• Practical use of Amazon S3 for storage of application and pipeline data
• Solid understanding and implementation of AWS IAM for secure access control
• Experience containerizing applications and running them on ECS and using ECR for container registry
• Familiarity with query and analytics using Amazon Athena and ETL with AWS Glue
• Experience working with SQL on relational databases in AWS (RDS) and designing efficient data access
• Strong debugging, logging, and exception-handling skills for backend services

Advantageous Skills

• Knowledge of AWS networking concepts including VPC and subnet design
• Experience with API Gateway for exposing and securing HTTP/REST endpoints
• Hands-on experience with DynamoDB for highly available NoSQL patterns
• Familiarity with EC2 and Load Balancers for hybrid or non-serverless workloads
• Understanding of AWS WAF for web application protection
• Experience with OpenSearch and OpenSearch Dashboards for search and observability
• Monitoring and metrics experience using Prometheus and Grafana
• Awareness of AWS Inspector and vulnerability scanning tools
• Familiarity with container orchestration using EKS and Kubernetes concepts
• Prior exposure to Canary and Blue-Green deployment strategies in production

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain backend services and microservices in Java, ensuring high quality and performance
• Build and operate data pipelines using Lambda, SQS, Step Functions, S3, Glue and Athena
• Implement secure access and identity controls using IAM best practices
• Containerise backend applications, manage images in ECR and deploy to ECS (and EKS where applicable)
• Integrate services with RDS and other database technologies, model schemas and optimise queries
• Work with VPC, networking, and security configurations to ensure secure and compliant deployments
• Design and implement APIs using API Gateway and support API lifecycle management
• Implement logging, monitoring and alerting using OpenSearch, Prometheus, Grafana and dashboards
• Participate in DevOps and SRE activities: CI/CD pipeline improvements, incident response, observability and SLA reporting
• Support deployment strategies and releases, including blue-green and canary rollouts to minimise risk
• Collaborate with product, QA and infrastructure teams to deliver features and resolve defects
• Drive improvements in security posture by using AWS Inspector, understanding CVEs, and remediating Vulnerabilities

NB:

• South African citizens/residents preferred.
• Applicants with valid work permits will also be considered.
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