Xceptor Developer

The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world’s largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers. Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide.

Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion. That’s why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply ‘empower’ you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience. Take the lead and we’ll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities.

For our business, for clients, and for you

Position:
Xceptor Developer Department:
Integration Automation

Location:

Cape Town / Johannesburg

You will be a part of the Apex Group Technology team developing our modern solutions, process development and automation to improve business process efficiencies; provide superior client digital services and support the scaling of our operational model. As an Xceptor Developer, you will be responsible for designing automated solutions and managing various automation projects, ranging from low to high complexity. These automation projects will be mainly implemented using components of the Xceptor Platform and could involve several other applications and environments.

You will be responsible for supporting and improving existing Xceptor production processes, and for the design, development, implementation and operationalisation of newly proposed projects and solutions. You will also support the Xceptor Product Owner in promoting best practice design and architecture in combination with exploring and implementing the most current Xceptor platform features.

Work as a member of the Xceptor Development team to design, prototype, develop, test, and deploy applications throughout the Apex Group. Support operations teams and troubleshoot production issues. Perform root cause analysis for existing process issues, break down large problems in smaller iterative steps, and propose holistic fixes and enhancements. Collaborate with business stakeholders on feasibility and optimization of their processes.

Work with Business Users (SMEs and other stakeholders), Business Analysts and fellow Xceptor Developers to sign off on the business automation and technical requirements, picking the most appropriate tool, method, and design pattern to satisfy the requirement. Design automation solutions using Xceptor and other relevant technologies including well-structured Solution Design documentation thereof. Contribute to development methodologies and best practices around design, coding, quality, and performance and drive the adoption of these with the Xceptor development team and operational users.

Take part in code reviews with the Xceptor development team and facilitate knowledge transfers. Oversee technical testing of your own automation projects and support the Quality Assurance (QA) of business user development and projects. Participate and oversee in all stages of the automation project lifecycle, including production deployment, hyper-care, and monitoring. Define and create technical documentation for the automations developed, according to global best practices.

Contribute to educating the business on best practices and how Xceptor can assist them. Develop sufficient understanding of peripheral applications and process…