Junior Software Engineer​/System Analyst

Junior Software Engineer/System Analyst - Front Arena

The purpose of the Junior Software Engineer/System Analyst (Front Arena) at Andile Solutions is to provide Capital Markets knowledge and practical application of business analysis to design, develop and implement functional and/or technical system solutions to Capital Markets challenges. This role has a client system focus.

• Understand and clarify client functional and/or technical system requirements in order to identify and define client system challenges in the context of client business and/or system requirements.
• Deliver functional and/or technical system solutions in order to solve client business and/or system challenges.
• Ensure that implemented system solutions address the original client business and/or system requirement with the requisite quality.
• Ensure Andile’s continual growth in system analysis competence through continuous individual learning and development.

The following educational requirements were found to be relevant to this role:

• B.Sc. Financial Mathematics or
  
  B.Sc. Computer Science or
  
  B.Eng. Electrical and/or Electronic Engineering or similar degrees.
• Post-graduate degrees are advantageous.

The following knowledge requirements were found to be relevant to this role (advantageous):

• Capital Markets subject matter, across asset classes, across business areas.
• FIS Front Arena or similar Capital Markets Software Systems.
• Business analysis fundamentals.
• System configuration and/or development fundamentals.

• Requirements gathering – elicitation of client system requirements for input to functional and/or technical requirements specifications.
• Solution design – design of functional and/or technical system solutions that address client system requirements.
• Scoping – contribute to client deliverable scope analysis and definition within context of system requirements.
• System configuration and/or development – the ability to configure systems and/or develop system software in order to deliver functional and/or technical solutions to client system requirements.
• Planning – plan task execution and deliver accordingly.
• Documentation – documenting of all required aspects related to system analysis, including requirements, solutions and testing.
• Testing – definition, validation and documentation of functional and/or technical testing scope, test cases and test outcomes across all testing phases, including unit, functional/integration, regression and user acceptance testing.
• Solution verification – quality control and verification of final solution adherence to functional and/or technical requirements specifications before final production delivery and implementation.
• System training – training to client business users in the use and/or understanding of system functionality.
• Post-implementation support – system maintenance and client assistance in the use and/or understanding of the implemented system solutions.
• Stakeholder engagement – the ability to engage relevant stakeholders of a client deliverable for all functional and/or technical delivery aspects.
• Prioritisation – the ability to identify the object of highest importance and execute accordingly.
• Communication – the ability to convey relevant information in written and verbal form with the intent of creating clarity.
• Interpersonal skills – the ability to interact with other people, individually and in groups through listening, effective speaking and the ability to control and manage emotions.
• Collaboration – being intentional about working together with others to achieve a common purpose, and the realization that the collective result is superior to individual results.