Senior Analyst Developer (Contract)

About the role

Our client, a leading finance organisation, is modernising the national payments infrastructure across Southern Africa. As a Senior Analyst Developer you will join the Payment Ecosystem Modernisation Programme, ensuring the SAMOS and SADC‑RTGS platforms remain robust, secure and future‑ready.

Key responsibilities

• Translate business needs into functional and technical specifications.
• Design scalable, secure and maintainable system solutions.
• Develop, configure and enhance applications using Java, C#, Spring Boot, JMS (IBM MQ) and related technologies.
• Support system, integration and UAT testing phases and resolve defects.
• Provide 2nd and 3rd line operational support while meeting SLA commitments.
• Maintain technical documentation, deployment notes and user guides.
• Perform server and application maintenance, including patches and upgrades.
• Ensure compliance with governance, audit and regulatory requirements.

Required profile

• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Minimum 8 years of experience as a senior developer or technical resource in project and support environments.
• Strong expertise in Java, C#, JDBC, JPA, Spring Boot, JMS (IBM MQ), Angular, micro‑services/REST APIs, Unix/Linux troubleshooting, APM tools, XML/XSD/XSL and CI/CD pipelines (GitLab).
• Experience with payment systems and ISO15022/ISO20022 messaging standards is an advantage.

Required skills

• Java
• C#
• Spring Boot
• JMS (IBM MQ)
• Angular
• Microservices
• REST APIs
• Unix/Linux
• APM tools
• XML, XSD, XSL
• GitLab / CI‑CD
• JDBC
• JPA