Senior Analyst Developer – Payment Ecosystem (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 requirements into functional and technical specifications.
• Design, develop 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 standards.

Required profile

• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Minimum 8 years of experience as a senior developer/technical resource in project and support environments.
• Strong analytical, communication and teamwork skills.
• Proven ability to work independently and follow SDLC and governance frameworks.

Required skills

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