Job Description

Architect mission-critical backend systems that power global automotive quality platforms!
Lead the development of scalable microservices, RESTful APIs, and cloud-native solutions using Java, Quarkus, and Azure!
Become the technical expert behind enterprise-scale backend infrastructure, where your senior Java development expertise and architectural insight will drive innovation and reliability across international automotive systems!
Senior backend development with Java 11+, Quarkus, and microservices
Hybrid and remote working flexibility with 1960 flexible annual hours
Technical leadership role with mentorship and architectural responsibilities
POSITION: Contract: 01 January 2026 31 December 2028
EXPERIENCE: 6-8 years building mission-critical Java systems
COMMENCEMENT: 01 January 2026
LOCATION: Hybrid: Midrand/Menlyn/Rosslyn/Home Office rotation
TEAM: Total Vehicle Quality & CoP (HWS Broker)
Qualifications / Experience
Minimum mandatory qualifications:

• Computer Science degree or similar relevant formal qualification

Minimum mandatory experience:

• 7+ years of building and maintaining mission critical Java systems inside corporate or medium sized business
• 5+ years production experience of building/updating and fixing webservices (Restful)
• 5+ years of experiences to mission critical systems in the Cloud
• 3+ years' experience on building/running microservices architecture

Advantageous experience:

• Proven track record of successful projects delivered
• Proven experience in senior / leadership roles fulfilled in IT / Engineering teams
• Agile working experience (any framework)

Essential Skills Requirements

• Extensive Java 8/11 or higher experience
• Building and maintaining mission critical systems inside corporate or medium sized business
• Experience of building and maintaining Restful services
• Developing and maintaining mission critical systems in the Cloud
• Building / running distributed architecture
• Solid proficiency in Jakarta/JEE Standards
• Quarkus or Spring Framework Experience
• Proven Production experience on working with Relational Databases (Oracle Postgres Database)
• Angular Experience
• Any additional responsibilities assigned in the Agile Working Model (AWM) Charter
• Supervision: Completely independent worker that will only escalate tasks that are complex and outside of their span of control.
• May need to lead individual members of a team of Entry and Advanced level experts
• Problem solving: Improve a product or a system that already exists by making conceptual changes and enhancements. Can manage the solution for complex problems that may require simple solutions but affect multiple systems
• Communication: Influence (Effect change without direct exercise of command where persuasion is required and reaching buy-in might be difficult).
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and presentation skills. Willingness to engage with international customers and navigate potential language barriers
• Delivery: Specify new products, processes, standards based on organization strategy or set short- to mid-term operational plans.
• The requests are often unclear and will need substantial investigation to ensure that the specifics are well understood by all parties.
• Employee may be expected to provide guidance to lower-level employees
• Knowledge: Functional expert - Mastery of a specific professional discipline combining deep knowledge of theory and organizational practice

Soft Skills:

• Ability to work interdependently and to submit deliverables on time and with excellent quality
• Self-starter
• Good interpersonal and organizational skills with the ability to communicate effectively (both verbally and written) on technical and non-technical level
• Good written and verbal communication skills and Progressive and Creative thinker
• Problem Solving capability
• Above board work ethics - this is of utmost importance
• Flexibility to take up different tasks in the project
• Ability and willingness to coach and give training to fellow colleagues and users when required
• Must be able and willing and able to travel to Munich, Germany if required

Advantageous Skills Requirements

• Kafka - publishing and consuming large volumes of messages across a distributed system
• Agile toolchain experience (Jira, Confluence -- Atlassian Tool Suite)
• Extensive usage of version control systems and tools: Git + Remote Repository (GitHub Enterprise)
• Proven CI/CD Pipeline experience: GitHub Actions -- (Provision, Configure, Maintain and Secure, Pipelines)
• Operations experience -- 2nd Line (advantageous when building IT systems)
• Payara / Grafana / Prometheus / Dynatrace
• Proven experience on using Generative AI (ChatGPT/Co-Pilot) to increase individual output
• Proven effective personal time management
• Proven Critical Thinking ability
• Proven ability to question and propose better requirements / design / efficiencies
• German speaking
• Automotive Domain Knowledge
• Cloud architecture: Azure- AKS Service

• IAC (Terraform or Equivalent)
• Containerisation -- from build to deploy
• Angular experience, covering the following focus topics

• Angular (v12+) including, NgRx, and advanced component patterns
• Proficiency in TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, and CSS3/SCSS
• Experience with front-end architecture, modular design, and scalable state management

Role Requirements

• Analyze business requirements and technical specifications to design and develop the backend architecture of software applications / platforms
• Select and implement appropriate programming languages, frameworks, and databases to meet the application's functional and non-functional requirements
• Ensure the backend components are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with industry best practices and standards
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code to implement the backend logic and functionality of the software applications / platforms
• Develop and integrate APIs, microservices, and other backend components to enable seamless communication between the front-end and back-end systems
• Ensure the backend components are secure, reliable, and capable of handling high-volume data and user traffic
• Design and implement efficient database schemas, tables, and queries to support the software application's data storage and retrieval requirements
• Optimize database performance, including indexing, query optimization, and data partitioning techniques
• Collaborate with the quality assurance team to develop and execute comprehensive test plans for the backend components
• Provide technical support and troubleshoot issues related to the backend systems, addressing bugs, performance bottlenecks, and security vulnerabilities
• Stay up to date with the latest trends, best practices, and technologies in back-end development to continuously enhance the organization's backend capabilities
• Explore and experiment with emerging backend technologies and techniques to drive innovation and improve the overall application performance and scalability
• Contribute to the organization's knowledge base and share best practices with the development team to foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement
• Deployment and maintenance of system services to ensure business continuity
• Assist user departments in drafting system requirement documentation based on business processes - work with Business Analysts to specify requirements
• Implement testing and monitoring tools to ensure the optimum availability of the system
• Review and present proposed system solutions to ensure high performing environment
• Develop systems solutions in line with quality and delivery standards of the organisation
• Propose and review system design and evaluate alternatives
• Preparation and maintenance of system/technical documentation to ensure continuous compliance (as per relevant Group Work Instructions, Guidelines, Policies and standards)
• Coach and give training to fellow colleagues and users when required
• Effective systematic problem solving and implementing of workarounds to ensure system availability as per relevant SLA
• Work in a full DEVOPS environment with international colleagues / external partners
• Any additional responsibilities assigned in the Agile Working Model (AWM) Charter

NB:

• South African citizens only.
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