Pretoria: Back-end Java Developer (Adv) posted by Sabenza IT & Recruitment

Our client in the automotive industry is looking for a talented Back-End Java Developer (Advanced) to join their innovative IT team in South Africa. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on global-scale digital solutions within a cutting-edge cloud and microservices environment. The ideal candidate will bring strong expertise in Java, Quarkus, and AWS, with a passion for building scalable, high-performance systems that power the future of intelligent mobility. If youre ready to take ownership of impactful backend development projects in a dynamic, agile settingthis is your chance to drive technology forward.

Duties and Responsibilities:

       Requirement Analysis

       Development and maintenance on platform/application

       Code Reviews: Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality, maintainability, and adherence to best practices.

       Testing and defect resolution

       Involvement and support in Deployment process

       Provide third-level support for production incidents, when required

       Develop systems solutions in line with quality and delivery requirements

       Preparation of system/technical documentation (as per ISO standards)

       Review and present proposed system solution to IT Product Owner / Leader / System owner

       Agile Methodologies: Actively participate in Agile ceremonies (e.g., daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives) to contribute to team dynamics and project progress.

       Ability and willingness to coach and give training to fellow colleagues and users when required

Requirements

Essential Skills:

       At least 5 6 years experience in relevant programming language

       Java 21+

       Quarkus v3+

       Maven

       Junit

       Mockito

       Kafka

       NoSql (MongoDB)

       Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes

       AWS Cloud

       Version Control Best Practices: Strong understanding of Git

       Microservice architecture: Experience in designing and implementing microservice based applications

       RESTful APIs: Proficiency in designing and consuming RESTful APIs.

Advantageous Skills Requirements:

       Playwright

       CI/CD: Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment practices and tools

       Git workflows

       Hexagonal architecture: : Experience in designing and implementing Hexagonal based applications

       Monitoring and logging: Experience with monitoring tools (Grafana)

       Security best practices

       Familiarity with using a design system (Figma)

       Agile working experience

       JIRA/Confluence

       Optional:

o   Angular  v18+

o   JavaScript / Typescript

o   HTML

o   Responsive Design: CSS

o   Jest

Qualifications And Experience:

       Work experience, diploma / degree in business / IT environment.