Lead Product Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION:


Job Title: Lead Product Engineer
Employment Type: 12 months Contract
Work Location: Johannesburg North/Remote


JOB CONTEXT:
We are seeking a Lead Product Engineer with deep experience in production application support for cheque processing and pricing platforms within a high-availability, financial services environment. This is a critical leadership role combining strong technical skills with production oversight, stakeholder collaboration, and continuous improvement to ensure the stability, reliability, and evolution of core banking systems.


DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Strong problem-solving skills able to identify potential or real issues and deliver simple, strategic, and effective solutions.
• Confident and highly proficient in your field, with the ability to work independently.
• Resilient you stay focused and effective in high-pressure environments
• Resourceful if you dont have the answer, you know how to find it, and you bring strong negotiation skills when working with other teams.
• Risk identification and risk management proactive in spotting risks and managing them effectively.
• Strong stakeholder engagement able to build and maintain positive working relationships.
• A positive influence within the team, contributing to a collaborative and motivated environment.
• Self-starter mindset proactive, driven, and able to take ownership of your work.
• Analyze and troubleshoot system problems, providing timely and efficient fixes.
• Participate in root cause analysis and implement long-term solutions to recurring issues.
• Enhance and maintain legacy COBOL applications to meet evolving business requirements.
• Work collaboratively with QA, business analysts, and other developers to deliver robust solutions.

QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS;

• Bachelors Degree preferred.
• Previous experience in an application support role will be an advantage.

MANDATORY SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Cobol (minimum 7 years experience).
• JCL
• DB2
• Batch and online processing.

BENEFICIAL SKILLS:

• IMS.
• Easytrieve.
• Payments experience.
• Understanding of General Ledger.
• Data Archiving (Hadoop and AWS Athena/Amber).

PACKAGE & REMUNERATION:

• Compensation will be determined based on qualifications, applicable banking experience, and previous earnings.