Digital Solutions Analyst

Absa Bank Kenya PLC is a leading financial institution providing banking and financial services across Kenya.

The Digital Solutions Analyst at Absa Bank Kenya PLC offers expert guidance and assistance in application analysis and services to meet client requirements. This involves executing predefined objectives in line with standard operating procedures, contributing to the bank's digital infrastructure and solution development.

1. Design, develop, and maintain backend applications, APIs, and microservices.
2. Build scalable and secure enterprise-grade solutions using modern development frameworks.
3. Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and integration services.
4. Implement application security controls and secure coding practices throughout the software development lifecycle.
5. Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents and application defects.
6. Contribute to solution design and technical architecture discussions.
7. Develop cloud-native and containerized applications, ensuring systems are scalable, resilient, performant, and maintainable.
8. Participate in code reviews and enforce coding standards.
9. Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated software delivery.
10. Integrate security controls into development and deployment processes.
11. Collaborate with DevOps and Security teams on infrastructure-as-code and deployment automation.
12. Monitor application performance and support operational excellence.
13. Develop and maintain comprehensive unit and integration tests.
14. Support automated testing and quality assurance frameworks.
15. Ensure code quality through peer reviews, static code analysis, and test coverage metrics.
16. Participate in release management and deployment activities.
17. Deploy and manage applications in cloud environments.
18. Utilize container technologies for application packaging and deployment.
19. Support platform modernization initiatives leveraging cloud-native capabilities.
20. Work closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Architects, QA Engineers, and other developers.
21. Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and backlog refinement.
22. Provide technical documentation and facilitate knowledge sharing across teams.

1. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or an IT-related field.
2. 3-7 years of software development experience, specifically with enterprise backend applications.
3. Proven experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
4. Experience with cloud-native application development and CI/CD delivery pipelines.
5. Solid ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
6. Strong negotiation skills.
7. Strategic thinking capabilities.
8. Solid understanding of ITIL Governance Framework.
9. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
10. Subject matter expertise.
11. Advanced understanding of IT service delivery within a corporate environment.
12. Strong conceptual thinking skills.
13. Ability to analyze, make decisions, and initiate action.