Sabenza IT & Recruitment - Full Stack Developer (COBAL/PL1)

Full Stack Developer is needed in Pretoria, South Africa.

Client: Sabenza IT & Recruitment

Location: Pretoria, GT, za

Contract: Freelance

Job Description

We’re looking for a Senior Expert Java Consultant to join a high-performing Mainframe-to-Cloud Migration team working on complex, large-scale technology transformation. You’ll be at the heart of a major modernization journey, helping transform legacy COBOL and PL/1 applications into modern Java and cloud-based solutions. This isn’t a “keep the lights on” role. You’ll be helping design how legacy systems evolve into modern, scalable, cloud-ready platforms.

Requirements

Essential Skills

• Expert level Java Consultant in the Mainframe to Cloud Migration team responsible for transitioning legacy COBOL/PL1 applications to a modern Java-based cloud architecture.
• Resource Planning and budget management.
• Previous exposure to finance function (either in finance function or Agile Master for a team that services a finance function).
• Ability to manage a technical team using agile methodologies.
• Leadership skills and knowledge of facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency.
• Knowledge of numerous well documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the scrum approach (e.g., Numerous burndown techniques, retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc).
• Agile Working Model experience.
• Project Management skills.
• DevOps and Biz DevOps knowledge.
• Transition Management experience.
• PIC Process Management (Problem, Incident and Change Management).
• Excellent proficiency in the Agile Tool Chain (JIRA, Confluence, X-Ray, BitBucket).

Technical Skills

• Proficient in core Java concepts, including object-oriented programming (OOP), multi-threading, and exception handling.
• Strong understanding of Java fundamentals, such as collections, generics, and IO.
• Very strong understanding of project management principles and delivering of projects.
• Expertise in Java frameworks like Spring (Core, MVC, Boot, etc.) for building enterprise-level applications.
• Understanding of integration between different technologies.
• Assisting with the business case.
• Coordination between development and support environments.
• Planning and monitoring.
• Eliciting requirements.
• Translating and simplifying requirements.
• Requirements analysis, organization, management, and communication.

Qualifications/Experience

• Relevant IT Degree.
• 10+ years’ experience in relevant programming language.
• On-premise virtualization technology expertise.
• Experience in testing (manual or automated testing).
• Web and digital project experience advantageous.
• Agile working experience advantageous.
• At least 1 of the following certifications:
• Professional Scrum Master II™ (scrum.org).
• Advanced Certified ScrumMaster® (scrumailliance.org).
• Certified SAFe® advanced Scrum Master (scaledagile.com).
• Leading SAFe® Agilist (scaledagile.com).
• Scale Professional Scrum™ (scrum.org).
• Certification as Scrum Master (Advantageous).
• Project Management Qualification (Advantageous).

Benefits

• Cutting edge global IT system landscape and processes.
• Flexible working of 1960 hours in a 12-month period.
• High Work-Life balance.
• Remote / On-site work location flexibility.
• Highly motivating, energetic, and fast-paced working environment.
• Modern, state-of-the-art offices.
• Dynamic Global Team collaboration.
• Application of the Agile Working Model Methodology.