OM Bank - Lead Python Backend Engineer

Job Description

Lead the development and maintenance of applications and systems for assigned functional areas or business units. Includes systems analysis and design, programming, and testing. The role of the Lead Serverless Backend Engineer is responsible for understanding requirements and leading the design and development of solutions under a serverless architecture model. The Serverless Backend Engineer reports directly to the Product Owner and the Chapter Leader.

Key Result Areas

• Build solutions from requirements received from product owner
• Work in an agile environment
• Build POC solutions and demonstrate/present
• Maintain a stable server with zero downtime
• Work with product and design teams to understand end-user requirements
• Identify, prioritize, and execute tasks in the software development life cycle
• Develop tools and applications by producing clean, efficient code
• Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting
• Review and debug code
• Develop software solutions by studying information needs, systems flow, data usage, and work processes
• Determine operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development, and proposed solutions
• Mentor junior engineers
• Collaborate with the team to brainstorm and create new products
• Report on work using agile tools such as JIRA
• Document work in confluence
• Communicative and proactive

Role Requirements

• AWS components such as Lambda, SQS, Dynamo DB
• AWS API Gateway
• Terraform
• Python 3.9
• Pytest
• Knowledge of Rest API integrations
• Openapi, swagger
• GitHub actions for CI/CD
• Docker and Docker compose
• Makefile
• Apache velocity language

Proven experience as a Back-end developer

Skills

• Action Planning
• Adaptive Thinking
• Agile Project Management
• Budget Management
• Change Management
• Current State Assessment
• Data Compilation
• Evaluating Information
• Executing Plans
• Futures Thinking
• Gap Analysis
• IT Implementation
• Learning and Development (L&D)
• Managing Stakeholder Expectations
• Oral Communications
• Policies & Procedures
• Project Life Cycle Management
• Project Performance Management (PM)
• Project Quality Assurance
• Project Reporting
• Project Risk Management
• Project Schedule Management
• Project Scope Management
• Project Strategy

Competencies

• Business Insight
• Collaborates
• Communicates Effectively
• Courage
• Cultivates Innovation
• Customer Focus
• Decision Quality
• Develops Talent

Education

Closing Date

30 July 2026, 23:59

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.