QRM Engineer (KE) at Absa Bank Limited

Job Summary

• We’re looking for a QRM Engineer who can blend hands-on technical depth with smart problem-solving to keep our QRM platform stable, scalable, and future-ready. This role sits at the intersection of Risk, Finance, and Technology—you’ll support, enhance, and automate QRM functionality while guiding how the platform evolves across cloud, DevOps, and infrastructure domains.
• If you enjoy diving deep into systems, tightening processes, and making complex environments behave, you’ll fit right in.

Job Description

• Maintain, support, and enhance the QRM platform, ensuring uptime, accuracy, and efficient performance. 
• Implement configuration changes, scenario updates, and model adjustments within QRM. 
• Build and maintain automation, deployments, and infrastructure to support QRM environments. 
• Partner with Risk, Treasury, Finance, and Engineering teams to deliver high-quality solutions. 
• Drive modernization initiatives—cloud migration, containerization, infrastructure-as-code, and improved deployment practices. 
• Participate in troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, stability improvements, and performance tuning. 
• Ensure security, access controls, and compliance standards are consistently met across all environments. 
• Contribute to documentation, standards, and best practices. 

​​​​​​​Core Technical Skills (Non-Negotiables) 

Cloud (AWS) 

• EC2 
• Lambda 
• IAM 
• DynamoDB 
• ECS 
• SNS 
• EventBridge 

DevOps / Infrastructure 

• CI/CD pipelines (ADO preferred) 
• Docker containerization 
• Terraform (Infrastructure as Code) 
• Basic networking (firewall rules, NACLs) 
• SMB share management 
• Windows Server 2019 / 2022 / 2025 
• Microsoft SQL Server 2019 / 2022 / 2025 

Scripting & Automation 

• Python 
• PowerShell 

​​​​​​​QRM Responsibilities & Knowledge 

• Daily monitoring, job schedules, and workflow management in QRM. 
• Metadata maintenance, data feed troubleshooting, and import/export processes. 
• Understanding of ALM, Liquidity, IRRBB, FTP, and Balance Sheet modelling within QRM (advantageous). 
• Supporting regulatory and internal risk reporting cycles. 
• Experience with QRM upgrades, patches, and vendor interactions (preferred). 

​​​​​​​Qualifications & Experience 

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field. 
• 3–7 years’ experience in engineering, DevOps, or cloud roles—preferably supporting complex financial systems. 
• Prior exposure to QRM, Treasury, or Risk systems is a strong bonus. 
• Proven ability to work across technical and business teams. 

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Soft Skills 

• Strong analytical thinker with excellent troubleshooting instincts. 
• Comfortable owning problems end-to-end. 
• Collaborative, articulate, and confident engaging with senior stakeholders. 
• Continuous improvement mindset—always looking to automate, optimise, and strengthen system stability. 

Education

Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology