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This is a current vacancy. Role: Frontend Developer. Location: Secunda, Mpumalanga. The team is hiring and seeks a candidate who can step in and deliver from week one.
The Role
The Frontend Developer vacancy forms part of how the Secunda branch keeps performing. It pairs day-to-day delivery with longer-running priorities that keep the it jobs side of the business moving forward.
Expect a structured first ninety days, with onboarding milestones, regular check-ins, and an early focus on getting comfortable with the systems and processes that underpin the Secunda team.
Beyond that, the role has been written to be sustainable, not just busy. Strong output is expected, and managers in Secunda also pay attention to recovery, learning and the kind of breathing room that keeps people doing good work over time.
Our Commitment to Transformation
Inclusion is a core part of how the team operates. This is an equal-opportunity employer, and candidates from all communities — including women, youth and persons living with disabilities — are encouraged to apply for this role in Secunda.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Secunda.
B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.
Career Growth
In addition, this role can grow with you. Strong performers in the it jobs team in Secunda have moved into senior, supervisory and specialist positions, and that journey is supported through coaching, training and exposure to bigger projects.
Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.
Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Secunda have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across Mpumalanga.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Automate repetitive operational tasks using scripts and tooling
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for reliable, repeatable releases
- Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical design discussions
- Implement security best practices in line with POPIA obligations
- Optimise database queries and back-end performance hot-spots
- Monitor system health using observability tools and respond to alerts
- Maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams and runbooks
- Plan and execute infrastructure upgrades with minimal downtime
Minimum Requirements
- Good written and verbal communication for technical and non-technical audiences
- Hands-on experience with relational and NoSQL databases
- Working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP)
- Exposure to monitoring and observability tooling
- Understanding of secure development principles aligned with POPIA
Potential is considered alongside experience, so candidates who tick most of these boxes should still be considered.