# LERATO TLHAKO

LERATO TLHAKO is a remote worker on Himalayas, Senior Software Engineer / Emerging Tech Lead at First National Bank (FNB), based in South Africa.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@leratotlhako

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Senior Software Engineer at FNB who modernized 30+ Java interfaces into Spring Boot REST endpoints and eliminated 90% of recurring developer interventions.
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| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | South Africa |
| Authorized to work in | South Africa |
| Salary expectations | 95k+ ZAR |
| Job categories | Software Engineer, Technical Lead |
| Skills | Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, Asynchronous Processing, Event Driven Architecture, API governance, System Modernization, Lean Six Sigma, DMAIC, Waste Reduction, Root Cause Analysis, Kubernetes, AWS, Docker, CI CD |
| Website | https://lerato-tlhako.netlify.app |

## About

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At First National Bank, I work on PostPilot, the modernized customer pricing and billing platform, engineering asynchronous processing pipelines for high-volume pricing evaluation. I also built a self-service configuration platform that eliminated 90% of recurring developer interventions.

At FNB, I modernized legacy Java/JBoss RMI interfaces into Spring Boot REST endpoints and helped establish API governance standards. I built a pricing verification tool for analysts and QA teams to validate price variations and export variance reports.

At Discovery Health Systems, I optimized Kubernetes pods and rationalized microservices, reducing infrastructure spend by about 35%. I also enhanced Camunda workflows and built scheduled jobs to identify terminated medical aid members and send termination instructions.

At the University of Johannesburg's Technopreneurship Centre, I delivered digital projects and tutored students in web and mobile development. I’m a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, and I volunteer as a guest lecturer teaching Python programming.
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## Experience

### Senior Software Engineer / Emerging Tech Lead (current)

[First National Bank (FNB)](https://himalayas.app/companies/firstrand-corporate-centre). Jul 2025 - Present

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Engineered and scaled asynchronous backend processing pipelines for the PostPilot billing platform, built automated pricing verification tools, and modernized legacy RMI interfaces to Spring Boot REST endpoints. Applied Lean Six Sigma to eliminate developer interventions and presented strategic outcomes to executive leadership.
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Skills: Java, Spring-Boot, Microservices, Event-Driven-Architecture, Kafka, RabbitMQ, REST-APIs, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, CI-CD, Junit, Mockito, Lean-Six-Sigma, Jira, Confluence

### Junior Full-Stack Software Engineer

[Discovery Health Systems](https://himalayas.app/companies/discovery). Feb 2023 - Jun 2025

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Spearheaded Kubernetes pod optimization and microservice rationalization, reducing infrastructure spend by ~35%. Enhanced Camunda BPMN workflows, built scheduled batch jobs, and operated in a rigorous 2-week Jira sprint cycle with full-stack support.
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Skills: Java, Spring-Boot, Microservices, Kubernetes, Camunda, Jira, Confluence, Spring-Boot-Testing, Junit, Mockito, Microsoft-Teams

### Solutions Developer, Student Tutor & Assistant

[University of Johannesburg](https://himalayas.app/companies/university-of-johannesburg). Feb 2022 - Dec 2022

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Delivered digital innovation projects and engineered accessible web solutions using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Canva. Provided personalized tutoring in React, React Native, Ionic, Firebase, and SQLite, and supported lecturers in course operations.
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Skills: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, React-Native, Ionic, Firebase, SQLite, Canva

## Education

### University of South Africa

Advanced Diploma, Information Resource Management. 2025 - Present

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Pursuing an Advanced Diploma in Information Resource Management, expected completion in 2026.
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### The Open Group

TOGAF, Enterprise Architecture

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Pursuing TOGAF certification in Enterprise Architecture, currently in progress.
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### University of Johannesburg

Diploma, Business Information Technology. 2020 - 2022

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Completed a Diploma in Business Information Technology, focusing on business and IT integration.
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### Six Sigma Amsterdam Academy

Black Belt and Green Belt, Lean Six Sigma

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Earned Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and Green Belt certifications.
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### Udemy

Technical Certifications, Software Engineering

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Completed technical certifications in Software Architecture, Java Testing & Quality, and DevOps & Delivery Practices.
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### McKinsey & Company

McKinsey Forward Program, Leadership

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Completed the McKinsey Forward Program for leadership readiness.
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## Tech stack

- Postman
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Bitbucket
- Kubernetes
- Bamboo
- React Native
- Ionic
- Flyway
- Liquibase
- PostgreSQL
- SQLite
- Oracle
- Spring Boot
- Microsoft Teams
- Jira
- React
- JavaScript
- Python
- Java
- Kafka
- RabbitMQ
- Grafana
- Prometheus
- Confluence
- Firebase
- JUnit
- Mockito
- Git
- Docker
- Camunda
- Canva
- SQL
- BPMN
- AWS
- REST APIs
- Microsoft Copilot

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