National Sales Manager
Reference No: 3200266533 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Posted on: 29 April 2022
Our client in the moto industry based in East Rand is currently looking for a National Sales Manager to project and implement functional strategies to increase sales and market share for profitable new business, a leader to manage processes, systems, and people to achieve and ensure targets are met, this role will increase your management skills as well as people management skills.
Responsibilities.
Lead and guide sales team to ensure growth targets and revenue are met for portfolios
Provide accurate forecasting to ensure business capitalizes on new opportunities and meets targets
Develop and implement new sale strategies and programs to exploit new market opportunities
Identify and develop customer base and working with new and existing customers through planning and reviews
Motivate and advise sales team to improve performance and culture accountability at all levels, with customer line of sight
Organize and plan lead sales
Responsible for jointly setting strategic direction and execution of strategic business plans into measurable business outcomes
Development of the sales management team against defined succession plans strategy.
Requirements:
NQF 7 in Business Management, MBA or equivalent qualification
5 + years experience in a Senior Management capacity
Drivers license (code B)
Advanced computer skills
Track record of achieving results in sales
6+ years of people management experience
Knowledge in Business analysis, strategic development and marketing
Ability to lead and build team capabilities
Proven ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
Negotiation skills and understanding of business procurement
Exceptional capacity for managing and leading people
Solid understanding of finance, IR and people coaching and hiring
Service orientation and Customer focus
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Our client in the Tech industry is looking for a Security Support Engineer who will understand the software, hardware risks and requirements to meet and exceed all customer service excellence, this role will improve your testing, evaluating and analysis of security systems and applications.
Responsibilities:
Perform tests, evaluate and research of security procedures and requirements
Understand management systems and security applications
Collaborate and evaluate security programs for organization
Conduct business analysis and risks assessments on new systems and technologies
Knowledge of QA Software and hardware security risks
Take care of all built in security systems, computer systems, frameworks, datacenter and hardware
List procedures for the delivery of cybersecurity engineering services
Develop firewall to secure the network infrastructure and close off security vulnerability in case of attacks
Analyze and monitor attacks and hacks and report to management
Design and develop security features for system architecture
Ensure all information systems are functional and secure
Enhance new Technology services and maintain existing
Requirements
Relevant qualification /CompTIA Security +
MTA (Microsoft Technology Associate)
Cisco Certified Network Associate -Security(CCNA-Security)
Cisco Certified Network Associate -Routing and Switching
Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician Associate
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Network Support Engineer
Reference No: 577440024 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Posted on: 26 April 2022
An innovative tech company based in centurion is looking for a Network Support Engineer who will meet and exceed customer service excellence and ensure stable operation of the core network, this role will enhance your routing and switching skills, as well as understanding the monitoring tools like SNMP and NetFlow crucial.
Responsibilities:
Implement and practice best NPIS/IP configurations
Testing and troubleshooting of all telecommunications circuit
Assist in designing and implementing of L2 VLANS and bridge domains for clients
Audit all connections to ensure accurate inventory and invoicing
Liase with Business operations, logistics and network engineering team to streamline work of various stakeholders
Manage network security systems and firewall configurations
Meet with service providers to resolve all issues experienced on Access circuit and on Core National Long-distance links
Report trends on core backbone links for SLA uptime and future capacities for planning
Identify trends and proactively recommend hardware and fibre augments,
Support for new site builds, moves, and expansions, plan large scale circuit migrations with data centre providers, vendors, and partners,
Ensure reliable and functional connectivity per company standards
Monitor traffic analysis using relevant systems and address future expansion requirements.
Identifying issues and provide solutions to reduce potential risks
Requirements/Experience
3+ years’ experience working within telecommunications space
Diploma/Degree or higher certificate in Information Technology (equivalent qualification)
Cisco certification CCNP (R&S or SP)
Juniper certification
Understand Network topology, newtwrok design, application layer and routing protocols
Knowledge of BGP and OSPF
Knowledge of Company systems,processes and policies
Knowledge on MPLS & VRF essential
Advanced knowledge of SIP & VOIP protocols and topologies
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A well Automated company in the Innovative Tech industry is looking for a SQL Database Administrator who will strive to providing operational database services to the organization and produce solutions on performances while liaising with the team and stakeholders, this role will improve your optimizing and scripting skills using various troubleshooting tools.
Responsibilities:
Responding to database related alerts and escalations to appropriate parties
Examine and Implementing SQL best practices in the environment.
Responding to database related alerts and escalations to appropriate parties
Schedule SQL maintenance jobs
Track all database related incidents, queries and requests
Import all data from external sources into SQL database
Manage all SSIS packages and give SSRS reports
Extract all adhoc data using T-SQL
Implement and review SQL practices in environment
Upgrade SQL server and perform compatibility tests and maintain archives
Experience and Qualifications:
MS SQL qualifications
Relevant Qualification would be adventurous
T-SQL query writing
Knowledge in Recovery and backup methods
Knowledge in trouble shooting tools and performance in PTO
Knowledge of database maintenance, statistics, and index management
Experience in creating reports using the SSRS
Basic knowledge of Powershell
Experience in troubleshooting and resolving database problems
SSIS and Analysis Services (ETL)
4+ years relevant MS SQL Database Administration work experience
SQL versions and script writing competence
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A leading client in the Software development industry is looking for a well informed and skillful Data Centre Technical Manager for their branch in Sandton, the candidate will be responsible for supervising, maintaining and establishing all aspects of the data center and end to end user to customer specifications, this role will help improve your knowledge and understanding the importance of acquiring detailed and accurate information concerning the operational capability of data center facilities.
Responsibilities:
Make sure all policies are in agreement with data center services
Execute plans and projects with relevant teams
Manage various programs within their area
Detect and monitor bugs or any network issues and resolve the issues
Manage application traffic across multiple servers (IIS Farms, code synching and connectivity
Engage in RCA (Root Cause Analysis) processes appropriately
Identify bad SQL server performance and advice the SQL data team
Track errors and patterns
Demonstrates conscientiousness on cost adheres to budget requirements; keeps costs reasonable and contributes to staying within budget.
Manage expenses and stick to budget requirements
Adhere to security and safety procedures and policies.
Schedule and perform troubleshooting for services and ensure to meet SLA” s
Familiarize your self with client’s business and maintain relations
Attend to emergencies and client concerns
Produce and administer reports and reviews
Provide customer solutions to prevent conflict by identifying coordinating and managing customer expectations
Look after clients & suppliers and maintain solid relations
Learns the client's business and maintains a strong client focus.
Requirements:
Degree/Diploma in IT or relevant qualification
Experience in working with Servers, Sans, Networking, Capacity, DC Rack/Enclosures, structured cabling
Knowledge of AlwaysOn SQL Technology.
Applicable certifications: ASICS/Inventory Control, CompTIA, Microsoft, Network Certifications, PMP, ITIL, CDCP.
Expertise in Load Balancing, URL, MOS (Microsoft Operations Systems) Microsoft SQL server, VMware and rewrites of SSL and TLS
Skills using GrayLog, IIS, Event Viewer, ErrorLogs, SQL Profiler and Analyser.
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Java Engineer
Reference No: 3632377010 | Centurion, South Africa | Posted on: 20 April 2022
Our client in the Financial services sector is seeking a Java Engineer who will be responsible for planning, managing and prioritize new releases using various applications , you will have the opportunity to design complex various patterns using Docker, Java EE, Oracle, AIX and Linux this will include new software development and maintaining current software and also mentoring and guiding junior intermediate developers technically.
Responsibilities
Executing tasks throughout the software development lifecycle
Test ,deploy and develop new software applications
Make recommendations to improve client service and fair treatment of clients within area of responsibility.
Prioritizing effective business system analysis approaches and techniques.
Maintain productive working relationship with staff and stakeholders
Deliver technical guidance regarding effective business system analysis and techniques
Schedule product releases with internal team
Secure applications and make sure they up to date
Contribute to financial acumen planning and reports
Identify solutions to enhance cost effectiveness and increase operational efficiency.
Manage financial and other company resources under your control with due respect.
Provide input into the risk identification processes and communicate recommendations in the appropriate forum.
Conduct system integration Testing and User Acceptance Testing to resolve queries
Provide insight to effective and efficient java development practices
Maintain existing programmes, ensuring all errors are resolved and documented.
Experience and Qualifications
+ 5 years’ experience on Java EE
IT Degree/Diploma or equivalent qualification
Post graduate Information Technology qualification.
Knowledge of REST API ,Gitlab,Ansible,Jenkins,Designs
Knowledge of CI/CD principles
Coding skills, Back End Development, Object Orientated development and design
Understanding micro services
Knowledge of WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Liberty Server
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SQL Developer
Reference No: 3073495308 | Cape Town, South Africa | Posted on: 14 April 2022
An innovative tech company is currently looking for a SQL Developer to join they are growing team, the successful candidate will contribute towards developing SQL database queries, writing applications, and creating and managing SSIS packages, SSRS reports, this role will enhance/improve your skills in demonstrating queries and creating data analysis conducting feature engineering.
Responsibilities
Provide efficient data environment, by automating and optimizing to a fully automated and managed environment
Produce solutions for the most effective performance and scripting
Provide functional database services to the organization
Identifying solutions for database related incidents and requests
Resolving incidents and requests within SLAs to client satisfactory
Backup reports and queries, ensure all database are backed up
File integration to database related alerts and escalations to appropriate teams
SQL scheduled jobs Maintenance
Administer data into SQL databases
Writing reports in T-SQL
Creating and managing SSIS packages and SSRS reports
Use T-SQL for Adhoc data extraction
Perform test and evaluations regularly to ensure data security and integrity
Requirements and Skills
Relevant Qualifications/ IT Degree/Diploma)
National Senior Certificate
MS SQL Qualifications
4 years + MS SQL Database Administration experience
Knowledge of all SQL versions
Advanced SQL skills and TSQL query writing
Knowledge in Troubleshooting SQL skills and PTO
SSIS and Analysis Services (ETL)
Experience in report creation with SSRS
Resolve database problems
Knowledge of backup methods, restores and recovery models
Experience in automating and optimizing scripts
Knowledge of indexes, index management, statistics, and overall database maintenance
PowerShell knowledge will be an advantage
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Test Analysis
Reference No: 4284598250 | Centurion, South Africa | Posted on: 12 April 2022
A Company based in centurion is looking for a Test Analysis to identify and define required tests and also provide support to end users for a period of 6 months this role will advance your testing skills and knowledge in designs, management, software characteristics quality and test tools.
Role Purpose
The Tester will be responsible for developing, designing, executing planning and documenting User acceptance testing (UAT) test scripts and artefacts, and providing support to end users.
Responsibilities and work outputs
-Perform User Acceptance Testing of the functional requirements of Premia system and Integration systems-Documentation of UAT test scenarios, test cases and test scripts-Co-ordinating of test data-Analysis of software defects-Report - results, test metrics etc. to Project Manager -In parallel with testing responsibilities, the candidate will be required to assist in the delivery of monthly/quarterly reporting on the testing results-Provide training/support to Operations for all applications and services developed and maintained-Update relevant documentation that has gone out-of-date-Work with Operations to ensure the quality of delivered software as well as ensuring timely bug resolution
Competencies required:
- Good communication skills(verbal and written) to enable tests plans and cases - Solve Technical problems for technical requirements - Ensure deadlines and detect bugs and bad effects - Provide Functional and Technical Skills - Quality Management Processes - Knowledge and experience in technical aspects of Premia - Understand Business Process
Experience and Qualifications
- National Senior Certificate (NSC)
- Knowledge and experience in technical support space
- Test analysis and execution experience
- Solving and analytic skills
- Exposure to validating test data in SQL
- Tester foundation qualification
- Good Ms Office and Ms Excel skills
- Time management and ability to multi-task
- Experience in the Software development life cycle space
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Hybrid Mobile Developer
Reference No: 4227434799 | Centurion, South Africa | Posted on: 11 April 2022
Location: Centurion
A leading company in the Financial Solutions Sector is looking for a vibrant Hybrid Mobile Developer, that will be responsible for developing and implementing client based mobile applications this role will enhance your coding and designing skills using various languages and tools.
Responsibilities
Designing in tiered applications
Document codes
Unit system testing
Ensure deliverables are automated and monitored
Audit security and access control
Meet deadlines
Produce and maintain functional and technical code specifications
Collaborate with other developers
Provide design direction
Requirements
Experience in native or hybrid Mobile development
Degree/Diploma in Information Technology
Frameworks and tools :
Language Dart
Git/Gitlab
Scrum
REST Service design (Open API)
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BI Developer
Reference No: 2778480765 | Cape Town, South Africa | Posted on: 11 April 2022
A company based in the debt Management space is currently looking for an Advance BI Developer who will be responsible for the development and implementation of the Business Intelligence Solutions, primarily but not limited to analytic and integration platform, this role will allow you to analyse and use data in confidence.
Location: Cape Town
Performance Areas:
Reporting to BI Manager, the suitable candidate will have the following (including but not limited to):
Experience in BI Environment.
Practice methodologies for solution implementations.
NPrinting Management
Data management systems
Required Skills and Experience:
Analytic and data integration of 2+ years’ experience (Qlik experience.)
Windows based programming experience
Understand standard language for storing, manipulating, and retrieving data
Must have Advanced Excel skills
Ability to execute tasks effectively
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Our Client in the MedTech space is looking for a Technical self-driven highly motivated Android developer to join they mobile team, this is a remote position the developer will focus on implementing and deploying end to end development, android applications and maintaining current software and new software for our customer base. This role will enhance integration into several APIS and coding skills using different designs
Our Tech Savvy candidate will be responsible for:
Communicate and enforce coding standards and efficiency for Android applications
Implement and maintain live apps and work on optimizing them at the code level
Identify systems defiences and implement effective solutions
Code and test programs modules that meet design specifications
Work with cross-functional team to define and design new features
Staying up to date with new mobile technology trends, applications, and protocols
Experience with third-party libraries and APIs
Knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies
Understand the full mobile development life cycle.
Qualifications and Experience
Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
5-7 years’ experience as an Android Developer using Kotlin, Java, Android SDK, Android NDK
Experience in publishing an application on the Google Play store
Work experience in design patterns mobile architecture using frameworks such as MVVM/MVC/MVP
Knowledge of RESTful APIs to effectively integrate Android applications (GraphQL)
Using version control as (e.g. Git)
Familiarity with various testing tools
Knowledge using CD/CI tools (Fastlane, Bitrise)
Good Analytic skills
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Senior Java Developer
Reference No: 249418680 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Posted on: 06 April 2022
A software engineering company ds has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Java Developer to plan, manage and prioritize new releases using applications like Docker, Java EE, Oracle, AIX and Linux this will include new software development and maintaining current software. This role will enhance your coding skills and a basic understanding of core concepts
Responsibilities
Assigning and executing tasks throughout the software development lifecycle
Developing and testing and deploying new software
Developing Java EE
Prioritizing effective business system analysis approaches and techniques.
Maintain productive working relationship with staff and stakeholders
Provide technical guidance regarding effective business system analysis and techniques
Schedule product releases with internal team
Ensure applications are secure and up to date
Drive career development and contribute to financial controls and planning
Identify solutions to enhance cost effectiveness and increase operational efficiency.
Manage financial and other company resources under your control with due respect.
Provide input into the risk identification processes and communicate recommendations in the appropriate forum.
Experience and Qualifications
5 – 7 years’ experience on Java EE
Information Technology Degree/Diploma
Post graduate Information Technology qualification.
Knowledge of REST API ,Gitlab,Ansible,Jenkins,Designs
Knowledge of CI/CD principles
Coding skills
Understanding micro services
Software development experience
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IT Project Manger
Reference No: 944787523 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Posted on: 06 April 2022
A software development company that specializes in building software products based in the Johannesburg North, is Looking for a Diverse Project Manager to administer a life cycle of Compliance projects using the resources available to ensure efficiency and quality standards and achieve goals of the Company. This will enhance skills in coding, software management and analysis.
Responsibilities:
The ideal candidate will be responsible for Trello project Administration, reports
Collaborate with Software Operations Manager to report and confirm figures.
Manage sprints for the project
Handle all signed off projects
Organize meetings for weekly updates on project levels
Track Sprints, complaints, wins, non-deliverance and project completion (risk assessments)
PowerBi reporting from imported Desktime and Trello data.
Daily scrums and peer reviews
Co-ordinate project team members and develop schedules and individual responsibilities
Requirements
The candidate must have:
Degree in Project Management
Certified PMBOK or PRINCE2
Financial acumen
6 years experience in project management within the IT Industry
Microsoft Projects, Excel, Outlook, Word skills
Agile and scrum methologies would be beneficial
Exposure to Implementing new processes and products would be an advantage
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IT Project Manager
Reference No: 2936889968 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Posted on: 04 April 2022
A leading Software and development Company based in Sandton has an exciting opportunity for a IT Project Manager, that will administer the full lifecycle of Compliance projects, to ensure the delivery of solutions on time, on budget, and within scope and quality standards. Communicate activity with Software Operations Manager and Head of Compliance daily.
What you’ll do
Imports (activity, project members, offline time) on our productivity tracking tool (Desktime).
Desktime and Trello project administration (pulling reports at month end, having meeting with the Software Operations Manager to confirm figures, submit figures to finance)
PowerBi reporting from imported Desktime and Trello data.
Appoint capacity and resources, project issuance and tracking on MS Projects.
Planning with Managers and Team Leads.
Co-ordinate compliance projects on fortnightly basis by managing multi sprints for a project, and detailing project sprint completion in which sprint.
Daily scrums, peer review sessions, tracking of project completion, highlighting of areas of concerns and deviations from the project plan.
Manage the rhythm of all meetings, consistently and reliably.
Fortnightly project presentation (tracking sprints, concerns, wins, non-delivery tracking) to client and internally.
Work with clients on all projects being handled and provide weekly update sessions on project level, as required by the client.
Ensuring all time is accurately tracked and allocated accordingly (along with Team leads).
Managing Confluence, handling all signed off projects and adding to sprints.
The profile we are looking for
Relevant project management certificate – PMBOK, PRINCE2.
Experience within an IT services environment
Understand IT principles i.e. development (front and back end).
Financial service / insurance industry experience would be an advantage.
Experience in / or exposure to AGILE methodologies will be beneficial.
Skilled on Microsoft Project, Word, Excel and Outlook.
Experience in implementing new processes or products would be an advantage.
Financial acumen in terms of budgeting.
What matters to us is someone who demonstrates
Work Individual and self-directed
Emphasise on the quality of their work.
Accountable for delivery and can work to deadlines.
Team player who collaborates to get things done
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Senior Business Analyst
Reference No: 2859321229 | Centurion, South Africa | Posted on: 04 April 2022
An exciting opportunity for a Business Analyst in Centurion who will work with all business stakeholders from all business units both ( Internal and external of the company, record and test user requirements for new and existing technology initiatives and changes to processes and systems
Roles and Responsibilities:
Conduct business analysis in line with business requirements:
Gather and interpret requirements from key stakeholders/customers in line with business analysis frameworks.
Understand the business’ requirements and through a structured process document, validate and translate these into requirement specifications and functional specifications to be used by developers in crafting technical solutions.
Translate the business goals into design in line with systems architecture.
Quality delivery of requirements and business process specifications that meet the agreed deliverables in line with best practices and business process.
Work closely with solutions teams and a variety of end-users to ensure requirements compatibility and end user satisfaction.
Participate in the solution design process to make recommendations to create and enhance solutions that are innovative, re-usable and sustainable and solve complex business problems.
Define the success criteria using scenario testing and test cases to ensure that testing covers all aspects of the business specification.
Test and validate the functionality of all technical solutions in line with business requirements on completion of development to ensure that business requirements are met in the implemented solutions.
Reporting requirements and integration points on affected components using, amongst others, diagrammatic representations.
Collaborate with various business areas and teams to ensure integration and consistency of solutions across business.
Keep abreast of latest IT trends and practices to optimise service offering and minimise risk.
Collaboration:
Maintain and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Service delivery and support to all internal and external stakeholders in order to ensure that expectations are managed.
Contribute to a culture which builds rewarding relationships, facilitates feedback and provides exceptional service.
Monitor turnaround times and quality standards and resolve issues speedily to enhance internal service delivery.
Manage stakeholder query processes and ensure that queries are tracked, accurately resolved and used as a mechanism to improve client service and business processes.
Requirements
Relevant Tertiary Information Technology or related qualification
Relevant Business Analysis qualification/certification from industry recognised training institution
7+ years experience in business analysis
Experience in implementation of large projects
Exposure to/experience in the Short-term Insurance industry will be an advantage
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Java Developer
Reference No: 1696186515 | Centurion, South Africa | Posted on: 01 April 2022
A company based in Centurion is looking for a Java Developer, this position will challenge software engineering as well as people skills, position consists of Designing and solving integrated systems and patterns using Java EE, Maven, Jenkins CI, Docker, Amazon Web Services, Oracle, WebSphere Liberty, Angular, AIX and Linux., new software developments.
Responsibilities and work outputs
Develop software based on technical design (Internal Process).
New technologies/methodologies, business changes and internal system changes in order to align system development with best practices and system architecture.
Work with stakeholders to gather requirements, conduct analysis and prioritise requests.
Design of scalable solutions that supports the system architecture.
Translate business requirements into workable solutions and document solution into technical specifications.
Design and code new software functionality using code that is scalable, readable, maintainable and re-usable.
Maintain productive working relationships with peers and organizational and role players to achieve effective collaboration.
Provide stakeholder with regular feedback on the technical design and timelines for solution in order to manage expectations.
Contribute to business analysts and testing team in developing, testing and deploying new software system components or software system enhancements.
Collaborate with testing team to co-create test cases.
Participate and contribute to a culture which builds rewarding relationships, facilitates feedback and provides exceptional client service Self-management and teamwork (People).
Develop and maintain productive and collaborative working relationships with peers and stakeholders. • Positively influence and participate in change initiatives.
Continuously develop own expertise in terms of professional, industry and legislation knowledge.
Contribute to continuous innovation through the development, sharing and implementation of new ideas.
Take ownership for driving career development Contribute to financial controls and planning (Finance).
Identify solutions to enhance cost effectiveness and increase operational efficiency.
Manage financial and other company resources under your control with due respect.
Provide input into the risk identification processes and communicate recommendations in the appropriate forum.
Competencies Required
Examining Information
Articulating Information
Managing Tasks
Interpreting Data
Challenging Ideas
Producing Output
Developing Expertise
Team Working
Skills Required
Java EE (Not Spring)
GitLab
Jenkins
Ansible
Linux/AIX
REST
Back End Development
Object Orientated development and design
WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Liberty Server
Experience and Qualifications
5-7 years' intermediate/senior java development experience using Java EE on Unix based platforms.
Relevant IT qualification.
Relevant post graduate IT qualification.
Java skills:
5 years Software Development experience in a distributed computing environment using Java EE.
Solid (Java EE) back-end development experience.
Advanced understanding and everyday use of OO principles such as inheritance, interfaces, abstract classes, etc.
Good systems and code design skills including good documentations skills where necessary.
Understanding and experience with micro-services.
Strong knowledge of REST API designs.
Strong knowledge with CI/CD principles.
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An exciting opportunity exists in a Business Solutions Sector for a Senior Software Developer to design, build, test and deliver quality code and products, co-operate with the standards and the time frame of the company and will be reporting to Team Lead Development.
Relevant qualifications
Relevant qualification would be an advantage – B.Sc. Computer Studies, B.Eng. Computer, Electronics.
Reporting Structure
Report to Team Lead, Development
Knowledge and skill
(approx. 6 years experience)
· Proficient in understanding and working with the following coding languages: C#, SQL, JavaScript, HTL.
· Knowledge in technologies: ASP.NET, MVC, ANGULAR JS, WEB API, WCF WEBSERVICES, WCF WINDOW SERVICES.
· In-depth technical knowledge and application in the following:
o System analysis and design
o System architecture
o Standards and governance
o Testing practices
o Scrum / agile methodology
· Troubleshooting techniques and problem diagnosis.
· Mobile knowledge and experience would be an advantage but is not the focus of the role.
Competencies
· Initiating action
· Problem solving
· Resilience
· Quality orientation
· Client service orientation
· Achievement orientation
· Attention to detail
· Creativity
· Collaboration
· Adaptability
Key Performance Indicators
· Company Standards -to ensure the delivery of quality code and products, on time, and aligned to the project specification.
· Testing and debugging code before live implementation to ensure fully functional systems, where regression testing is possible with zero defects.
· Customer support to ensure the prompt communication and resolution of technical issues, according to the support SLA.
· Timeous and accurate documentation and administration.
· Be responsible for the life cycle of projects assigned to you.
· adhoc basis, deliver development projects through leading the coordination of available resources.
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Power BI Specialist
Reference No: 2317635348 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Posted on: 31 March 2022
A Leading company in the Cash Management Solutions is currently looking for a Power BI Specialist, who will be responsible for the designing development and deploying business analytics dashboards and reports using Microsoft BI Technologies such as SQ Serve,Power BI and SSR.
What we’re looking for
Understand business requirements to set functional specifications for reporting applications
Be experienced in tools and systems on MS SQL Server BI Stack, including SSRS and TSQL, Power Query, MDX, PowerBI, and DAX
Shape data into reporting and analytics solutions
Create functional reporting
knowledge of database fundamentals such as multidimensional database design, relational database design, and more
Understand business requirements in the BI context and design data models to convert raw data to meaningful insights.
Create automated dashboards and visual interactive reports using Power BI.
Identify KPIs with clear objectives and monitor them consistently.
Analyze data and present it through reports that can help in decision-making.
To be able to convert business requirements into technical specifications and decide the timeline to accomplish tasks.
Develop, and deploy Power BI scripts and perform efficient detailed analysis.
Perform DAX queries and functions in Power BI.
Create charts and document data with algorithms, parameters, models, and relations explanations.
Conduct data warehouse development.
Perform SQL querying for best results.
Use filters and graphs for a better understanding of the data.
Define and design new systems by analyzing current ETL processes.
Make technical changes to existing BI systems to enhance their working.
Qualifications and Experience
3+ years of experience in Power BI and the associated Tech Stack
A Bachelors degree preferred ,or any equivalent combination of education
Data Visualisation Techniques to generate meaningful insights for Business Decision Making
Develop and maintain a current and relevant Data Warehouse (Redshift
on AWS)
Proficient communication, interpersonal and mentoring skills
Ability to adapt to a changing environment
Self-motivation and ability to stay focused in the middle of distraction
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A well organized Organization in Centurion is Looking for a Dominant Digital Marketing Manager, who will be responsible for the Company's end to end digital Marketing capability in order to enable the Business growth and achieve strategic objectives.
Roles and Responsibilities:
Conceptual, development and implementation of company’s brand’s digital marketing strategy
Set up a best of breed digital marketing capability distinctive to the company
Media planning and buying, search optimization, as well as data and analytics to support future business growth.
Liaise with Senior Stakeholders in the organization, marketing team, and business unit to develop digital presence that translates into business growth
Measure and report performance of all digital marketing campaigns, and assess against goals (ROI and KPIs)
Maximize limited digital marketing budget to create maximum impact
Lead and drive execution of digital marketing campaigns to drive brand awareness and generate leads
Draft compelling website and social media content in line with marketing, UX, and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) best practices
Develop web pages, marketing landing pages and other web properties to optimize user experience
Plan, execute, and measure experiments and conversion tests
Design and manage paid and organic search strategies, including SEO
Co-ordinate and integration of digital marketing content through a digital marketing schedule and calendar that aligns to the broader marketing schedule
Requirements
Qualification in Marketing, Digital, Communications, Media, or a related discipline preferred
10+ years of relevant experience supporting integrated digital Marketing brand presence (social Media/Marketing, web, design, and email)
Proficient web content development and social media marketing expertise
Strong grasp of digital marketing best practices across websites, landing pages, social media marketing, email, mobile, banner ads, online video, paid search, SEO, etc. to drive and support both brand awareness and lead generation campaigns
Expertise in performance marketing
Deep understanding of digital analytics and the ability to translate data into actionable insights; experience using analytics tools to communicate outcomes and ROI
Understanding and use of major social media marketing platforms, including LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, etc. as part of integrated marketing campaigns
Team management experience crucial.
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A diversified Company in the Automotive Sector is looking for a committed Senior Specialists in Marketing, who is fast paced and creative, to implement and plan all related branch activities in order to achieve revenue, profit targets, branch goals ,customer satisfaction and retention objectives through compliance and active leadership.
Job Outputs:
Brand Management:
Implement and co-ordinate marketing strategy
Management of Brand campaigns adhoc marketing roll out plans.
Campaign planning and management
Control, coordinate and manage the brands and CI elements.
Manage the application of the CI in various platforms / media (presentations, design platforms).
Evaluation of all sponsorship requests, coordination and management of sponsorships, functions and events, including rights management, branding, vehicle branding, contracts. (After hours assistance may be required from time to time).
Coordination and management of the brands social media and website presence. This includes social media content plan creation and management of the online social media management tools.
Internal promotion of the brands (internal marketing) and internal communication of marketing activities.
Creation of briefs to agency and timeous follow up with agency on briefs and timelines.
General assistance in the marketing & sales environment from admin to idea creation and implementation, facilitating sales requirements and the provision of sales fulfillment
Signage - Management of the brand CI and signage requirements around the country and in accordance with CI guidelines, including branch TV’s and video.
Administration:
Overseeing the existing administrative functions within the department:
Marketing items stock management
Distribution of stock and marketing materials, including:
Mints
Promotional Materials
Branding (Physically erect and remove branding, where necessary).
Administration of marketing budget.
Control of quotes, purchase orders, invoices, cheque requisitions, petty cash. Follow-up on payment where required. Training on SAGE X3 to be provided.
Management of the brands sponsorship documentation and comp accounts
Manage overall email and telephonic requests for marketing and delegate to the correct people. Respond to all requests within 48 hours.
Management and maintenance of all ISO procedures including the ISO process file.
Management of marketing databases.
Assess incoming (external) marketing opportunities and advise manager of findings / recommendations and respond to requests timeously.
Research new marketing trends and opportunities to introduce new marketing tools / initiatives.
Build relationships with key suppliers, internal customers and partners.
General office administration.
Coordination of ad hoc requests.
Competencies:
Communication verbal and written skills
Strong leadership presence / ability
Possession of creative flair, versatility, conceptual/visual ability and originality
Brand Strategy Development and Implementation
Marketing and Promotions
Application of social media for marketing purposes.
Reputation Management
Conceptual/visual ability within the context of the role.
Time & priority management which includes the ability to consistently work within a deadline and well under pressure,
Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders; enthusiastic about partnering with business stakeholders and finding solutions to business challenges.
Planning and Organizing
Creatively
Perfectionist
Minimum Qualification
A recognized tertiary Marketing qualification NQF6+.
Minimum Requirements and Experience
South African driver’s license and own vehicle.
Computer literate, MS Office – expert level needed on PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
Knowledge of marketing industry as a whole.
Knowledge of printing, file types, colours, paper, materials (vinyl/Perspex), dies fabrications, lighting and distribution.
Minimum 5 years of marketing, advertising or relevant industry experience.
Project planning and management.
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Web developer
Reference No: 4044741357 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Posted on: 29 March 2022
A well Distinguished Organization is in search for a Technical and Solid Senior Web Developer with variety software developments, responsible for creating and maintaining the company's websites using scripting languages, supervise a team of great developers and assist with coding, testing, designing adjustments and client reviews.
Planning, implementing and improving systems
Supervising and managing departmental processes.
Managing complex, simultaneous system development projects from design to release.
Contribute to technical solutions from design to code level.
Working with development project managers and business analysts to produce accurate delivery estimates and manage the transition from analysis to design and delivery.
Report to project managers and other stakeholders.
Determine project delivery phases including activities, sub-activities and milestones, and documenting these as the basis for the project event log, issues and risk log, and subsequent reporting.
Ensuring support from key stakeholders by building strong project teams and maintaining robust communication on project statuses.
Establish risks and issues; and ensuring stakeholders deliver on time and to the required standards.
Working with internal teams to ensure alignment across operations for the seamless implementation of existing and new systems.
Post-implementation reviews on the success or otherwise of projects.
Contributing to the definition of departmental and systems strategies and the progression of any allocated objectives.
Qualifications and experience
A bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science or a similar field.
6 years' working experience as a web developer.
Experience in C#, Python, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Docker, Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, API development.
An understanding and exposure to CI/CD, Automation, Google Analytics, Linux Server administration, search engine optimisation, and subscription-modelled businesses.
Usage of Agile development principles and coaching skills
A solid understanding of web design and development principles.
In-depth knowledge of software prototyping and UX design tools.
Knowledge of Google Cloud Platform.
A good understanding of GIT version control.
A portfolio of web design and projects you've worked on
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Senior Business Analyst
Reference No: 3059871323 | Centurion, South Africa | Posted on: 29 March 2022
The purpose of this role is to act as a liaison between the business and technical development teams to ensure business requirements are understood and translated into system and process functionality in order to support the development of innovative solutions to enable business objectives. The Business Analyst will work with stakeholders from all business units (both internal and external of the company) and related third parties to gather, record and test user requirements for new and existing technology initiatives and changes to processes and systems.
Roles and Responsibilities:
Conduct business analysis in line with business requirements:
Gather and interpret requirements from key stakeholders/customers in line with business analysis frameworks.
Analyse and understand the business’ requirements and through a structured process document, validate and translate these into requirement specifications and functional specifications to be used by developers in crafting technical solutions.
Contribute to translating the business goals into design in line with systems architecture.
Ensure the quality delivery of requirements and business process specifications that meet the agreed deliverables in line with best practices and business process.
Collaborate closely with solutions teams and a variety of end-users to ensure requirements compatibility and end user satisfaction.
Participate in the solution design process to make recommendations to create and enhance solutions that are innovative, re-usable and sustainable and solve complex business problems.
Define the success criteria using scenario testing and test cases to ensure that testing covers all aspects of the business specification.
Participate in testing and validating the functionality of all technical solutions in line with business requirements on completion of development to ensure that business requirements are met in the implemented solutions.
Define reporting requirements and integration points on affected components using, amongst others, diagrammatic representations.
Collaborate with various business areas and teams to ensure integration and consistency of solutions across business.
Keep abreast of latest IT trends and practices to optimise service offering and minimise risk.
Collaboration:
Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Effective and consistent service delivery and support to all internal and external stakeholders in order to ensure that expectations are managed.
Participate and contribute to a culture which builds rewarding relationships, facilitates feedback and provides exceptional service.
Continuously monitor turnaround times and quality standards and resolve issues speedily to enhance internal service delivery.
Manage stakeholder query processes and ensure that queries are tracked, accurately resolved and used as a mechanism to improve client service and business processes.
Self-management, teamwork and values:
Enthusiastic, self-motivated personality.
Ability to work on own initiative within agreed boundaries.
Ability to work under pressure and manage conflicting priorities.
Contribute in creating a positive work climate and culture that energises employees, gives meaning to work, minimises work disruption and maximises employee productivity.
Effectively manage your performance within the team in order to ensure business objectives are achieved.
Be and encourage innovation, change agility and collaboration within the team.
Manage own performance and development by ensuring performance contract plan in place.
Live the company values.
Manages self and relationships with others effectively and provides perspective in difficult situations.
Competencies
Strong presentation skills; ability to present to audiences at all levels using different media.
Ability to liaise with staff and stakeholders at all levels.
Ability to engage with audience; obtain requirements; obtain buy-in for the concept/proposal.
Good facilitation skills; ensuring all stakeholders participating, dealing with different personality and behavioural styles, stimulating out of the box thinking, ability to effectively summarise and capture salient points.
Ability to converse comfortably with the technical teams and gather more information if required.
Strong communication skills both in a 1-to-1 and larger group setting.
Strong communication both in a relatively technical context as well as with non-technical users and other communities.
Be flexible and adaptable, able to work on multiple projects at any one time.
Strong documentation skills (Business writing skills, Use case documentation, modelling skills (i.e. MS?Visio etc)).
Analytical and problem-solving skills: Seek information from a wide range of sources, critically evaluate, test hypothesis.
Differentiate between urgent and non-urgent, important and unimportant according to formal prioritisation lists.
Master the 80/20 rule to prevent analysis paralysis.
Identify and clearly articulate risks and manage the risk mitigation plans
Ability to take a stand and drive hard for resolution on key issues.
Is sensitive to individual and cultural similarities and differences and demonstrates humility and an openness to engage people from diverse backgrounds and cultures to the mutual benefit of all parties concerned.
Requirements
Relevant Tertiary Information Technology or related qualification
Relevant Business Analysis qualification/certification from industry recognised training institution
7+ years experience in business analysis
Proven experience in implementation of large projects
Exposure to/experience in the Short-term Insurance industry will be an advantage
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Hybrid Mobile Developer
Reference No: 2820303922 | Centurion, South Africa | Posted on: 08 November 2021
ROLE PURPOSEYou will be responsible for technical design, development, and implementation of end-to-end clientfacing mobile applications.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND WORK OUTPUTS• Design and develop highly performant hybrid applications.• Consume secured REST API's.• Adhere to architecture principles and policies.• Experience designing n-tiered applications (multi layered architecture).• Contribute in design sessions.• Analyse impact of proposed changes to programs and provide estimates.• Produce code that is easily maintainable.• Produce code that adheres to functional and technical specifications.• Adhere to technical standards.• Produce code that is well documented.• Assist other developers.• Perform quality assurance checks / code reviews.• Contribute to the establishment of best practice standards.• Prepare technical specifications.• Perform unit and system testing.• Work closely with Site Reliability Engineering to ensure deliverables are automated andmonitored• Ensure audit, security and access control requirements are adhered to.• Adhere to deadlines.
COMPETENCIES REQUIREDBusiness Acumen:• Understand the business, channel and user experience strategy. Provide design direction to bestmeet customerand business goals.Customer/ Stakeholder Commitment:• Anticipates, meets and exceeds customers and stakeholders' expectations. Has a highoperational accountability and directly influences customer service through design.Drive for Results:• Requires good time-management skills and the ability to work under pressure.Leads Change and Innovation:• Challenge the status quo, does what is right for the business and the customer, and encouragecontinuous improvement and innovation.Team player:• Create and maintain an open, positive working environment.Collaboration:• Team spirit; strong communication skills to collaborate with various stakeholders.Self-awareness and insight:• Manages self and relationships with others effectively, deals with ambiguity, uncertainty andpressure.Diversity and Inclusiveness:• Is sensitive to individual and cultural differences and demonstrates humility and an openness toengage people from diverse backgrounds and cultures to the mutual benefit of all partiesconcerned.
Requirements Languages:• Dart• JavaScript• TypeScript• iOS (Swift) and/or Android (Kotlin) experience
Frameworks and specs:• Flutter• REST service design (Open API)• Unit Testing (Jest / Tape)
Runtimes and tools:• Nest JS• NodeJS Express• Git / Gitlab• Jenkins• Karma• Jasmine
Methodologies:• Scrum
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS• Prior native or hybrid mobile app development experience.• Relevant IT Qualification.
SQL DBA
Reference No: 1836601076 | Durban, South Africa | Posted on: 08 November 2021
Job Description:Communication & Time Management• Provide adequate day-to-day feedback and information to teams, management and colleaguesto ensure that all actions taken are planned, understood and implemented with a maximumpositive impact on the operational effectiveness of the systems being supported.• Ensure negative impacts to the systems being supported are understood, communicated andmitigated as far as possible.• Effectively communicate with the relevant teams as to status, progress and time to resolutionwhen working on systems.• Ensure you schedule and prioritise your area/task of focus so that your limited-time providesmaximum value.• Ensure when you are unable to undertake, achieve or complete a task the relevant stakeholdersare informed, and you suggest alternative solutions.• Write database documentation, including data standards, procedures and definitions.• Document/map out & maintain conceptual design views for the database.Software Installation and Maintenance• Collaborate and communicate with the System Administrators/Infrastructure/DevOps todetermine the hardware required to effectively support the databases you intend to administer.• Verify the relevant operating system, underlying support software and database software iscorrectly installed, and the environment is delivered successfully and functionally – providefeedback as required.• Collaborate and communicate on the initial installation and configuration of a new system ordatabase, with infra-structure and the development teams involved to ensure the environmentis delivered successfully and functionally at the first attempt.• Research fit-for-purpose and relevant updates and patches and then ensure all the latestappropriate is installed, and the environment is fully functional without negatively affectinguptime• Perform relevant troubleshooting and problem-solving to ensure the server is always operatingat peak efficiency and stability.• Install, test and validate the deployments and maintenance to ensure peak efficiency andstability.• Independently and correctly set up and maintain replication and availability groups.• Maintain appropriate standards in terms of data protection acts, both locally andinternationally.Data Extraction, Transformation, and Loading (ETL)• Write/Build robust automated solutions to extract large volumes of data from multiplesources/systems into a data warehouse environment/s.• Check the data is extracted correctly, efficiently, timeously and sets the stage for the success ofsubsequent processes.• Ensure data quality and consistency by performing automated data validation, and providereporting on errors identified for further analysis.• Correctly convert or transform the data from one format or structure to another where needed.• Correctly insert data into the final target data warehouse for the purposes of querying andanalysis.• Ensure the data is appropriately cleansed, and delivered in a proper storage format/structure tofacilitate the development team being able to develop applications as quickly as possible.Specialised Data Handling• Effectively manage very large databases using advanced monitoring and tuning.• Develop the solutions required to manage unstructured data types where required.Database Backup and Recovery• Create backup and recovery plans and procedures based on industry best practices.• Focus on cost-effective automated solutions which require minimal support and monitoring• Cater for different types of failures with potentially different solutions, so that the most cost andtime-effective solution is implemented where required.• Take preventative actions to reduce the potential of failure is reduced and the number of actualfailures is as near zero as possible.• Ensure these plans are properly reviewed, approved and communicated so that the necessarysteps are followed to execute these plans efficiently and effectively.• Ensure there is limited key-man reliance on yourself if an event occurs.Security• Identify potential weaknesses of the database software and overall system.• Research, plan and implement best practice strategies to mitigate risk.• Ensure audit logs/trails are implemented and monitored.• Define, approve and implement plans to manage a security breach or irregularity.Authentication• Establish the needs of users and set up access to the database to ensure appropriate levels ofaccess/security where needed.• Ensure access to systems is entirely denied where appropriate.Capacity Planning• Perform short-term and long-term capacity analysis and planning across all systems.• Ensure full understanding of the size of the database/s and estimate growth curves.• Predict and communicate future capacity needs.• Ensure preventative measures are taken to mitigate any stability and efficiency issues related tocapacity in advance and taking cost into consideration.Performance Monitoring & Database Tuning• Perform tracking and ongoing monitoring of systems performance ensuring that storage,archiving, backup and recovery processes are functioning effectively.• Take preventative monitoring steps to ensure systems always have adequate capacity forperformance and take steps to prevent future issues.• Apply your advanced knowledge of indexes, index management and statistics to ensure thesystem is performing optimally.• Identify any part of the system which is slowing processing, creating instability or negativelyaffecting response times and then analyse and communicate with development/IT teams (andmanagement where appropriate).• Apply agreed on configuration changes that. improve the systems operational efficiency andeffectiveness.• Optimise the physical configuration of the database to improve performance.• Perform pro-active, preventative and relevant and appropriate system maintenance.• Identify, recommend and implement cost-effective monitoring tools which enhance monitoringand thereby improving response times to performance-related issues.• Monitor and optimise aspects such as indexing and query execution where appropriate.• Where possible collaborate with the development teams to refine the system design to meetcurrent and future system performance and storage requirements.Trouble Shooting• Remain on-call for troubleshooting in case of problems.• Quickly understand and respond to problems when they occur.• Restore lost data.• Correct or eliminate an issue to minimise damage to data, financial or reputational.Other Duties• Provide constructive and timely feedback for performance development.• Assist with recruitment by providing appropriate feedback when required.• Present performance reports and metrics to management.• Provide training gap analysis feedback to improve the operational effectiveness of the DBAteam.• Perform research and compile required reports and papers.• Collaborate with other divisions and departments to carry out BET’s goals and objectives.• Draft reports and correspondence to various third parties or outsources contractors.• Keep updated on emerging technologies and trends in DBA management.• Identify training needs and ensure training is developed and provided.
Qualifications/Certifications:• Required Qualifications/Certifications:o Engineering or Science Degreeo Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint (Intermediate to Advanced)o SQL or related certification
• Preferred Certifications:o Windows/Linuxo C# or Javao NO SQL or equivalent
• Advantageous Certifications:o .NETo Cloud Technologyo Database Design Skills – OLTP/ Data Warehouseo DataBase Management System/so Database Administration / Data warehousing. Data Analyticso Certified Information Systems Security Professional
Required Experience and Skills:• Minimum 5 years experience• Software Installation and Maintenance• Data Extraction, Transformation, and Loading (ETL)• Specialised Data Handling• Database Backup and Recovery• Security• Authentication• Capacity Planning• Performance Monitoring & Database Tuning• Trouble Shooting• Betting/Gambling
Required Attributes and Competencies:• Good Communication and Time Management Skills• High Emotional Intelligence• High Performance• Strong Business Acumen and Accountability• Excellent Problem-Solving Skills• Quality Focused and Results Driven• Detail Orientated
UI UX Designer
Reference No: 879508748 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Posted on: 08 November 2021
Job PurposeGather user requirements, design graphic elements and build navigation components to turn our software into easy-to-use products for our clients, to optimise improved usability, usefulness and an exceptional visual experience.Relevant qualifications• Relevant IT qualification would be an advantage• Relevant UI/UX-related qualification from an accredited institutionKnowledge and skill• Proven UI/UX design experience with a portfolio that demonstrates a design thinking approach to solutions for Android, iOS, and web.• Working knowledge of the following technologies and software: Sketch, InVision, Visio, HTML, CSS (SCSS), iOS, Android, Design Systems, and Adobe Creative Suite.• Exposure to an Agile environment would be beneficial.• Experience in the financial/insurance industry would be an advantage.Key Performance Indicators• Create user-centered designs by understanding business requirements, the voice of the customer, user journeys, customer feedback, and usability findings.• Illustrate design ideas using storyboards, process flows and sitemaps.• Design graphic UI elements, like menus, tabs and widgets.• Build page navigation buttons and search fields.• Develop UI mockups and prototypes that clearly illustrate how sites function and look like.• Create original graphic designs (e.g. images, sketches and tables).• Manage the design and updates of the creative (banners) for social sites including Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn and Instagram.• Prepare and present rough drafts to internal teams and key stakeholders.• Testing UI elements such as CTAs, banners, page layouts, page designs, page flows, and target links for landing pages.• Identify and troubleshoot UX problems (i.e. responsiveness).• Conduct layout adjustments based on user feedback.• Adhere to style standards on fonts, colours and images.• To provide customer support through the prompt resolution and communication of technical issues.
Role PurposeTo develop and implement quantitative models used to measure, monitor and manage financial riskexposure (market, credit and liquidity risk) by using database and Murex outputs.
Responsibilities and work outputsCompetencies required? Business Acumen? Collaboration with stakeholders? Being a self-starter? Ability to influence outcomes? Results Driven? Self-Awareness and Insight? Innovative thinking? Growing Talent /Share knowledge
Motivating and Inspiring Team? Diversity and Inclusiveness
Experience and Qualifications? Quantitative Degree, Honours or Master degree with the following majors? Financial Engineering/ Mathematics/ Actuarial Science? Computer Science? At least 4 years of building, implementing and using quantitative finance models? Understanding and knowledge of financial instruments valuation and risk measurement? Experience in programming and development of financial models in the following programminglanguages: C#, Java, Python or Visual Basic? Large data mining and manipulation in SQL? Database design, development and management skills, SQL? Strong Microsoft office suite skills, Word, Excel and PowerPoint? Report writing and presentation skills
MS SQL Server Database Administrator
Job Description
The Software Development Team is looking for an SQL Server DBA (MSSQL minimum) responsible for the implementation, configuration, maintenance, and performance of critical SQL Server RDBMS systems (knowledge of NoSQL systems would be advantageous), to ensure the availability and consistent performance of our corporate applications. This is a “hands-on” position requiring solid technical skills, as well as excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
The successful candidate will be responsible for contributing to the development and maintenance of the SQL Server Warehouse, ensuring its operational readiness (security, health and performance), executing data loads, and performing data modeling in support of the company’s Software Development Teams. The data warehouse supports an enterprise application suite of program management tools. The successful candidate must be capable of working independently and collaboratively.
Responsibilities
Optimise SQL Server databases through multiple product life cycle environments, from development to mission-critical production systems.
Configure and maintain database servers and processes, including monitoring of system health and performance, to ensure high levels of performance, availability, and security.
Apply data modeling techniques to ensure development and implementation support efforts meet integration and performance expectations
Independently analyze, solve, and correct issues in real-time, providing problem resolution end-to-end.
Refine and automate regular processes, track issues, and document changes
Assist developers with complex query tuning and schema refinement.
Provide support for critical production systems.
Perform scheduled maintenance.
Support release deployment activities.
Implement data versioning systems
Implement data-pipelining solutions
Skills and Qualifications
5+ years MS SQL Server Administration experience required
Experience with AWS RDS will be advantageous
Experience with other open-source SQL systems (MySQL, Postgres, etc) will be advantageous
Knowledge of NoSQL databases (MongoDB, CouchDB, Cockroachdb, etc) will be advantageous
Experience with Performance Tuning and Optimization (PTO), using native monitoring and troubleshooting tools
Experience with backups, restores, and recovery models
Knowledge of High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) options for SQL Server
Experience working with Windows server, including Active Directory
Experience working with Linux-Ubuntu server
Excellent written and verbal communication
Flexible, team player, “get-it-done” personality
Ability to organize and plan work independently
Ability to work in a rapidly changing environment
Any certification will be advantageous
C# Developer
Reference No: 63689210 | Durban, South Africa | Posted on: 01 September 2021
Design and implement MVC Web-based projects.
Be involved with planning meetings, documentation and testing.
Use of Entity Framework, Bootstrap, Angular, KnockoutJS (would be an advantage)
Architecting multi-tier applications.
Take responsibility and understand software security features.
Create WebAPI services communicating to web applications.
Good eye for design and usability.
Understanding high transactional environments.
Undertake Code and peer reviews and understanding of design patterns.
Manage the design, delivery and continuous improvement of software solutions across the organization in support of increasing the organization’s levels of automation and innovation.
Work closely with Team Leader and Project Manager to achieve business goals.
Partner with individual operational departments to provide technical solutions to business requirement, manage expectation and ensure the delivered solution is fit for purpose and is delivered on time based on provided deadlines.
Utilize a variety of Technical tools that are provided to ensure maximum effectiveness of IT
These tools will be based on industry best practices.
Must be a leader that sets the standard and expectations through example in his/her conduct, work ethic, integrity and character. Must be an inspiration to others and set a level of coding standards that need to be a benchmark for others to follow.
Demonstrated ability to successfully develop, adapt and deliver Software solutions utilizing skills in software design, program design and development using the latest software development methodologies. Effectively document these solutions for maintenance and hand these over for support.
Business Analyst
Reference No: 804433163 | Centurion, South Africa | Posted on: 01 September 2021
Conduct business analysis in line with business requirements:
Gather and interpret requirements from key stakeholders/customers in line with business analysis frameworks.
Analyse and understand the business’ requirements and through a structured process document, validate and translate these into requirement specifications and functional specifications to be used by developers in crafting technical solutions.
Contribute to translating the business goals into design in line with systems architecture.
Ensure the quality delivery of requirements and business process specifications that meet the agreed deliverables in line with best practices and business process.
Collaborate closely with solutions teams and a variety of end-users to ensure requirements compatibility and end user satisfaction.
Participate in the solution design process to make recommendations to create and enhance solutions that are innovative, re-usable and sustainable and solve complex business problems.
Participate in user acceptance testing and guide users to ensure that the designed solution ultimately meets business requirements.
Define the success criteria using scenario testing and test cases to ensure that testing covers all aspects of the business specification.
Test and validate the functionality of all technical solutions in line with business requirements on completion of development to ensure that business requirements are met in the implemented solutions.
Define reporting requirements and integration points on affected components using, amongst others, diagrammatic representations.
Collaborate with various business areas and teams to ensure integration and consistency of solutions across business.
Keep abreast of latest IT trends and practices to optimise service offering and minimise risk.
Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Effective and consistent service delivery and support to all internal and external stakeholders in order to ensure that expectations are managed.
Participate and contribute to a culture which builds rewarding relationships, facilitates feedback and provides exceptional service.
Continuously monitor turnaround times and quality standards and resolve issues speedily to enhance internal service delivery.
Manage stakeholder query processes and ensure that queries are tracked, accurately resolved and used as a mechanism to improve client service and business processes.
Self-management, teamwork and values:
Contribute in creating a positive work climate and culture that energises employees, gives meaning to work, minimises work disruption and maximises employee productivity.
Effectively manage your performance within the team in order to ensure business objectives are achieved.
Be and encourage innovation, change agility and collaboration within the team.
Manage own performance and development by ensuring performance contract plan in place.
Live the Organisation values.
Live the BSS (MSTI Business Solutions and Support) team philosophy
Develop an integrated communications content stream that supports the marketing, social media and brand strategy of the business through integrated practices, and supports the overall business strategy.
In conjunction with the marketing team, plan and manage the, content development and production of all campaigns, marketing materials and marketing collateral, in support of the brand and marketing strategy and plans.
Conceptualise and write content, create copy streams, copy editing and proofing, translate content, as well as engage and interact with stakeholders to sufficiently understand the brief to ensure consistent and efficient support is provided.
Research and discovery to gain insight for new projects, brainstorming ideas and concepts to ensure creative and differentiated content.
Coordinate and liaise with other relevant marketing and communications functions to align content plans and drive one brand message and collaboration within Organisations and the broader business
Align the communication plan to support products, launches, events and promotions
Collaborate with the relevant stakeholders to implement marketing initiatives, through defining the target audience, various stakeholders and appropriate messaging
Manage and implement a PR, external and internal communications plan.
Responsible for ensuring that all communications aligns with the brand’s communication standards, including structure, creativity, plain language, tone of voice, style and terminology. This includes quality assurance and dissemination of mailers and SMS's, digital channel content creation, all marketing collateral and the proof reading of any content to be used relating to the organisation brand, organisation Insure internal or external communication in line with guidelines/briefing and agreed group quality standards.
Assess existing Organisations Insurance collateral and communications in terms of value add and quality, as well as implement improvements where required.
Influence the use of communication systems and tools and involve organisation Insure gate and implement alternatives where feasible
Liaise with relevant agencies in the production and delivery of communication material.
Meeting tight deadlines and working with multiple projects simultaneously.
Manage sign-off process from first draft to final product, liaising with various stakeholders and teams, product owners and regulatory stakeholders (i.e. legal, compliance)
Ensure that all copy published is of the highest editorial standards, written grammatically, with maximum impact and free from all typographical and other errors.
Translate technical and legal content into functional copy that are entirely user-centred while also supporting the needs of the business.
ROLE PURPOSE
Maintain and support:
Existing MIS databases
Existing reports and dashboards
Existing data warehouses
Develop, test, deploy, maintain and support new databases, and reporting, data warehouse and business intelligence applications from high-level business requirements and designs, through the Software Development Life Cycle. Remain informed about developments and trends in the data enablement field to assist the business to keep its data analytics and management capability up-to-date, and able to meet the future needs of the business in a constantly maturing and increasingly complex short-term insurance industry
RESPONSIBILITIES AND WORK OUTPUTS
Internal Process:
Collaborate with Project Managers and Business Leaders to deliver quality, effective management information, data warehouse and business intelligence applications, in line with the agreed development process and business needs
Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements, conduct analysis and prioritize requests
Conduct research and evaluate potential technical solutions to identified business problems
Translate business requirements into workable solutions and document solutions into technical specifications, partnering with Business and/or System Analysts when required
Design and code new database and analytics functionality using code that is readable, maintainable and re-usable
Conduct Unit Testing of own code and resolve all issues/queries timeously
Contribute to user acceptance testing (UAT) to ensure that functionality is working correctly
Deliver solutions into the applicable production environment once testing has been completed
Provide stakeholders with regular feedback on the technical design and timelines for solution ensuring that business needs are met
Maintain existing databases and applications according to change requests approved by business as and when needed
Diagnose root causes of issues through problem-solving and recommend potential solutions
Monitor performance of solutions and make recommendations to improve the performance and functionality of the solutions, where appropriate
Log issues found in existing systems as internal change controls and ensure successful resolution of issues
Develop, implement and document Business Intelligence Solutions:
Contribute to the overall data warehouse architecture and data base designs
Maintain and oversee the administration and maintenance of the data warehouse
Develop and maintain Business Intelligence and reporting technologies and processes
Translate stakeholder requirements into technical specifications for Business Intelligence (BI) reports and applications
Design and develop reports and dashboards based on Business Requirements Document (BRD) and customer specifications
Develop feasible technical specifications and process flows for data provision activities in support of the development of business intelligence solutions
Ensure the continued maintenance and enhancement to existing business intelligence solutions within user specifications extract, transform and load (ELT) data using the relevant tools
Verify and quality assure of data provided
Provide support to business intelligence users on data-related issues
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
Methodologies:
The candidate must have ability to elicit data requirements from stakeholders
The candidate must have clear documentation skills
Principles:
The candidate must be familiar with design patterns in data development industry
The candidate must have solid understanding of Metadata constructs
The candidate must have clear understanding of EDW
Knowledge of Domain driven design would be an advantage
The candidate must be familiar with the concept of Data Marts
The candidate must be familiar with abstraction techniques
Modelling:
The candidate must have proven data modelling techniques (3 years)
The candidate must have knowledge and experience in Ralph Kimball data warehouse modelling (3 years)
Knowledge of Immon data warehouse modelling techniques would add an advantage
The candidate must have data normalization skills most especially the 2nd Normal form
Data Transportation:
The candidate must have solid experience of ETL systems
The candidate must have solid experience of sourcing, staging and loading
The candidate must be familiar with parallel loading principles
The candidate must be familiar with source to target mapping
Development Software:
The candidate must have advanced knowledge of T-SQL (4 years) and the following concepts
Dynamic T-SQL
Multi-threading
Performance optimisation and tuning
The candidate must have practical experience of SQL Server Database Engine (4 years)
The candidate must have practical experience of MS SSIS ETL software (4 years)
The candidate must have practical experience of MS SSAS OLAP software (4 years)
The candidate must have practical experience of MS Visual Studio Data Tools (4 years)
Knowledge of Database Administration would add an advantage
Expert knowledge in configuration of database hardware resources
Repository type:
The candidate must be able to source data from different repositories
The candidate must be fully acquainted with Microsoft SQL Server repository
Knowledge of Data Lake would be an advantage
Knowledge of Oracle would be an advantage
Knowledge of Hadoop is not essential but will also be an advantage
Relevant IT and data analytics qualifications, e.g. B.Tech or B.Sc. (Informatics)
Dimensional modelling and/or relevant Microsoft certification – Advantageous
Scrum Master
Reference No: 2395918389 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Posted on: 30 August 2021
Minimum Requirements / Qualifications:
• Matric and IT/Business Degree• Minimum of 5 years’ IT SM work experience • Experience in the card division of a bank is required• Practical experience in working in a variety of business areas within IT. • Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement and empowerment. • Knowledge of card integration projects, project management and the Agile software development process (e.g. XP, Kanban, Scrum, SAFE). Client has implemented SAFE.• Knowledge and/or experience with Agile techniques: User Stories, Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Paired Programming, Automated Testing• Essential that applicants are comfortable engaging with senior and executive stakeholders• The place of work will be mainly based in Sandton, but travelling to Centurion and Johannesburg from time to time might be required
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
• Maintain high-quality standards in IT delivery• Sustain and Improve operational effectiveness• Relationship Management• Facilitate his/her team for better creativity and tries to improve the efficiency of the development team.• Responsible for managing the scrum process with the coordination of scrum team in Agile methodology (specifically SAFE).• Responsible to remove the impediments for the scrum team.• Arranged daily stand-up meetings, facilitate meetings, schedule meetings, demo and decision-making processes in order to ensure quick inspection and proper use of adaptation process.• Helps product owner to make the product backlogs in good shape and make them ready for the next sprint.• Responsible to Conduct retrospective meetings.• Organizes and facilitates the sprint planning meeting.• Acts as safeguard for his team.• Adhere to the relevant Governance processes.• Ability to take and understand his commitment to deliver the product on time.
Project Manager
Reference No: 2926078917 | Centurion, South Africa | Posted on: 30 August 2021
ROLE PURPOSEEnsure delivery of business solutions by managing projects throughout the project and delivery lifecycle in close collaboration with internal- and external parties where dependencies exist.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND WORK OUTPUTSManage, facilitate, collaborate and co-ordinate the project delivery process with the lifecycle frameworkDevelop, maintain and distribute relevant project documentation (e.g. the project plan, strategy, scope and objectivesMonitor, maintain and report on the project progressDevelop and maintain a relationship with future and existing clients and stakeholdersAchieve all project objectives and complete these objectives to the relevant clients' satisfactionKeep abreast of project management best practices and trendsConsult with internal and external stakeholders to pro-actively address issues and risksIdentify and manage dependencies between projectsParticipate and contribute to a culture which builds rewarding relationships, facilitates feedback and provides exceptional client service.Continuously develop own expertise in terms of professional, industry and legislation knowledgeContribute to continuous innovation through the development, sharing and implementation of new ideasTake ownership for driving career development
KNOWLEDGEMicrosoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)Relevant MS Project / Project Management softwareProject Management lifecycle, from conception to close-outAgile methodology (preferred)
SKILLSBusiness acumenPresentation skillsPlanning and organising skillsInterpersonal skillsFacilitation skillsCommunication skillProblem solving skills
COMPETENCIES REQUIREDAdopt and embody the Company Way AccountabilityAdaptabilityCollaboration and co-creationClient centric thinkingDecision making and problem solvingOrganisation and attention to detailProviding insightArticulating informationManaging TasksExamining information
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONSProject Management Qualification -EssentialRelevant B-Degree – DesirableMin of 5 years’ experience managing projects in a diverse environment (essential)Insurance industry experience (desirable)Experience in / or exposure to AGILE methodologies/ Lean Thinking will be beneficial i.e scrum master roleIT Project experience will be an advantage
Java Developer
Reference No: 56096794 | Centurion, South Africa | Posted on: 30 August 2021
To enable our DevOps teams with 3rd line development support & automation tools such as Ancible, Jenkins CI & automation
Are you an independent developer at heart who likes to work by yourself?Do you like to own your work end-to-end and set high standards of Java coding for yourself?Are you a self-starter with the energy & drive to see development projects through?