Job Description

Key Responsibilities include but not limited to the following:Strategy and Planning:

• Develop, implement and manage the strategy for enterprise solutions.
• Ensure the strategy aligns with the ICT strategy and overall business strategy.
• Stay abreast of the latest trends and technologies in the enterprise solutions landscape.

Team Leadership:

• Lead and mentor a team of enterprise solutions professionals, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment

Enterprise Solution Management:

• Design, document and oversee the development of enterprise solutions, ensuring they meet ICT, business and technical requirements.
• Develop and implement transformation strategies, plans, and roadmaps, ensuring alignment with the company's vision and goals.
• Develop an understanding of our existing IT infrastructure while actively searching for improvement areas
• Evaluate existing and emerging technologies on a regular basis
• Ensure that applications are of high quality and meet the required standards.
• Identify opportunities for improvement in application development processes and technologies.
• Ensures the areas technological level remains up to date, defines standards, and implements new frameworks, policies, processes, procedures and techniques.
• Lead the implementation and ongoing management of enterprise solutions, including implementations, ongoing and resource allocation.
• Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of applications and projects, ensuring completion within agreed timelines and budget.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify, prioritize, and execute transformation projects, ensuring timely delivery and successful implementation.

Vendor management:

• Managing relationships with third-party vendors who provide enterprise solutions, applications, integration, development and/or consultancy services.

Governance, Risk, Security and Compliance:

• Ensuring that enterprise solutions comply with governances, industry standards and regulations. This includes addressing cybersecurity risks and implementing necessary safeguards.
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with application development projects.
• Ensure the security and integrity of applications, data and systems.

Stakeholder Management:

• Function as a key liaison between IT, business units, and other stakeholders to ensure seamless adoption of applications and associated solutions.
• Skilled at identifying pain points and designing or modifying technical solutions to solve company problems.
• Involved in daily work across all business units, regularly interacting with both stakeholders and subject matter experts.

Budget and Resource Management:

• Manage the budget and resources allocated to enterprise solutions, ensuring cost-effectiveness and efficient resource utilization.
• Must be able to scope and cost solutions effectively.

Performance Monitoring and Improvement:

• Continuously monitor the performance of enterprise solutions and identify areas for improvement and optimization. Report performance to senior leadership on a frequent basis.
• Identify and assess opportunities for process optimization, automation, and innovation to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness.

Minimum Qualifications, Experience and Knowledge:

• An honours degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience of at least 10 years in, enterprise solutions, application development, and team leadership and various programming languages, databases, and application development frameworks.
• Experience in managing large-scale projects and delivering on time and within
• budget.
• Proficiency in multiple programming languages and development tools.
• Experience with various software development methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall).
• Experience and Knowledge of data, database technologies, integration and systems architectures.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills are essential.
• Ability to identify and resolve technical problems quickly and effectively. Ensure
• minimal disruption to business operations.
• Proven ability and experience working with modern technologies and roadmaps to ensure continuous delivery.
• Excellent leadership skills, the ability to work collaboratively within a team, and ability to inspire team members.
• Strong written and verbal skills with proven project management experience.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated capacity to foster trust and develop the talents and expertise of staff so that they can assume expanded responsibilities.
• Demonstrated and exceptional customer-focus and service orientation.
• Strong inter-personal skills and the ability to work effectively and collegially with business stakeholders and colleagues.
• Possess a strong technical background and understanding of application development technologies and methodologies for enterprise systems, technologies, and solutions.
• Strong understanding of various programming languages, databases, and application development frameworks.
• Strong understanding of business processes and how technology can drive business outcomes.
• Ability to effectively communicate with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to identify and resolve complex problems and make data-driven decisions.
• Absolute commitment to ensuring an exceptional level of customers experience.
• Positive, collegiate approach with a xe2x80x98can do-will do attitude and a desire to take responsibility for delivery.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

If you do not hear from us within 2 weeks after closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

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