Job Description

Job Purpose:To actively own and be accountable for the overall evolution of multiple Technology or Domain assets while influencing and maintaining the health of the asset. Play a leadership role on the associated COEs.Job Responsibilities:

• For multiple Technology or Domain assets within sphere of influence including external components that impact these assets:
• Provide guidance to stakeholders in terms of expertise and experience.
• Guide and practice code design, analysis, and integration to ensure effective application of technology.
• Conduct Technology Reviews of code and design quality assurance.
• Drive assets health in the relevant technologies or domains.
• Define and review Patterns / practices/standards in application of technology or domain.
• Guide Code Branching and Merging
• Play an advisory role to Engineering leads and other stakeholders (Engineering lead and Div execs)
• Collaboration with domain architects and technical consultants ito technology and /or domain roadmaps
• Work within governance and compliance frameworks of the organisation in terms of Technology and domain application.
• Provide detailed technical roadmaps in context of the organisation architecture and interdependent technologies.
• Plan and drive implementation of the agreed technical roadmaps.
• Conduct research and development experimentation to test thinking regarding technology or domain applicability.
• Participate in special interest groups and conferences relating to these assets.
• Ensure an understanding of technology or domain requirements, performance integrations and optimisation as positioned in organisation.
• Assist with and apply troubleshooting to resolve issues.
• Evaluate and influence technology decisions.
• Mitigate risk by evaluating risks and impacts on technology or domain.
• Update the asset knowledge base.
• Conduct internal knowledge sharing sessions.
• Provide coaching, mentoring, and upskilling of others within area of expertise.
• Support the achievement of the business strategy, objectives, and values.
• Stay abreast of developments in field of expertise.
• Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities.
• Contribute to the company Culture building initiatives (e.g., staff surveys etc.).
• Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy.
• Seek opportunities to improve business processes, models, and systems though agile thinking.
• Conduct self-development both by mentoring others and being mentored.
• Participate in the talent management practice of the Engineering stream.

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level:

• Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate

Preferred Qualification

• Degree or Diploma in IT

Minimum Experience Level:

• Min of 5 years relevant experience with strong digitilisation background and experience
• Experience in Leading and guiding a Team in terms of technical capabilities
• Experience in Cloud (AWS, Azure)

Type of Exposure

• PostgreSQL development and administration experience
• Technical Leadership
• Cloud Experience (AWS)
• DevOps experience
• Ability to train and transfer knowledge.

Technical / Professional Knowledge:

• Asset management
• IT Assets management processes
• Data Warehousing
• Information Technology (IT) Architecture

Behavioral Competencies:

• Decision Making
• Courage
• Stress Tolerance
• Quality Orientation
• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills
• Emotional Intelligence Essentials
• Resolving Conflict

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