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Our client believes the appointment of a Distribution Analyst with appropriate experience and qualifications will allow it to support the increase in business demand.

Role function:

• Position within the Distribution team, principally as a Solutions & Business Analyst.
• The Solutions & Business Analyst will report to the Head of Distribution.
• The purpose of the role is to contribute to launch and ongoing development of the client’s range of solutions namely across the client’s capabilities of long-only, hedge funds and real assets, both local and global.
• Relevant qualifications and experience and fit with the current team critical and would override particular demographic background, however EE candidate preferred.

Qualifications and experience:

• Appropriate Finance qualification, BCom (Hons) preferred.
• Self-driven with 2 - 4 years working in the fund management industry.
• Strong communicator and team player.
• High attention to detail.
• Excellent computer skills including Office 365 and Excel.

Role outputs:

Perspective: Process:

• Launch and ongoing development of our client’s range of solutions namely across our client’s capabilities of long-only, hedge funds and real assets, both local and global.
• Perform market, competitor and solution research and analysis across the various markets.
• Lead the completion of various internal reports e.g., performance, AUM as well as fund updates and Asisa flow updates.
• Liaise with LISP and other platforms to manage and expand the fund range’s availability.
• Manage TCF dashboard and process across the group.
• Manage and maintain MDD Manco process and support ensure fact sheets.
• Provide solution and technical investment support to distribution team including client presentations and DDQ.

Perspective: People:

• Share and transfer product, process, and systems knowledge to colleagues.
• Collaborate and work with internal teams to deliver required service levels.
• Ensure achievement of own performance objectives.
• Share information with other team members regarding successes, issues, trends, and ideas.
• Participate in own professional development and career path.

Competency requirements:

Knowledge / Skills / Attributes:

• Self-starter.
• Professional.
• Process driven.
• High attention to detail is critical.
• Problem solving and innovation.
• Relevant market knowledge.
• Team player.
• Self-development.
• Relationship management and networking with stakeholders and service providers.
• Fit in with an entrepreneurial, hard-working culture.

Area: Bellville area, Cape Town.

Starting date: As soon as possible.

Market related salary offered.

Closing date: 31 May 2022

Should you fit the profile kindly apply online for this position.

Please consider your application as unsuccessful if you have not been contacted within 4 weeks.

The aim of this new role is to increase the capacity to support and maintain the Guidewire & Thunderhead production and non-production infrastructure and software.

THE PERSON WILL ALSO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

• Managing & supporting complex systems in the cloud.
• Driving optimisation of the DevOps environment through the use of automation.
• Providing direction to stakeholders impacted by DevOps operations and will also have to be
the lead technical expert in various DevOps-related domains in order to provide direction,
approval, and support as required.
• Serving as an escalation point for the technical roles in this team and for others who may need
this support.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide direction and guidance to Architects and Technical Specialists on ways to automate
and improve the development, release management, and production observation processes &
procedures. This role will be responsible for the solution that is implemented and will have
to sign off any solution developed.
• Oversee, manage and optimise the administration of infrastructure deployment, technical
support processes, support procedures, deployments & releases, servers, nodes, databases,
etc.
• Drive adoption of standards that are to be adhered to by software developers and testers to
ensure that they follow established processes and work as intended.
• This will include coordination of the relevant training & certification in relation to the
requirements of the roles.
• Identify opportunities for efficiency and improvements of hardware and
• software resource performance (CPU, Memory, Disk I/O, etc.) across all environments and
take decisive action where potential business user impact is anticipated or experienced
• Team management and leadership

QUALIFICATIONS

• National Diploma / Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Informatics, Information
Systems, Information Technology, Engineering field preferred

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience within IT.
• Minimum of 5 years within a Lead role, managing complex hardware and software environments
and teams.
• 5+ years’ software development experience in Java at a senior level.
• Solid experience with Docker, Atlassian Suite, Bamboo
• Solid experience in application development, support, and release management
• Experience in messaging middleware, web services, SOAP, REST, SOA, ESB, SMTP, FTP, secure FTP
• Minimum 5 years of experience working with and supporting complex systems deployed to the cloud
i.e. AWS

SKILLS

• Working experience with Linux (RHEL), Java, SQL Database, distributed web applications
• Proficient in Solution architecture design and delivery (e.g. TOGAF)
• Experience with Docker, Atlassian Suite, Bamboo
• 5+ years’ IT development experience in Java
• Solid experience working with and supporting complex systems deployed to cloud i.e. AWS
• Competent in problem-solving and troubleshooting at application and networked infrastructure
levels
• Stakeholder management as it relates to business and technical users at different levels in the
organisation
• Research and presentation skills
• Must be able to work in a team focused highly pressurised and dynamic environment
• Investigation and analysis of information
• Demonstrated leadership and management capabilities are key
• Planning and organisation
• Communication of technical guidance and instruction to team members
• Ability to write technical instructions in the use of programs and/or program modifications
• Ability to accept accountability for actions and decisions
• Able to succeed through others
• Enterprise Systems Management
• Service standards
• Project Oversight
• IT governance and compliance
• Technologies

COMPETENCIES

• Collaborates
• Cultivates Innovation
• Flexible and Adaptable
• Drives Results
• Client Focus

CAREER OPPORTUNITY

The role of the Development Manager: Outsourced Business is to manage the technical extension, maintenance and operation of the IT applications that support the companys Outsourced Business, based in Bellville, Cape Town.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The purpose of the role includes the following:

• Ensure that the portfolio application systems are designed, built, and operated in an effective and efficient manner.
• Ensure technical delivery and operation of IT applications with a specific focus on appropriateness, technical quality, maintainability, performance, and availability.

Primary responsibilities:

The Development Manager: Outsourced Business will provide the following key services:

SOLUTION DELIVERY AND MANAGEMENT:

• Oversee the technical design and evolution of IT solutions for the Outsourced business
• Detailed planning of technical delivery of new applications and application extensions
• Set and ensure compliance with development and solution design standards
• Manage to upgrade existing technology components to remain current with organisation standards
• Plan, select, and implement new technology enablers as needed
• Ensure appropriateness, quality & completeness of solutions
• Build strong partnerships with Business Change Manager, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, other IT Development Managers, and external vendors
• Manage the DevSecOps processes for the portfolio of applications

PRODUCTION SUPPORT:

• Ensure stable and performant production environment for the business
• Manage Security Vulnerabilities identified, including technical upgrades and testing resulting from security vulnerabilities
• Manage fixing of production defects

PEOPLE MANAGEMENT:

• Manage performance and development of all direct reports
• Assist with the growth on performance, capacity, and capability within the team through effective knowledge transfer
• Provide training, mentorship, and leadership to direct and inspire a high-performance team

QUALIFICATIONS

• Relevant B Degree or equivalent work experience
• 5 to 10 years of application development experience
• Experience managing technical staff
• Experienced in dealing with external suppliers and offshore business partners will be advantageous

KNOWLEDGE

• Working knowledge of Agile software delivery methods
• Agile delivery methods, including Scrum at Scale
• DevSecOps

SKILLS

• Technical skills in the following areas
  • Java Standard Edition
  • Spring Boot
  • Camel
  • Hybernate
  • Bamboo
  • BitBucket
  • SOAP web services
  • XML technologies (XML documents, XSD etc)
  • Managing Java applications on Linux / Unix
  • C# and Microsoft IIS experience will be a bonus
  • Excellent decision making & organising skills
  • Strategic thinker who can also work at a detail level; Ability to understand and interpret business requirements from definition to execution; Ability to think holistically as well as at a detailed level
  • Understanding Technology Architecture trends & best practice thinking (including SOA, POA & BPM)

COMPETENCIES

• Behavioral characteristics: listening, making things happen, energetic, proactive, and positive thinking
• Interaction skills: facilitation; mentoring; leadership and influencing; negotiation; teamwork; building relationships; credible consulting skills
• Deciding and initiating action
• Leadership
• Human Capital Development
• Building networks and good relationships
• Analytical and systems thinker
• Produce creative solutions to business problems
• Perform under pressure
• Self-motivator
• Challenge current assumptions and beliefs
• Motivate others and mentor others
• Adaptable to changing circumstances

The candidate will be responsible for overseeing and providing guidance to the Scrum teams in BI. The additional responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Ensuring that development teams follow Scrum framework values and agile practices
• Mentoring and motivating the teams to improve processes, facilitating meetings and decision-making processes, and eliminating team impediments.
• The Scrum Master will be considered a subject-matter expert, have excellent logic and problem-solving skills, and have a drive to make a difference. They will be responsible for enforcing the rules of Scrum, removing impediments from their team while promoting self-management, and constantly improving our standards of work.

Output/Core Tasks:

• Establishes and manages team cadence throughout the delivery lifecycle, facilitation of all scrum ceremonies
• Ensure the development teams are practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility.
• Stakeholder management and playback, including product owners, executive sponsors, and other external teams
• Work closely with leadership to define products and establish product backlog. Owns delivery roadmap.
• Support execution team with resolution of roadblocks and interdependencies, managing risks and issues.
• Assist with bedding down BI capability operating model (People and process)
• Using agile methodology values, principles, and practices to plan, manage, and deliver solutions.
• Training, mentoring and supporting scrum teams to follow agile values, principles, and practices.
• Determining and managing tasks, issues, risks, and action items.
• Manage each project’s scope and timeline
• Coordinate sprints, retrospective meetings, and daily stand-ups
• Ensure deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint
• Scheduling and facilitating scrum events, meetings, and decision-making processes.
• Monitoring progress and performance and helping teams to make improvements.
• Planning and organizing demos and product/system testing.
• Ensuring the proper use of collaborative processes and removing impediments for the scrum team.
• Tracking project processes, deliverables, and financials.
• Be the point of contact for external communications as well as prepare and present status reports to stakeholders.
• Coach team members in Agile frameworks
• Facilitate internal communication and effective collaboration
• Work with product owners to handle backlogs and new requests
• Help teams implement changes effectively
• Guide development teams to higher scrum maturity

Role Requirements:

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a relevant field preferred.
• Certified Scrum Master
• 3+ years of experience as a Scrum Master or in a similar role.
• Excellent knowledge of Scrum techniques and artefacts (such as definition of done, user stories, automated testing, backlog refinement)
• Working knowledge of agile methodology, techniques, and frameworks, such as Scrum or Kanban, etc. to deliver solutions would be essential
• Leadership and management experience. Excellent people and project management skills.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and conflict resolution skills.
• Knowledge of various toolsets such as Wherescape, Cloudera, Informatica Data Quality Suite, and Data Vault will be advantageous.
• Experience in a Dev Ops environment and leading the development automation
• Hands-on experience with software delivery life cycle and Agile/Scrum delivery management
• Experience in project management/Team lead roles mandatory.
• Experience in delivering BI products is preferable

Knowledge and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree and 3 years of product or project development experience, or 3 years of project development experience on an Agile Team, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Strong understanding of Data Warehouse, Data Pipelines, and BI applications
• Knowledge of Scrum principles
• Product development process knowledge
• Agile methodology
• Sprint methodology and project management
• Reporting and Administration

Competencies:

• A proactive self-starter
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• A strategic mindset,
• Client-focused
• Strong interpersonal skills and a passion for building new data services, offerings, and solutions.
• Attention to detail with self-discipline,
• Strong ownership and accountability
• Takes initiative on work-related matters; proactively
• Ability to drive your ideas throughout the business, influencing others to understand the value of your opinions.

• Companies Core Competencies

  Client Focus

  Cultivates Innovation

  Collaborates

  Drives Results

  Being Resilient