Dev Ops Lead at Nedbank

Job Purpose

• To manage the deliverables and development of software and/or maintenance; taking end-to-end enterprise ownership to address client requirements in line with Nedbank Business and Information Technology strategy.

Job Responsibilities

•  Deliver and continuously improve solutions and services to client expectations by managing the achievement of quality and turnaround standards for processes, products, systems or services and reducing deviation – with due application of Agile principles.
•  Realise commercial value-add in client businesses through the application of professional knowledge and skill.
•  Ensure operational costs are within budget by actively monitoring team budgets and operational spend.
•  Ensure professional solutions that demonstrate a balance of best of breed and return on investment for the client are delivered to client within agreed parameters and timelines.
•  Enable collaborative delivery by establishing a productive working relationships with employees, managers, peers, clients and vendors.
•  Ensure team work though the review of tasks and corrective action implemented when required.
•  Meet all agreed risk and compliance requirements and mitigate non-compliance to standards, policies and regulatory requirements.
•  Ensure the implementation of strategy by translating activities across business unit.
•  Translate business requirements accurately into project schedules and ensure alignment to requirements.
•  Ensure satisfactory post implementation review.
•  Actively institutionalise the organisation’s systems development standards, methods and procedures.
•  Monitor and report on the progress of systems development.
•  Take action to deal with exceptions, problems and unforeseen events in a timely manner.
•  Work on ways to automate and improve development and release processes.
•  Ensure that systems development projects are carried out in accordance with the agreed standards, methods and procedures by monitoring quality assurance systems, processes and measures.
•  Ensure that adequate capacity is available to support the agreed programme of systems development and that they are optimally utilised and accounted for.
•  Working with software developers and software engineers to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended.
•  Collaboration with other technology divisions within the bank to instil co-ordinated delivery.
•  Strategic management of technology partnerships and spend.
   

Essential Qualification

• BSc Computer Science/IT/Maths/Engineering/Statistics

Preferred Qualification

• Post graduate degree (preferably Masters) in Computer Science/IT/Mathematics/Engineering/Statistics

Type of Exposure

• Achieved Client and Relationship Results
• Achieved Management and Process Results
• Built a high performance culture
• Designed Workforce Planning Solutions
• Developed and Implemented Communications Strategy
• Improved processes and culture

Minimum Experience Level

• 3 - 4 years in managing cross-functional teams
• 7-10 years within Capital Markets project delivery
• Experience in Capital Markets systems i.e. Murex, Front Arena, Wallstreet, Algos etc            
• Experience in Enterprise Agile delivery methods and tooling
• Experience in any of the following in programming languages i.e. Java, Python, C# or C++

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Budgeting
• Business administration and management
• Change management
• Client service management
• Diversity management
• Employee training/development
• Financial Accounting Principles
• Governance, Risk and Controls
• Operations planning
• Principles of project management
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Service level agreements
• Staff resource planning
• Strategic planning
• Business writing skills
• Management information and reporting principles, tools and mechanisms
• System Development Life cycle(SDLC)
• ITIL
• IT Architecture
• General Communication Skills
• Joint application development
• Organisational structure
• IT Assets management processes

Behavioural Competencies

• Aligning Performance for Success
• Earning Trust
• Customer Focus
• Guiding Team Success
• Building Talent
• Driving for Results
• Planning and Organizing