Paracon SA is the founding company of the Paracon group of companies which provides Information and Communication Technology (ICT) services and solutions to a wide range of local and international clients. Paracon’s core business is its Resourcing division which is the leading supplier of ICT resources in South Africa, providing skilled ICT candidates for ...
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Architect, design, implement and drive next generation system cloud architectures and automation solutions within the organisations Digital Disruption Stream.
Act as a technical liaison between clients, product owners, security specialists, full stack developers and support engineers;
Ensure that the digital solution’s functional and non-functional requirements are appropriately managed, and the application supports the agreed product vision and high level capabilities.
Provide technical leadership, project guidance, and business development in various emerging technology areas i.e. (IoT, Cloud, AI, Robotics, Block chain etc..)
Prototype new Emerging Technologies in order to complement new platform adoption recommendations within the organisation’s Digital Disruption Stream.
Advise business on how to quickly translate potential opportunities into executable technology solutions utilizing existing Fintech and / or cloud enabled platforms;
Serve as a change management evangelist providing thought leadership to teams within the organization on new innovative ways of working in order to further streamline the current execution life-cycle.
Act as a customer champion, continuously advocating for a superior customer experience though out the product lifecycle
Minimum Experience Level
6 to 8 years line management
10 years IT Industry experience
Experience in using cloud technologies in solving problems, namely Amazon Web Services, Azure, Google Cloud etc.
Demonstrating a proficiency across a number of diverse technologies. I.E. Java, Python, .NET, Ruby, Perl, etc.
Demonstrating a proficiency across a number of diverse technologies. I.E. Java, Python, .NET, Ruby, Perl, etc.
Demonstrating an understanding of clustered application containerization technologies, i.e. Docker Swarm, Kubernetes.
Discuss where you have incorporated a custom or off the shelf analytics engine (Google Analytics, Omniture) into a greater solution to gather customer insights.
Demonstrating an understanding of Dev-Ops and has experience with one or more tools within a continuous digital delivery lifecycle. These can include Jenkins, CircleCI, Bamboo, Buddybuild, Testflight, HockeyApp etc.
Maintain awareness of opportunities provided by new technology to address challenges or to enable new ways of working.
Technical / Professional Knowledge
Budgeting
Business administration and management
Change management
Client service management
Communication Strategies
Diversity management
Employee training/development
Financial Accounting Principles
Governance, Risk and Controls
Principles of project management
Relevant regulatory knowledge
Stakeholder management
Strategic planning
Talent management
Workforce planning
Business writing skills
Management information and reporting principles, tools and mechanisms
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