Senior Technical Delivery Lead at Praesignis

Job Purpose

• To manage end to end the strategy, planning, organising, negotiating, directing and controlling of all aspects of a project, ensuring the successful implementation of IT projects and the realisation of the business cluster strategy. Provide expert advice and counsel to functional and non-functional user personnel and project teams on complex aspects of the integration of logical groupings of technologies. Facilitate an agreed solution and ensure that the solution meets business requirements with minimal impact to the stability of the IT environment. Help drive the closure of gaps in the architecture and create supporting positioning papers to drive conclusion on any open matter with impacted stakeholders. In addition, drive the delivery of project management and technical tasks by aligning with various teams and stakeholders, facilitating decisions, coordinating activities and ensuring tasks are closed out and delivered on time.

Job Responsibilities:

• Drive delivery of tasks and align with various teams and stakeholders to facilitate decisions and deliver an agreed solution, as well as help drive the closure of gaps in the architecture and create supporting positioning papers to drive conclusion on any open matter with impacted stakeholders.
• Manage and deliver innovation and business-as-usual initiatives and work requests within agreed scope, budget and timelines.
• Monitor and report on delivery progress and delays at stand-up ceremonies and other required operational meetings.
• Prepare weekly and monthly reports and dashboards.
• Take responsibility project governance aligned to project methodologies, processes and project disciplines.
• Ensure project execution across the end-to-end life cycle according to the project methodology and strategy.
• Deal with escalated project issues, non-delivery conflicts and integration matters.
• Ensure end-to-end design is aligned to architecture road maps through regular engagement with relevant stakeholders.
• Act as a liaison for integration points between supported applications and internal areas.
• Manage risks and audit findings to plan.
• Manage support and maintenance, application health and stability.
• Establish effective and productive relationships with stakeholders and vendors.
• Conduct regular prioritisation and planning sessions.
• Ensure adherence to IT change and release governance.
• Navigate and coordinate with stakeholders at all levels to close out tasks and deliver them on time.

Technical Knowledge

• SQL / APIs / Technical Architecture / Banking Applications

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees

Preferred Qualification

• Matric and relevant tertiary qualification MMP or equivalent ITSM (IT Service Management)

Minimum Experience Level

• 10 - 15 years experience in an IT environment across IT disciplines, including a Technical Delivery Lead or management experience for a support team.