Current Vacancies at Datafin Recruitment

DUTIES:

• Front-end Development:
• Use React.js to build responsive interfaces.
• Collaborate with UX/UI designers for seamless implementation.

Back-end Development:

• Develop server-side logic using Node.js.
• Implement and maintain RESTful APIs for effective communication.

API Design and Development:

• Design, develop, and maintain APIs following best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable solutions.

Database Management:

• Work with databases (e.g., MongoDB, MySQL). – Design and optimize database schemas.
• Code Quality and Testing:
• Write clean, efficient code.
• Conduct thorough testing of front-end and back-end components.

Collaboration:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Participate in code reviews and process improvements.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Proven experience in React and Node.js development.
• Strong understanding of front-end technologies.
• Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs.
• Familiarity with databases (e.g., MongoDB, MySQL).
• Knowledge of Git and version control.

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DUTIES:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define system requirements, design solutions, and ensure the delivery of high-quality software.
• Advocate for best practices in data processing and API designs, systems architectures, automation, and system scalability.
• Proactively problem-solve and anticipate potential issues before they escalate.

REQUIREMENTS:

• A Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field would be advantageous.
• 3+ Years of experience in Software Development.
• Experience in backend technologies, for example Flask or Django would be a plus.
• Experience in Big Data technologies such as Kafka, Hadoop, Data Lakes, OLAP databases.
• A good understanding of network operations, cloud services, and system security measures.
• Proactive approach to problem-solving, with the ability to anticipate and mitigate potential issues before they escalate. 
• Designing high-performance analytical systems over terabytes of data. 

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DUTIES:

• Develop, plan and implement the overall SEO strategy.
• Optimize organic search to maximize ROI.
• Regularly perform thorough keywords research and identify key SEO KPIs.
• Evaluate and oversee functionality of the website.
• Manage website performance.
• Manage and facilitate hosting and server management and develop website content.
• Google Analytics experience which includes setting up goals, measurement of page traffic, utilising the entire suite of GA tools.
• Monitor redirects, click rate, bounce rate, and other KPIs.
• Prepare and present reports regularly.
• Identify buyer personas to better target identified audiences.
• Identify problems and deficiency and implement solutions in a timely manner.
• Suggest improvements in process and productivity optimization.
• Collaborate with Web Developers and Marketing team.
• Stay up to date with the latest SEO and Digital Marketing latest trends and best practices.

REQUIREMENTS:

Qualifications –

• BCom Undergraduate studies.
• Google Analytics Certification preferrable.
• SEO and/or Web Marketing courses would be advantageous.

Experience/Skills –

• 5 Years’ experience as an SEO/Web Manager or similar role.
• Proven success in SEO ranking growth in both on and off page.
• Expert in keyword research and optimization.
• Expertise optimizing website for Google (SEO) best practises.
• In-depth knowledge of research principles and methods and experience in analysing data.

ATTRIBUTES:

• Sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on company’s success.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Team player.
• Good time-management skills. 
• Great interpersonal and communication skills. 

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DUTIES:

• Responsible for the online Casino product, its customers and overall ROI.
• Own the monthly and quarterly Casino communication plan and ensure impeccable planning and end to end execution of campaigns (this includes campaign briefing, defining customer segments, brainstorming with copywriters and designers, signing off assets and marketing materials and reporting on and evaluating results)
• Manage marketing concepts and campaigns to enhance the customer experience, maximize activity to generate return on investment and increase customer lifetime value.
• Working with teams to deliver monthly promotional/CRM calendar and any ad hoc promotions.
• Ensuring a seamless experience for the customer from comms through to the online site, ensuring the development and continuous optimization of lifecycles.
• Liaising with BI and business development to ensure promotions and bonuses are refined to be both effective and cost-efficient. Raising any ad hoc BI requests to gain insight into player behavior and activity.
• Work closely with the internal and external stakeholders to ensure execution and quality across-the-board in terms of site experience and customer journeys are effective and constantly improved upon on all devices.
• Manage success of player communications and optimization, including SMS, Push notifications, In casino messaging, email and direct mail.
• Product development; features scheduling, coordinating the launch of new features, feeding into creating new features, games release schedules, coordinating plans.
• Build close relationships with business functions including but not limited to Call Centre, Marketing, BI, Business Development, Operations and Product teams.
• Responsibility for maintaining KPIs, including but not limited to player numbers, deposits, withdrawal ratios and frequency of visits to the sites across all player groups.
• Strong knowledge of casino plays and risk management and ability to profile players effectively.
• Detailed competitor analyses with planned solutions on casino shortfalls.

REQUIREMENTS:

• At least 3 years Online Gaming experience in a Marketing or CRM role.
• Strong knowledge of Online Gaming Products (slot games, live dealer, table games etc.)
• Strong online/digital marketing experience and knowledge base.
• Excellent CRM experience (comms Optimisation / Segmentation and Offer Strategies)
• Project Management.
• Player UX and UI optimization.
• Proficient in Excel, and reporting software with the ability to analyse, report and present results and findings to different stakeholders.

ATTRIBUTES:

• Problem-solving, influencing and strategy development skills.
• Passionate, self-motivated, dynamic, and able to take the initiative.
• Strong team leader and people management skills.
• Work well with different personality types.
• Deadline driven.
• Positive energy.

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DUTIES:

• Design and implement user interface components to enhance the user experience.
• Develop responsive and scalable features to ensure optimal performance across various devices.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the application’s robustness and reliability.
• Adapt and integrate designs and wireframes into high-quality, maintainable code structures.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Extensive proficiency in JavaScript and familiarity with popular JavaScript frameworks such as Vue.js, React, or Svelte.
• Deep understanding of WebGL, graphics rendering, and associated technologies.
• Comprehensive expertise in various authentication mechanisms, including OAuth, JWT, and SSO.
• Proven experience in user management, with an emphasis on scalability and security.
• Strong knowledge of state management patterns and practices, ideally within the context of the frameworks.
• Well-versed in modern front-end build pipelines and tools.
• Proficiency in integrating with RESTful APIs.
• In-depth understanding of version control systems, particularly Git, and best practices associated with them.

Desirable Skills:

• Hands-on experience with WebGL and/or ThreeJS.
• Familiarity with modern authorization techniques, especially JSON Web Tokens.
• Proven experience in data visualization and charting application development.

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DUTIES:

• The role requires experience developing large scale software solutions in several languages, for example, JavaScript, Java, .Net and python experience working with MySQL, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, fastly, Redis and with continuous agile development and integration processes.
• The candidate will also have experience working with NoSQL databases, for example, Aerospike, Cassandra, and MongoDB as well as extensive relational database experience, extensive network knowledge on network security.
• The candidate will be able to work with tools such as Wireshark, Curl, Dig, and so forth.
• The candidate will have had experience working with configuration management tools, for example, Puppet or Chef as well as a vast knowledge in high availability approaches such as failover, load balancing, clustering, and risk-management, and strong knowledge of Terraform/CloudForm, of these technologies.
• The candidate will have experience administering and deploying development Continuous Integration/ Continuous Delivery pipelines (CI/CD) tools such as Git, Jira, GitLab, Jenkins etc. and experience with infrastructure scripting solutions such as bash, PowerShell, or Python. Having Kubeflow or amazon Sagemaker knowledge will be good.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or any other relevant field or equivalent.
• 5 years’ experience in a DevOps capacity, preferably working support personnel for a DevOps Engineer in a fast-paced and constantly evolving environment. 
• A proven and successful experience of developing large scale software solutions in more than one language, for example, vast knowledge in high availability approaches such as failover, load balancing, clustering, and risk management. 

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DUTIES:

• Taking ownership of Graph API development and support.
• Writing clean, maintainable, and testable code.
• Collaborating with other developers to integrate their client-side apps with their server-side infrastructure.

REQUIREMENTS:

Qualifications:

• Strong proficiency in at least one programming language, such as Typescript.
• Experience with AWS or other cloud services such as GCP and Azure.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills. Able to work out solutions to difficult problems on your own.
• Experience in scaling applications to high levels of traffic.
• Interested to work full time and contribute yourself fully to the company.
• Eager to work in a startup environment.
• Ability translate business logic into architecture and code.

Nice to haves:

• Passion for electronic music.
• Experience with music streaming and content delivery.
• Experience with launch and scaling of media applications.
• CS degree.

ATTRIBUTES:

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills in English.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to deliver high-quality work.

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DUTIES:

• Logging and progressing support tickets (incidents & changes) through their MSP systems.
• Provide remote 3rd line technical IT support for tickets escalated.
• Troubleshoot and resolve hardware and software related incidents based on Microsoft systems.  
• Resolve incidents within agreed first-time-fix parameters and escalate within the team where required, complying with contracted SLAs.
• Take ownership of incidents and manage through to resolution where possible.
• Attend to proactive and reactive monitoring alerts in order to ensure minimum disruption to customers.
• Meet client expectations in terms of quality of work and delivery to deadlines.
• Action customer enquiries effectively in a timely fashion as per prescribed SLA.
• Produce information reports upon request.
• Build and maintain the company’s reputation & customer relationships.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Matric or equivalent secondary education
• VMware VCP  
• MCSE/MCITP or multiple MCP certifications
• Cisco CCNA
• 5+ years’ experience in an IT Service Desk support environment (3rd line support)
• 5+ years’ experience supporting VMware hypervisor (1+ year exposure to VMware NSX and vSAN)
• 5+ years’ experience supporting Cisco/HPE networking environments
• 3+ years’ experience supporting firewalls (FortiGate, WatchGuard, Cisco)  
• 3+ years’ experience supporting SAN storage  
• 5+ years’ experience supporting Microsoft Systems; Servers, Exchange/365, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, etc
• Exposure to HP, Dell & Cisco datacentre hardware, software, and storage technologies.
• Exposure to modern Backup & Disaster Recovery technologies (Veeam, Zerto)
• Exposure to Public Cloud (Azure, AWS) and/or VMware-based Private Cloud (IaaS, DRaaS, BaaS)
• Very strong technical understanding of current industry-leading datacentre technologies
• Customer relations skills: ability to understand and comprehend customer concerns and requirements
• A desire for continuous learning and career development
• Ability to work both individually and as part of a team

Advantageous:

• Experience providing support in the Managed Service Provider (MSP) industry
• Proficiency in an additional European based language(s) will be advantageous
• ITIL Foundation certification
• Linux LPIC certification(s)
• Citrix support experience (XenApp/XenDesktop/NetScaler)

Exposure to:  

• Configuring & working with Office 365
• Configuring & working with Multifactor authentication (MFA) technologies (Microsoft, Duo, Okta)
• Cyber Security technologies and applications
• Citrix NetScaler and XenApp  
• Scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Phyton, etc.)

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DUTIES:

• Oversee the company’s brand identity, ensuring consistency across various platforms.
• Manage and maintain digital assets, adhering to brand guidelines.
• Contribute to the ongoing development and refinement of the company’s CI processes.
• Implement and enforce CI best practices in design workflows.
• Provide suggestions for new web and mobile implementations, keeping abreast of industry trends.
• Design visually appealing and user-friendly interfaces for both web and mobile applications.
• Develop artifacts, including wireframes, prototypes, and design documentation, to support the development process.
• Utilize a full-stack approach to design, integrating front-end and back-end elements seamlessly.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Proficiency in WebFlow, Squarespace, or equivalent web design tools.
• Solid understanding of CSS and HTML.
• Ability to create new logos and graphics in alignment with brand guidelines.
• Capable of designing user flows, layouts, and interactions based on system requirements.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, working closely with cross-functional teams.
• Proactive in suggesting and implementing innovative design solutions. 
• Ability to adapt to evolving design trends and technologies. 

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DUTIES:

• Conduct client meetings to gather requirements, effectively manage project schedules, and set clear expectations.
• Oversee the Development team’s deliverables using SCRUM methodology, ensuring efficient project management.
• Collaborate with the team to create comprehensive documentation for both new and existing projects.
• Ensure the overall quality assurance of products deployed to clients, maintaining high standards of excellence.
• Facilitate communication between the internal team and clients, staying informed about project progress and addressing any concerns.
• Monitor and coordinate the development of internal products, while also ensuring the successful delivery of client-specific products.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Proven experience managing a Development team, demonstrating effective leadership and organizational skills.
• A strong technical understanding, including knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Ability to oversee the end-to-end process of product development, ensuring that projects are delivered on time and meet client expectations.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to liaise effectively with both internal teams and clients.
• Detail-oriented with a focus on maintaining the highest standards of quality in project deliverables.
• Proactive in staying informed about industry trends and advancements. 
• Demonstrated ability to navigate and troubleshoot potential challenges in project execution. 

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DUTIES:

• Perform Linux server and system administration.
• Monitor the web-based ticketing system for any pending tickets and job orders.
• Perform operation support on applications towards customers while ensuring that open support issues are attended to within committed SLA timelines.
• Participate in the rotational standby support function according to a roster.
• Perform planned production activities for system updates and newly released project deployments.
• Attend and participate in knowledge sharing sessions aimed at the Support team.
• Create regular reports, manuals and other documentation as and when required.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Knowledge of GSM Telecommunication technologies.
• Understanding of the TCP/IP protocols.
• Linux and Bash scripting skills.
• Experience of working with databases.
• Use standard text parsing tools to analyse log files.
• Ability to troubleshoot specific application issue from log information.
• Use virtualisation for production and testing (e.g., VMware and VirtualBox).
• Setting up a basic web server should come naturally.
• Have a security conscious approach (i.e., don’t leave ports open, working with iptables, etc.).
• Access systems remotely via SSH and SSH tunnels.
• Ability to participate on a technical level with customers, handle high level technical support requests.
• Technical writing skills.