Fresh Roles at IQbusiness

About you and the key skills, we’re looking for.

You have gained 3 years of hands-on SEO experience, preferably in agencies, and a strong track record of successful campaigns, you are proficient in English, and you excel in communication and using major SEO tools. You grasp how SEO interacts with other marketing channels, especially Paid Search. You have handled large websites and understanding search engine algorithms is second nature to you, continually fine-tuning strategies for maximum effectiveness. Organised with keen attention to detail, you work well independently and collaboratively, meeting deadlines and driving collective success. Your familiarity with WordPress, HTML, and CSS aids seamless website optimisation. Passionate about staying up to date with SEO trends, you are eager to contribute to a business.

Key responsibilities:

As an SEO Specialist, you will conduct comprehensive keyword research, optimise content for higher search engine rankings, manage on-page SEO elements, and provide data-driven recommendations. You'll collaborate with content creators, analyse website performance, stay updated on SEO trends, and utilize major SEO tools for actionable insights. 

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Assist the digital marketing manager and various stakeholders in delivering SEO-friendly content and campaigns.
• Keep abreast of the latest developments in SEO algorithms and ranking methods to drive innovative strategies that yield tangible results.
• Leverage major SEO tools and analytics platforms, including Google Analytics, SEMrush and Google Search Console, to monitor website performance and provide actionable insights.

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About you and the key skills, we’re looking for.

You should have a proven track record as Senior Motion Designer, working with local or international clients. You should have at least 8 years’ relevant working experience where you have shown to be an autonomous and independent individual with a strong creative drive and a perfectionist mindset.

You excel at generating innovative and compelling creative propositions. Moreover, you possess the ability to optimize the video creation process to maximize efficiency, ensuring projects are delivered in the most streamlined and effective manner. You thrive in fast-paced environments, maintaining composure while producing high-quality work.

Your Proficiency in Adobe After Effects and comfortable with its integration with other Adobe software, as well as understanding technical and artistic knowledge of Adobe's main software, including Premiere, Photoshop, and Illustrator are key in this role.

Key responsibilities:

As a Senior Motion Designer, you will play a crucial role in bringing static designs to life through movement and visual storytelling. Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Demonstrate strong graphic design skills, including a diverse portfolio showcasing print, web, and other mediums.
• Showcasing strong motion design skills with a focus on typeface design, layout, and visual balance of graphic elements.
• Providing art direction to ensure program coherence across all modules.
• Exhibiting strong editing skills using Adobe Premiere, with a keen eye for the best cuts and transitions.
• Taking a proactive approach during review loops by effectively communicating with the producer to clarify changes, offering alternative solutions if needed.
• Capable of managing the entire post-production process, from editing and graphics to rendering and establishing seamless integration between After Effects and Premiere.
• Generating innovative and compelling creative propositions.
• Optimize the video creation process to maximize efficiency and productivity.

Requirements:

• Strong motion design skills; at least 5+ years' relevant experience using Adobe After Effects.
• Graphic design skills.
• Art direction skills to keep a program coherent throughout all modules.
• Strong editing skills using Adobe Premiere) and a flair for best cuts/transitions.
• Pro-active when it comes to review loops (quickly communicating with producer to get clarity if changes are unclear, finding solutions or alternative options if needed, etc)
• Adobe main software advanced technical & artistic knowledge (Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator)
• Being able to take care of a whole post-production process (edit, gfx, rendering, link between After Effects and Premiere)
• Autonomous, independent, creative, perfectionist, strong in creative propositions
• Being able to optimize a video creation process to be the most efficient possible
• Strong resistance to stress and ability to handle tight delivery timeframes

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Job Summary 

Process documentation, BRD’s, User Stories, Data Flows and Wireframes are just a few of the skills and techniques we use across the project environment. We look at solving problems across Technology and Business and choose to enable our clients for their future
Key Requirements:

• 3 - 5 years' experience (data, process, and business analysis)
• Industry knowledge: Banking, Insurance (short term and long term) and/or Retail
• Business knowledge: Business Domains and Functional Areas such as Finance, HR, SC, IT, CRM, Digital
• Demonstratable interest and competency in technology
• Demonstratable leadership and/or a track record of results achievement

Ability to work independently towards the following outcomes:

• analysis activity and effort planning
• translation of organisational needs or ambitions into feasible business solutions
• understanding of business' stakeholders needs and concerns
• clearly defined business, functional and technical change requirements
• requirements analysis and verification of proposed solution designs
• solution assessment and evaluation against requirements and overall ambitions

Technical requirements:

• client centricity
• process analysis
• data analysis
• digital

Project management experience:

• stakeholder management
• risk and issue management
• workstream / project integration and dependency management

Education Qualification

• Bachelors Degree in Business Science, Finance or Engineering OR
• Bachelors Degree in Information Systems
• Certification in Business Analysis, in addition to the above, preferred

Skills / Methods:

• Facilitation
• Requirements analysis
• Change management
• Agile methodology
• Waterfall methodology

Consulting 

• proactive / self-starter
• collaborative
• solution-oriented
• value / outcome oriented
• relationship oriented

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The Job's Mission:

The purpose of this role is to enable the delivery of on-time, inspiring, accurate personalized development reports, development recommendations and development content.

Key Activities & Accountabilities:

• Support the development of assessment tools and personalized reports by designing and delivering the collection, analysis and effective flow of data to generate scores, personalized recommendations and targeted learning journeys
• Enable the automation of accurate, on-time report production by consolidating, reviewing, testing and facilitating data flow between different types of assessment tools, reports and developmental recommendations
• Contribute to the delivery of on-time and accurate reports by ensuring scoring and data processing is completed according to project time lines and reports are distributed through the appropriate channels

Analyse data to ensure reports are producing relevant and accurate insights, including:

• Updating and applying norms
• Changing scoring and reporting algorithms
• Improving field descriptions and variable descriptions
• Conducting core analyses to contribute to validation studies and research
• Providing feedback regarding metatext and personalisation

Deliver and improve the visualization and delivery of data including:

• Portals
• Dashboards
• Reports
• Learning journeys
• Other  systems, such as SalesForce

Requirements:

• Relevant degree of diploma
• 3-5 years work experience with a background in data and reporting

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Job Description

We are looking for an experienced AWS Developer responsible for making our app more scalable and reliable. We are currently deploying infrastructure using cloud formation, and are looking to containerize our application and migrate it to EKS.

Currently, our monitoring is not working well, so you are going to be responsible for setting up a monitoring stack. Those metrics are also going to be used for service capacity planning.

Our deployment model currently uses CloudFormation but Terraform skills would be preferred.

Responsibilities

• Understand the current application infrastructure.
• Define and document best practices and strategies regarding application deployment and infrastructure maintenance.
• Set up a monitoring stack.
• Define service capacity planning strategies.
• Write infrastructure as code using CloudFormation but terraform preferred.
• AWS Serverless Lambdas: Utilize your deep understanding of AWS serverless architecture to design, implement, and optimize Lambda functions for seamless and efficient application workflows.
• Postgres SQL: Leverage your proficiency in working with Postgres databases to design and optimize data schemas, perform complex queries, and ensure data integrity.
• FastAPI & Pydantic: Harness the power of FastAPI and Pydantic to create high-performance REST APIs that offer intuitive user experiences while maintaining strict data validation and documentation standards.
• Build for Scale: Employ your expertise in building scalable systems to design applications that can handle high volumes of traffic and user interactions without compromising on performance or reliability.
• REST API Development: ensuring that you adhere to industry best practices, security standards, and provide exceptional performance for our users.
• Synchronous/Asynchronous Development: Employ your understanding of both synchronous and asynchronous programming paradigms to optimize application processes and enhance responsiveness, resulting in smoother user experiences.

Skills

• Experience with the core AWS services.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong notions of security best practices (e.g. using IAM Roles, KMS, etc.).
• Experience with monitoring solutions such as CloudWatch.
• Ability to troubleshoot distributed systems.
• Knowledge of writing infrastructure as code (IaC) using CloudFormation or Terraform.
• Experience with building or maintaining cloud-native applications.
• Past experience with the serverless approaches using AWS Lambda is a plus. For example, the Serverless Application Model (AWS SAM).
• Proven experience in designing and developing AWS serverless applications using Lambdas.
• Strong proficiency in Postgres SQL, including database design, query optimization, and data modelling.
• Extensive hands-on experience with FastAPI and Pydantic for building robust APIs.
• A track record of building applications with an emphasis on scalability and performance.
• Previous involvement in developing RESTful APIs adhering to best practices and security standards.
• Familiarity with both synchronous and asynchronous programming patterns.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
• Strong communication skills to effectively convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical team members.

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Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Engineering
• 4+ years of relevant experience in testing websites and web applications on Desktop, Tablet,
  and Mobile devices
• Experience working on complex websites and applications
• Experience in regression and load/stress testing is a must
• Automation experience
• Known quality assurance/engineering certifications 
• Excellent in verbal and written communication
• Staying updated on new testing tools and strategies
• Must be based in Bellville / Cape Town / Brackenfell / Durbanville or surrounds as this is an on-site role that will evolve into hybrid in due course

Job Specification

Responsibilities

• Develop and Implement Web-App Test Plans: Create comprehensive testing plans that detail the scope, approach, resources, and schedule of intended testing activities.
• Design, Write, and Execute Test Cases: Based on the requirements, design, write, and execute test cases to verify that the software works as expected.
• Bug Identification and Reporting: Responsible for finding and reporting bugs within the system. Document the bug, how it was found, and steps to reproduce it.
• Test Automation: Where possible, write automated tests or use existing testing tools to speed up the testing process and make it more reliable.
• Regression Testing: After bugs have been fixed or new features added, conduct regression testing to ensure that previously working features still function as expected.
• Collaborate with Development Team and Product Manager: Work closely with the development team to understand the features and functionality to be tested and to discuss any bugs or issues found during testing.
• Maintain Testing Documentation: Document testing processes, results, and discrepancies for future reference and for use by other teams and stakeholders.
• Performance and Load Testing: Test how a system performs under heavy loads and stress, to ensure it can handle peak times.
• Usability & Accessibility Testing: Conduct usability and accessibility testing to ensure the product is user-friendly, easy to navigate and meet accessibility standards.
• Stay Up-to-Date with New Testing Tools and Strategies: Proactively stay updated on the latest testing tools, strategies, and industry trends

Personal Qualifications

• Strong customer focus and passion for doing what’s right for the customer
• Team player
• Excellent organisational, interpersonal, and oral/written communication skills
• Great eye for details
• Good understanding of software quality assurance processes is required
• Strong influencer for the test and quality during overall product development cycle
• Has experience and conviction around measures to quantify software quality

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About you and the key skills, we’re looking for.

• As a UX designer, you should not only possess a diverse skill set but a combination of education and practical experience.
• Whilst a tertiary qualification is highly desirable, what is more, important is a qualification that has equipped you with a solid foundation in user-centred design principles and research methodologies.
• ou should have a deep understanding of various design tools like Sketch, Adobe XD, Figma, or InVision, which enables you to create wireframes, prototypes, and visually captivating mock-ups.
• Your expertise extends to information architecture, where you excel in organizing and structuring complex information to create intuitive navigation systems.

Key responsibilities:

• Your main responsibilities will encompass user research, persona development, information architecture, wireframing and prototyping, user testing, interaction design, visual design, usability and accessibility considerations, collaboration with various stakeholders, and iterative improvements based on feedback.