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• Graduate Cloud Support Associate (South Africa)
• At Amazon, we are working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. Amazon is continually evolving and is a place where motivated employees thrive and also where employee ownership and accountability lead to meaningful results.
• The Amazon Graduate Cloud Support Associate opportunity is a full time position and has a strong focus on training and development.
• When you join AWS Support as a graduate, you will have the opportunity to develop your skills and learn about many AWS services and the Operating Systems involved with our subject matter experts.

Job Responsibilities Include

• Apply advanced monitoring and troubleshooting techniques to provide unique solutions to our customers' individual needs
• Work directly with Amazon Web Service engineers to help reproduce and resolve customer issues Troubleshoot AWS services such as: EC2, EBS, VPC, ELB, S3
• Work support cases from our AWS Support customers and troubleshoot to resolution
• Configuring Linux servers
• Deploying and configuring Windows servers, deploying & configuring Microsoft products and troubleshooting windows issues
• Designing cloud network solutions and troubleshooting complex networking issues

Basic Qualifications

• Completed or currently on a Bachelors/ Masters degree related to computer science, information technology or information systems
• User level knowledge of Linux (Basic administration), Networking (Basic), Troubleshooting and Internet fundamentals

Preferred Qualifications

• Interested in Technology and working with customers
• Knowledge of Cloud Computing concepts
• Experience with AWS
• Experience with scripting / programing
• Passionate to work with customers
• Internship experience

Application and Assessment Process
Eligible candidates will complete an initial phone interview. The final stage is an in-house assessment centre. This selection process is subject to change but you will be notified if any changes are made.
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer, and we value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief. Amazon is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from South African citizens who are members of designated groups who may contribute to Employment Equity within the workplace and the further diversification of ideas. In this regard, the relevant laws and principles associated with Employment Equity will be considered when appointing potential candidates. We are required by law to verify your ability to work lawfully in South Africa. Amazon requires that you submit a copy of either your identity document or your passport and any applicable work permit if you are a foreign national, along with an updated curriculum vitae
Company - Amazon Dev Centre South Africa
Job ID: A928302

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Description
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Sr. Analyst, WFM is responsible for supporting and enhancing the performance of the site with respect to optimal staffing of Customer Advocates. The Sr. Analyst, WFM is primarily responsible for creating and maintaining schedules for Customer Service Associates (CSA) to enable the achievement of service level and productivity goals for the site. The Sr. Analyst, WFM will collaborate with key business partners and stakeholders to identify opportunities for improvement of workforce utilization and service levels. Workflow Analyst should also react to changes in daily/weekly/Monthly call volumes and handling times by determining the required staffing level changes to ensure delivery of service levels. The successful candidate will be an analytical problem solver who is comfortable in a fast-paced, multi-tasked, high-energy environment. They will be able to demonstrate exceptional customer experience, a high level of dedication, enthusiasm, and motivation and an ability to manage communication and relations with multiple stakeholders including but not limited to Site Operations, Capacity planning teams, Facilities team like IT, Transportation, HR team, Training team and workflow teams from other Internal sites.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of service levels, and productivity targets for the site and marketplaces he/she is supporting
• Responsible for the assignment of tasks to the operation by optimizing the usage of workforce.
• Manage the development of global standards (Average Handle time, NPT, Shrinkage, Attrition).
• Work with operational and support teams to effectively plan short term non-productive time
• Work closely with data, associates and team managers to pro-actively identify issues and take appropriate actions to minimize impact.
• Assist the development of Workforce Management and Scheduling systems by partnering with in-house technology teams.
• Running “what if” scenarios for associate staffing and make proper use of statistical tools.
• Manage and drive change through effective use of clearly defined delivery plan, ensuring stakeholders receive regular updates.
• Lead and participate in global projects and initiatives. He / She will own providing optimal solutions for upcoming initiatives.
• Proactively identify service improvement opportunities and ensure continuous improvement within Capacity Planning across strategic and tactical forecasting, advisor scheduling, metric reporting and real-time delivery.

Basic Qualifications

• Min NQF4 qualification
• Min 2 Years’ experience in scheduling, planning or other components of managing and planning workflow capacity
• Expertise in Microsoft Excel (Formula, Pivot Tables, Macros, etc.)
• Excellent planning and time management skills with the ability to deal with multiple demands on time and deal with ambiguity
• Advanced analytical skills and should provide analysis support on project Innovative and creative in finding solutions/ designing improved methods, systems and processes
• High attention to detail and ability to deep dive Identify root causes of variance and to execute solutions
• Ability to provide sound advice and effective communication with stakeholders, Should have interest & Ability to work on process-improvements initiatives and projects
• Understanding of workforce management programs

Preferred Qualifications

• BA or BS degree in business or a related field is preferred
• Min 4 Years’ experience in scheduling, planning or other components of managing and planning workflow capacity

Company - Amazon Dev Centre South Africa
Job ID: A1026623