Jobs at Absa

Job Summary

To plan, manage and monitor the implementation of management information systems (MIS) activities and processes in order to deliver on approved operational plans in an effective and efficient manner.

Job Description

Do you have a wide and diverse knowledge of computer systems, different architecture and technology? Why not join the Client Onboarding team as an Official Management Information? In this role you will perform analysis and programming duties in the development, implementation and support of information systems and applications. In this environment it is focused on the clear and precise development to enable business reporting as well as application support and development where needed.

Ability to do Management information reporting as well as development and maintenance is key as it is not a pure programming or data analysis environment.

The team is currently migrating off of relational databases onto Hadoop and MongoDB environments as well as potentially moving into cloud environments.

They maintain an Angular application using the mean stack and we maintain the full stack in this environment integration with a number of Rest API’s used for integration to our sources as well as ODBC and JDBC for integration to other large data sources.

A wide and diverse knowledge of computer systems and different architecture and technology is needed. Especially around QlikView, Angular (Full Stack Developer) and Hadoop (SPARK, AMBARI, KAFKA) 

Key Accountabilities

• Design, develop, document, analyze, create, test and modify computer systems, programs and integrations.

• Design, develop, document, analyze, create, test and modify reporting and dashboards, and integrations to multiple sources of information.

• Apply system-analyst techniques and procedures, including consulting with users to determine hardware, software or systems functional specifications

• Arrange project requirements in programming sequence by analyzing requirements; preparing a work flow chart and diagram using knowledge of computer capabilities, subject matter, programming language, and logic.

• Program the computer by encoding project requirements in computer language; entering coded information into the computer.

• Analyze user information system needs.

• Document the functionality and requirements.

• Research, evaluate and recommend solutions and appropriate technology to meet user's needs.

• Provides reference for use of prime and personal computers by writing and maintaining user documentation; maintaining a help desk.

• Maintains computer systems and programming guidelines by writing and updating policies and procedures.    

•  Develops and maintains applications and databases by evaluating client needs; analyzing requirements; developing software systems.

• Develops and maintains reports and dashboards by evaluating client needs; analyzing requirements; developing the reports and maintain these as needed.

Education and Experience Required

• Associate's Degree in computer related discipline. Relevant experience may substitute for the degree requirement on a year-for-year basis. Experience in systems design, programming and/or systems software and support.

• 3 years developer experience in JavaScript, JQuery, Node, MongoDB, SPARK etc.

• Database design/administration experience (Design, implementation, modification,

• Proficient in writing fine-tuned Mongo queries, and working with big data in Hadoop

• Ability to: Recognize and resolve system related problems; work independently and make necessary decisions throughout the systems process within department guidelines.

Education

Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Physical, Mathematical, Computer and Life Sciences (Required)

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised

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Job Summary

Develop tactical strategy and delivery plans, formulate associated practice/s and ensure operational implementation and adoption i.t.o. claims management methodology, governance and delivery objectives.

Job Description

• Leadership: Achieve client satisfaction through effective leadership of staff i.e. through the formulation and implementation of initiatives to improve and enhance staff morale, motivation, level of skill, professionalism, work and commitment to service delivery. Explain targets to all claims staff and take accountability for the monitoring and achievement of performance objectives in the department in terms of employee satisfaction, customer experience, cost performance, return on investments, risk, compliance and governance requirements by creating quarterly and monthly plans in order to ensure delivery for the year. | Service Excellence/Customer Centricity: Ensure excellent client service (e.g. ensure CSI targets are above 80%) by constantly reinforcing service excellence principals i.e. to answer a telephone within 3 rings, with all staff | Business Management: Manage and contain claim spend by ensuring efficient cost control procedures are followed at all times. The main bottom line drivers for efficient cost control must be closely monitored and this can be achieved by constantly reviewing the claims paid, accurate estimates, salvage management, recoveries, car hire expenditure and release fee management. | Operational Effectiveness: Ensure that staff adhere to the claims processes, procedures and controls as defined in service initiatives, services level agreements, claims procedure manual and claims management bulletins by doing quarterly quality audits. The outcome of these audits and an action plan to address shortcomings (if necessary) must be discussed with the particular employee in a performance tracking session and must be recorded the particular monthly claims head office report. | People Management: Create a motivated work environment where employees want to work hard to achieve service excellence by providing regular feedback on their performance and by making sure that the employees' efforts are recognised | : | : | :

Education

Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

• Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.
• Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised

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Job Summary

To identify, measure, analyze and report Market Risk arising from Equity Derivatives Trading desk activities.

Job Description

Risk and Control: Perform quarterly risk and control assessments, front to back for allocated business | Equity Trading Execution: Execute a wide array of product: Options, Stocks, Futures, TRS | Stakeholder Management: Maintain professional relationship with stakeholders | Development of Technical and Product Knowledge: Proactively increase technical skills through active research | Projects: Execute allocated projects .

Education

Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

• Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank
• Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised

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Job Summary

• Build high-performing, scalable, enterprise-grade Platform services & build capability in others to do the same. This includes but is not limited to applying critical thinking, design thinking and problem solving skills in an agile team environment to solve complex technical problems with high quality solutions & leading all phases of the development lifecycle to deliver against business requirements at an optimal cost to serve.

Job Description

Platform Design, Deployment & Optimisation

•  Leads development test and platform management, translating customer, business and technical requirements into components of a service
•  Identify critical design areas, parameters and opportunity areas early in the development process and those that need improvement downstream
•  Stay ahead of the curve on leading practice platform technologies and Incorporate research into solution design and deployment processes
•  Develop lasting, innovative, simple platforms (including architecture when appropriate) to satisfy business and customer requirements and align with the long-term plan for the platform and broader technology objectives of: Self-service, testability, reusability, stability & resilience
•  Apply deep technical expertise, design thinking & problem solving skills to solve complex technical problems and enable the teams to deliver high quality solutions
•  Identify & Select the appropriate internal or external technologies to deliver the platform service
•  Applies excellent judgement and identifies and continuously improves on development practices
•  Develop solution design blueprints and validation collateral and facilitate alignment on solution blueprint and designs across the value chain
•  Lead the planning and design of the platform delivery system and define associated tools, hardware, processes, role assignments, dependencies, and documentation, resulting in a complete platform that meets KPIs
•  Lead the development and deployment lifecycle for ‘platform / platform components as a service’
•  Design & implement test automation and ensure reusability across the teams
•  Lead efforts to validate architectural, product or service solutions and innovations
•  Continually develop initiatives to reduce and optimize operational costs & increase strategic & operational efficiency through solution designs
•  Identify, develop & maintain platform standards and best practices, and drive adoption across multiple service teams
•  Define and implement SLA, OLA & quality metrics, best practices, and patterns to be applied across the platform
•  Strategically & operationally monitor Platform services to standard and proactively identify and mitigate risk
•  Use production performance monitoring and customer data to make / inform technical design and implementation decisions
•  Take full accountability for end-to-end platform quality, completeness and resulting user experience for the life of the product / service
•  Use & test the platform regularly to deeply understand it and discover & implement ways to improve it
•  Resolve issues throughout the life of the platform, including those outside of the immediate area of responsibility as needed; lead discussions with peers to take action to ensure the sustainable success of the platform
•  Provide leadership within the business by developing innovative methods for measuring the customer experience, and use this data to identify and drive platform improvements
•  Leverage systems & processes to measure, monitor and manage the performance of platforms ensuring ongoing optimization & cost to value for our businesses (think bank wide)
•  Translate performance data into insights for technical service & solution improvement and enhancement (across technical teams)
•  Align teams to service Improvement & innovation plan requirements and influence effective implementation
•  Lead the design of process or technology solutions that identify and resolve platform, system, deployment, and environmental issues.
•  Identify new and emerging practices for managing problems within the area and lead the adoption of new practices, across groups or disciplines with the aim of improving analytical capabilities
•  Lead the resolution of service issues by analyzing and prioritizing data from stakeholders and directing efforts or applying deep subject matter expertise to restore service with minimal disruption to the customer and business
•  Positively contribute to the design & evolution of Group Architecture, Infrastructure & associated technical standards for the organization where it makes sense to do so

Accountability: Financial & Cost Optimization, Risk & Governance

•  Take full accountability for delivering an optimal Platform Engineering cost model
•  Analyse operational cost data, identify cost-savings & efficiencies and influence the business to adopt these efficiencies across multiple service teams
•  Understand & contribute to the delivery of an optimal cost : serve of Platforms as a service
•  Create business cases & solution specifications for various governance processes (e.g. CTO approvals)
•  Participate in incident management & DR activity – applying critical thinking, problem solving & technical expertise to get to the bottom of major incidents
•  Hold accountability for all risk associated with platform engineering decision making
•  Apply & maintain all Group risk (e.g. Architecture, development etc.), governance, compliance & regulatory standards and frameworks
•  Update & or develop & maintain all application documentation as per the organization technical standards and risk / governance frameworks

Accountability: People

•  Cascade platform direction across teams and ensure team alignment on platform direction, performance objectives, plans and prioritization
•  Build / contribute to a high performance team environment & culture through self-directed teams by driving performance management & measurement that is aligned with agile working practices (including daily, weekly, etc. sprint routines, regular & honest feedback etc.)
•  Assume one stop shop accountability for the right people in the right teams to deliver on our platform strategy (always!)
•  Leverage coaching techniques in all squad related activity to drive a higher quality design and deployment of technical products and services
•  Seek out opportunities for collaboration across groups, ensure that cross-team commitments are set, and achieves scale in team work efforts by enabling the work of others
•  Proactively lead the implementation of agile practices, remove barriers to success and ensure seamless delivery in a continuously changing work environment
•  Identify and develop needed skills (self and others) in a way that is best-suited to the service design and that maximizes delivery efficiency
•  Coach & mentor other engineers & support engineering teams on technical solutions and problem resolution
•  Conduct peer reviews, testing, problem solving within and across the broader team
•  Cascade platform performance feedback and ensure capability development across teams to enable efficient & effective platform service delivery
•  Support the people change teams in the design of adoption processes (Customer, Employee & 3rd Party Adoption)

Education

Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology

• Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.
• Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised