Jobs at KPMG South Africa

Background:

• The Information Technology Services Business Unit of KPMG SA is responsible for providing specialist services that support the business objectives and strategy of the firm. It bridges the gap between technology and business and facilitates innovative and effective use of technology and improved communication.  It oversees software and hardware, asset procurement and management, end user support, application development, reporting, systems analysis and networking.

Purpose of position:

• The Data Centre Specialist is part of a team responsible for the day to day management of availability, continuity and capacity management for Data Centre (DC) and Cloud elements for the KPMG Southern African region.

Key accountabilities:

•   Day to day management of the Teams phone system on premise functionality.
•   Management of the firm’s email services be it O365, there are day to day email relay and external email related support tasks to be completed.
•   Servicing of eDiscovery requests for data hosted in the O365 environment.
•   Part of a team that will include the managing of Cloud hosted applications and services.
•   Limited support for some on premise applications.
•   Part of a team responsible to address ongoing vulnerability risk management.
•   As required completed Data Centre related work, including Hyper-visor, storage, backup and relevant application tier elements this includes relevant ITIL domains including incident, change, problem and capacity management.
•   Participate in design, plan and implementation of Business continuity and Disaster recovery capability for on premised DCs or Cloud solutions.
•   Actively contribute and participate in KPMG’s cloud migration plans.
•   Day to day proactive management and monitoring of all elements of DC or Cloud performance.
•   Engagement with Vendors or KPMG Global IT to ensure delivery against SLA and contract
•   Contribute to new service deliverables including input into architecture and system design, product installation, and ongoing support escalation.
•   Maintain Technical Documents, Support and Operations manuals and Knowledge Base articles.
•   Where applicable internal candidate to continue lead roles if based in a different city or country.

Person specification:
Relevant Skills

•  Relevant Tertiary IT qualification (Diploma and or degree)
•  Microsoft Azure Cloud
•  Microsoft Azure DevOps
•  VMWARE and or Hyper-V Administration
•  PowerShell and Scripting
•  ITIL Foundation
•  Network+

Personal attributes

•  Ability to deal effectively with individuals at all levels
•  Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
•  Comfortable to lead in their area of expertise, but also able to follow as required by the team
•  Good organisational skills to ensure effective planning and prioritisation takes place regularly
•  Will be required to work outside normal office hours, when necessary, as part of performing role
•  Excellent client focus
•  Ability to deal with conflict
•  Extremely high level of confidentially and integrity
•  Able to maintain a friendly, professional manner when liaising with clients, even in challenging situations
•  Ability to multi-task
•  The ability to build collaborative relationship with good interpersonal skills and the ability to relate well to colleagues with differing levels of expertise and skills while championing inclusion and diversity
•  The ability to work well under pressure and to perform to deadlines
•  Team player who is self-aware
•  Strong organisation skills; a self-starter with initiative, ability to foster innovation and a common sense approach to problem solving
•  Sound decision making ability with the ability to consult where needed
•  Focus on continuous improvement within the ITS function while advancing an ethical environment
•  High level of attention to detail and a desire to drive quality
•  The ability to work unsupervised
•  Effective communication and managing expectations is critical

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Description of the role and purpose of the job:

• Our national Internal Audit, Risk and Compliance Services practice provides strategic sourcing of Internal Audit; Enterprise Risk Management; Governance, Regulatory Compliance, Contract Compliance and Sustainability services. This opportunity involves a strong focus on Regulatory Compliance and Corporate Governance Services and the delivery of Compliance and Governance solutions to our clients. We currently have a vacancy for a graduate training contract spanning three year for one candidate within our JHB office who will support the Regulatory Compliance and Corporate Governance team with Regulatory Compliance and Corporate Governance delivery for a wide variety of clients across all industries while providing clients with real, value added consulting services while enhancing the image of KPMG in the marketplace.

Key responsibilities:

General

•  Basic responsibilities in respect of Regulatory Compliance and Corporate Governance, including research, development and/or updating of Regulatory Universe and/or Compliance Risk Management Plan and execution of contractual / policy / compliance related reviews.
•  On the job training and content capacitating will be provided
•  Assistance with wide range of activities, including business development and/or proposals

Skills and attributes required for the role:

•  Interest in Regulatory Compliance and/or Corporate Governance
•  A high performing team player who can work independently and contribute to a positive and cohesive team environment
•  Ability to be agile and adapt to changing environments, spot problems, and trace to root cause to recommend solutions
•  Ability to develop innovative and creative solutions to problems/initiates smarter ways of working and improving processes

Minimum requirements to apply for the role (including qualifications and experience):

•  LL B
•  Potentially also any other Law degree (such as B Com Law or similar)
•  Basic computer literacy
•  Creativity
•  Minimum of one year relevant working experience and relevant Regulatory Compliance (and preferably also Corporate Governance) experience