Jobs Available at Nedbank

Job Purpose

• To realise the detailed design through programming and configuration

Job Responsibilities

• Produce working quality software that meets the design under supervision 
• Deliver component designs under supervision that are robust and fault tolerant as per the minimum required standards
• Ensure component designs are supportable, maintainable and re-usable
• Deliver software that is observable and scalable
• Trouble shoot and problem solve of software issues with guidance
• Produce  documentation as per organisational standards
• Provide Maintenance and support of software in area of accountability
• Develop unit test cases and conduct unit testing
• Create deployment artefacts and stores in source control library under supervision 
• Update the asset knowledge base 
• Ensure integration of own work with  other individuals and in team
• Support the achievement of the  business strategy, objectives and values
• Stay abreast of developments in field of expertise 
• Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities
• Contribute to the Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc.).
• Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy
• Seek opportunities to improve business processes, models and systems though agile thinking.
   

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate

Preferred Qualification

• Diploma / Certificate  in relevant language

Preferred Certifications

• Certificate in relevant language where available

Minimum Experience Level

• 4+ as a developer using C#

Types Of Exposures

• C#,
• API UI
• mobile dev exp

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• IT Data structures
• Application systems
• Agile Development
• System Development Life cycle(SDLC)

Behavioural Competencies

• Managing Work
• Collaborating
• Quality Orientation
• Applied Learning
• Initiating Action
• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills

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Job Purpose

• The purpose of the role is to assist with the implementation of this business' investment philosophy through data analysis, quantitative and qualitative modeling, research and support functions, in line with Nedbank Group strategy. There will also be a strong emphasis in incorporating environmental, social and governance factors into our investment considerations.

Job Responsibilities

• Compile, maintain and monitor economic, industry and other data series through research.                                                                                    
• Make investment recommendations by using quantitative and qualitative analysis.                                                                                                  
• Identify and interpret relevant information using logic to seek cause and effect relationships.
• Assess needs and provide solutions interacting with internal and external clients.                                                                                                       
• Provide feedback and make business presentations to stakeholders. Develop and use collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals.
• Evaluate performance of fund/investment through regular financial performance reviews                 
• Develop software proficiency to deliver required outputs. Express ideas or facts clearly in written documentation so that the content is understood by the recipient. Develop sound product and industry knowledge and understanding the regulatory framework.
• Identify training courses and career progression for self through input and feedback from management.
• Ensure all personal development plan activities are completed within specified timeframe.
• Share knowledge and industry trends with team and stakeholders during formal and informal interaction. 

People Specification

• We believe in employing highly motivated, sharp and quality orientated people that thrive in a culture that celebrates and supports diversity within an environment that is creative, collaborative, challenging and dynamic.  Aligned to our core purpose of enabling our investors to achieve their investment goals, we are committed to enabling our staff achieve their full potential and long-term career growth at Nedgroup Investments. 

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
• Master’s Degree

Preferred Qualification

• Honours, Masters or Doctoral degree in Actuarial/ Sciences/ PPE (with maths)
• CFA qualification will be advantageous 

Essential Certifications
Preferred Certifications

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Data analysis
• Industry trends
• Decision-making process
• Analytical ability
• Managing conflict situations
• Building and maintaining effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Written and verbal communication skills

Minimum Experience Level

• Minimum of 1-3 years’ experience 

Behavioural Competencies

• Aligning Performance for Success
• Building Partnerships
• Coaching
• Customer Focus
• Driving for Results
• High-Impact Communication

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Job Purpose

• Use the automation test kit (frameworks and pre-defined test tools) to inspect, analyse, design, develop, implement and execute on re-useable automated test assets to quality assure the solution and its architecture to ensure the overall quality of the solution, whilst aligning to the prescribed enterprise quality practices and standards.

Job Responsibilities

• Actively participate in the planning, estimation and sizing of products, features, stories to be delivered.
• Delivery of a well-structure and standard designed, quality assurance solutions within the timelines agreed with the delivery team.
• Report and manage the resolution of issues timeously to avoid unplanned expenses which could result in late delivery and stability issues once operational.
• Contribute to the retrospective reviews to introduce efficiencies which will ensure quicker delivery with high quality to our clients.
• Work closely with Test Leads, Chapter Leads, Developers, Architects, Product Owner and other Stakeholders to meet the expectations of our client.
• Build and foster deep relationship with Peers, Subject Matter Experts, Developers, Product Owner and other Stakeholders though honest communication which align to the Nedbank Values.
• Liaise with Stakeholders across Group Technology to build a network that will align to nWoW.
• Contribute to the systematic breakdown of the business need into manageable feature(s), stories and epics that can be delivered.
• Participate in the backlog grooming.
• Participate in the sprint planning, test estimation and success criteria per story.
• Discuss the low level design and functional requirements with the QA Lead, Application/Solution Architect to understand the approach to test automation.
• Collaborate with the Core Technical Team to continuously improve the test harness, automation frameworks and overall platform.
• Develop the automation code using the automation framework for execution.
• Implement the test automation solutions with the objective that it has adequate coverage within the sprint and can be re-used for regression testing.
• Ensure the test automation solution meets the architectural and development standards that are re-usable and scalable.
• Confirm that the automation test suite implemented is appropriately catalogued and aligns with the governance.
• Responsible for testing of the system or component testing under load, high-availability, recoverability and other fit for purpose software non-funtional testing.
• Log defects using the pre-defined defect management tool and ensure the relevant information is captured accurately that will assist with the root cause analysis.
• Identify potential product risks and communicate to the QA Lead the details and any possible mitigation factors.
• Collaborate with the stakeholder to ensure the resolution of a defect and that the root cause analysis is performed and recorded.
• Report status of testing to the squad daily.
• Participate in all retrospective reviews.
• Participate in the showcase to stakeholders.
• Understand and manage own time based on expected timelines articulated by the line-management and project expectations.
• Collaborate with Peers and industry experts to understand technical advances and its application within the Nedbank eco-system.
• Seek ongoing improvements in technical capabilities.
• Mentor the Software Test Engineers within the team to improve their technical capabilities.
• Support the achievement of the  business strategy, objectives and values.
• Stay abreast of developments in field of expertise.
• Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities.
• Contribute to the Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc.).
• Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy.
• Seek opportunities to improve business processes, models and systems though agile thinking.

Job Responsibilities Continue

• Test Automation of all applications, delivering within the SAFe construct. The candidate will work in a squad, doing in-sprint automation, leverage the approved Toolsets in EQA (Selenium, Appium, JMeter, RestAssured, using JAVA with IntelliJ).

Required Technical Knowledge 

• Quality Assurance Engineering practices
• Java programming skills
• QA Toolsets (eg: Selenium, Appium, Healenium, RestAssured etc)

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees

Preferred Qualification

• Bootcamp training in Agile and DevOps.

Essential Certifications

• ISTQB foundation or equivalent (ISEB)

Preferred Certifications

• Bootcamp training in Agile & DevOps.

Minimum Experience Level

• 5 - 8 years Test automation experience
• Testing of Web & Mobile frontends and APIs
• Insprint automation using established Test Tools and Frameworks
• Non-Functional Testing and integration into DevOps Pipelines

Technical/Professional Knowledge

• Programming (OOP)
• Java Development with J2EE and/or Springboot knowledge (Advanced)
• Automation testing using Selenium
• Use of repository systems ie: Azure Repos
• Testing of Services using automation tools such as Rest Assured (and SOAPUI).
• BDD and TDD
• Continuous Integration (CI) process with Jenkins or Azure Pipelines.
• Agile methodology and working in agile teams
• Use of Maven
• Use of Jira and Confluence
• Exposure to Cloud technology.
• Experience in building stubs.
• Experience in Service Virtualisation

Behavioural Competencies

• Building Partnerships
• Decision Making
• Influencing
• Driving for Results
• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills
• High-Impact Communication
• Innovation

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Job Purpose

• To Lead the Test Implementation in accordance with the agreed Quality Assurance principles and standards in order to manage the Product risk and inter-dependencies during the Product Life-Cycle. Ensure alignment across Business Analysis, Development, Quality Assurance and Environment to optimise the testing efficiencies across the Product delivery stack. Ensure team effectiveness and healthy team dynamics.

Job Responsibilities

• Build a deep understanding of the business need in order to contribute to the ongoing value proposition.
• Liaise with Stakeholders across Group Technology to build a network that will align to nWoW.
• Participate in the sprint planning, and success criteria per story/epic.
• Participate in the Squad backlog grooming.
• Facilitate the daily stand-up where necessary and manage the issues raised by the Software Quality & Test Engineers and remove any blockers.
• Encourage the Software Quality & Test Engineers to collaborate across team to ensure efficient implementation of Product and ensure automation governance is adhered to by all.
• Facilitate the handover of QA deliverables for all testing phases.
• Review and ensure all QA artefacts are stored centrally.
• Encourage continuous learning and questioning of the business and technology.
• Allow for and encourage significant investment in the end-to-end QA design.
• Review and prioritise all issues raised by the Software Quality & Test Engineers.
• Work with the Enterprise Quality Assurance Chapter Lead on the metrics and reporting to communicate testing status.
• Ensure the QA deliverables produced aligned to the test approach.
• Encourage the Software Quality & Test Engineers to collaborate across team to ensure efficient implementation of Product and ensure automation governance is adhered to by all.
• Facilitate the handover of QA deliverables for all testing phases.
• Review and ensure all QA artefacts are stored centrally.
• Encourage continuous learning and questioning of the business and technology.
• Allow for and encourage significant investment in the end-to-end QA design.
• Review and prioritise all issues raised by the Software Quality & Test Engineers.
• Work with the Enterprise Quality Assurance Chapter Lead on the metrics and reporting to communicate testing status.
• Ensure the QA deliverables produced aligned to the test approach.
• Communicate the Product risk to the Product Owner, Scrum Master & Chapter Lead and highlight any mitigating factors.
• Ensure the defect management process is adhered to by the Software Quality & Test Engineerss and where necessary chair the defect triage sessions.
• Participate in the retrospective reviews and seek efficiencies which will ensure quicker delivery with high quality to our client(s).
• Produce a closeout report and monitor product health in production for 2 weeks to ensure any issues are referenced in the report for completeness.
• Elicit business and Subject Matter Expert participation and input where necessary.
• Encourage Peer reviews of the QA artefacts.
• Understand and manage own demand based on expected timelines articulated by the line-management and project expectations.
• Collaborate with Peers and industry experts to understand technical advances and its application within the Nedbank eco-system.
• Seek ongoing improvements in technical capabilities.
• Mentor the Engineers within the team to improve their technical capabilities.
• Responsible for performance management of direct reports (e.g. performance contracts, development plans, poor performance and improvement plans, and review).
• Ensure the team dynamics are healthy (coaching and mentoring, assist with decision making, encourage self-organisation and assist with prioritisation).
• Ensure direct reports' time sheets are created and signed off timeously.
• Responsible for resource capacity plan(s).
• Support the achievement of the  business strategy, objectives and values.
• Stay abreast of developments in field of expertise.

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees

Preferred Qualification

• Agile certification and training in DevOps would be advantageous.

Essential Certifications

• ISTQB foundation or equivalent (ISEB)

Minimum Experience Level

• 2 or more years in a Lead role
• 6-8 years test automation experience
• Java
• Selenium
• API testing (RestAssured/Karate/SOAPUI)
• Jmeter

Type of Exposure

• Experience in an Agile development environment using Scrum / SAFe and/or Extreme / Pair Programming

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Programming (OOP)
• Java Development with J2EE and/or Springboot knowledge (Advanced)
• Automation testing using Selenium
• Use of repository systems ie: Azure Repos
• Testing of Services using automation tools such as Rest Assured (and SOAPUI).
• BDD and TDD
• Continuous Integration (CI) process with Jenkins or Azure Pipelines.
• Agile methodology and working in agile teams
• Use of Maven
• Use of Jira and Confluence
• Exposure to Cloud technology.
• Experience in building stubs.
• Experience in Service Virtualisation

Behavioural Competencies

• Adaptability
• Decision Making
• Emotional Intelligence Essentials
• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills
• Influencing
• Quality Orientation
• Planning and Organizing
• High-Impact Communication

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Job Purpose

• Use the  automation test kit (frameworks and pre-defined test tools) to inspect, analyse, design, develop, implement and execute on re-useable automated test assets to quality assure the solution and its architecture to ensure the overall quality of the solution, whilst aligning to the prescribed enterprise quality practices and standards.

Job Responsibilities

• Build and foster deep relationship with Peers, Subject Matter Experts, Developers, Product Owner and other Stakeholders through transparent communication which align to the Nedbank Values.  
• Work closely with Quality Assurance Leads, Practise Leads, Business Analysts, Developers, Architects, Product Owner and other Stakeholders to meet the expectations of our clients.    
• Liaise with Stakeholders across Group Technology to build a network that will align to nWoW.    
• Contribute to the retrospective reviews to introduce efficiencies which will ensure quicker delivery with high quality to our clients.    
• Actively participate in the planning, estimation and sizing of products, features, stories to be delivered.    
• Delivery of a well-structured quality assurance solution, aligned to enterprise quality practices and standards, within the timelines agreed with the delivery team.    
• Report and manage the resolution of issues timeously to avoid unplanned expenses which could result in late delivery and stability issues once operational.    
• Contribute to the systematic breakdown of the business needs into manageable feature(s), stories and epics that can be delivered.    
• Participate in the backlog grooming.    
• Participate in the sprint planning, test estimation and acceptance criteria per story.    
• Discuss the low level design and functional requirements with the QA Lead, Application/Solution Architect to understand the approach to test automation.

Job Responsibilities Continue

• Collaborate with the Core Technical Team to continuously improve the automation frameworks and overall platform.    
• Develop the automation code using the automation test kit for execution.    
• Implement the test automation solutions with the objective that it has adequate coverage within the sprint.    
• Ensure the test automation solution meets the architectural and development standards that are re-usable and scalable.  
• Confirm that the automation test code implemented is appropriately catalogued, stored and aligns with the required governance.    
• Ensure artefacts are easy obtainable by storing all relevant artefacts in the repository    
• Integration into and test automation execution on DevOps pipelines.    
• Log defects using the pre-defined defect management process and tool, and ensure the relevant information is captured accurately that will assist with the root cause analysis.    
• Identify potential product risks and communicate to the QA Lead the details and any possible mitigation factors.    
• Report status of testing to the squad daily.   
• Collaborate with the stakeholder to ensure the resolution of a defect and that the root cause analysis is performed and recorded.    
• Participate in all retrospective reviews. 
• Participate in the showcase to stakeholders.  
• Understand and manage own time based on expected timelines articulated by the line-management and project expectations.    
• Collaborate with Peers and industry experts to understand technical advances and its application within the Nedbank eco-system.    
• Seek ongoing improvements in technical capabilities.   
• Mentor the Software Test Engineers within the team to improve their technical capabilities.    
• Support the achievement of the business strategy, objectives and values.    
• Stay abreast of developments in field of expertise.    
• Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities.    
• Contribute to the Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc.).   
• Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy.  
• Seek opportunities to improve business processes, models and systems though agile thinking.    

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees

Preferred Qualification

• Bootcamp training in Agile and DevOps.

Preferred Certifications

• ISTQB Agile Foundation. ISTQB Advanced certification (preferred). Bootcamp training in Agile & DevOps.

Minimum Experience Level

• 5 - 8 years Test automation experience
• Testing of Web & Mobile frontends and APIs
• Insprint automation using established Test Tools and Frameworks
• Non-Functional Testing and integration into DevOps Pipelines

Required Technical Knowledge

• Programming (OOP)
• Java Development with J2EE and/or Springboot knowledge (Advanced)
• Automation testing using Selenium
• Use of repository systems ie: AzureRrepos.
• Testing of Services using automation tools such as Rest Assured (& SOAPUI).
• BDD and TDD
• Continuous Integration (CI) process with Jenkins/Azure.
• Agile methodology and working in agile teams
• Use of Maven
• Use of Jira and Confluence
• Exposure to Cloud technology.
• Experience in building stubs

Behavioural Competencies

• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills
• Guiding Team Success
• Building Customer Relationships
• Decision Making
• Innovation
• Driving for Results
• High-Impact Communication

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Job Purpose

• Support and assistance of the Nedbank Insurance Distribution management and staff with the coordination; facilitation and management of the compliance, advice, risk, contractual and oversight requirements through the creation and implementation of effective ways of work, process management, reporting and the development of networks; providing guidance to minimise regulatory; reputational and compliance risk and endeavour to avert potential financial losses, reputational damage, litigations/ penalties

Job Responsibilities

• Provide guidance on compliance, advice and legal related regulatory changes and oversee the implementation of action plans to align to the upcoming regulatory requirements
• Provide guidance on legal contracts, PToR's, and SLA's together with the required review and oversight requirements and oversee the implementation of action plans to align to the business requirements
• Management of the risk, compliance, risk, advice and oversight requirements to provide insights on regulatory, operational and external developments to ensure proactive awareness and management of compliance, risk and advice issues
• Performing a leading role in review of compliance related regulatory changes through internal consultation and provide commentary on the proposed legislation 
• Provide subject matter guidance on compliance, advice, risk and oversight regulatory changes and oversee the implementation of action plans to align to the regulatory requirements
• Ensure effective management and monitoring of the compliance, advice, risk and oversight requirements pertaining to contracts, Por's and SLA's
• Effective management, review and monitoring of the market conduct, ERCO, OSP and risk requirements and reporting
• Effective management, review and monitoring of the compliance, advice, risk and oversight standard operating procedures, policies and process requirements and reporting
• Ensure effective management by monitoring adherence to compliance policies and procedures and relevant regulatory frameworks and taking corrective action where necessary
• Share knowledge and industry trends with team, colleagues and stakeholders during formal and informal meetings   
• Seek opportunities to improve business system and processes by the identification and recommendation of effective ways of operating and adding value to Nedbank
• Build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships through adherence to the stakeholder framework and ongoing communication
• Drive and monitor the implementation of the risk management and market conduct strategy against objectives and outcomes by ensuring that all businesses within the area of influence are aligned

Job Responsibilities Continue

• Ensure optimisation of resources and workflow to increase productivity by ensuring effective resource management and work allocation
• Ensure distinctive customer experience through driving the compliance, risk management and Market Conduct strategies 
• Ensure synergy between business units and stakeholders through consistent and constant communication
• Ensure active and successful growth of Nedbank market share across the segments through effective risk management and the enhancement of business systems and processes
• Develop and manage the budget according to the business requirements
• Ensure transformational targets are achieved through staff recruitment, retention, development and training processes
• Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals and support business strategies that improve the corporate image by ensuring self, managers and team participation in Nedbank culture building initiatives
• Ensure issues raised in the staff surveys are addressed and results are improved by ensuring action plans are created and implemented 
• Deliver a world class service through others by ensuring a client centric culture through required interventions
• Identify areas of resource inefficiencies and promote optimisation through promoting multi-skilling and addressing capacity gaps by reviewing and improving work processes
• Optimise efficiency and embed correct values by ensuring direct reports understand and support Nedbank's vision; values and strategy and are measured on delivery against these
• Manage performance by implementing GCC's; ensuring a clear vision; agreeing on goals and objectives; providing and receiving regular feedback on performance; recognising and rewarding achievement and take appropriate corrective action where required
• Identify relevant development needs by assessing performance and behaviour through formal and informal feedback
• Drive to execute planned development by attending learning, seeking coaching or other industry or technical learning events and opportunities
• Build depth of skills and knowledge in the team by sharing knowledge and insight with team members through mentoring, coaching and day to day activities
• Ensure continuous improvement goals are achieved by creating an environment by challenging the status quo by initiating constructive debates about work practices and areas for improvement.

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees

Essential Qualifications

• Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
• Relevant Representative and Key Individual qualifications 
• Personal and Commercial Lines FAIS accreditation
• Relevant insurance industry specific qualifications 
• Advanced Diploma/ Relevant Degree

Preferred Qualification

• Post Graduate Compliance | Risk Management Qualification

Minimum Experience Level

• 3-5 Years in a compliance role in Insurance industry. 

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Change management
• Cluster specific operations
• Compliance reporting
• Governance, Risk and Controls
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Relevant software and systems knowledge
• Reputational risk management
• Risk management process and frameworks
• Stakeholder management
• Codes of Good Governance

Behavioural Competencies

• Decision Making
• Influencing
• Building Trusting Relationships
• Managing Work
• Quality Orientation
• Stress Tolerance

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Job Purpose

• To assist in the development of analytics and reporting through the delivery of insights and analytics to stakeholders for business application in alignment with Nedbank's strategic focus areas. .

Job Responsibilities

• Perform extensive data profiling and analysis of client data.
• Work with stakeholder to define BI and reporting requirements.
• Gather and or clarify data and reporting requirements from stakeholders.
• Explore existing data repositories to understand what data are where so you can leverage those data using BI tools to create reports, dashboards and other analyses.
• Guide and educate users so they better understand their reporting needs now, and as they evolve over time.
• Link reporting needs to existing BI tools and help identify solutions that provide best business value to the client.
• Develop custom reports and data visualization products using large datasets to transform data into actionable insights

Minimum Experience Level

• 3 years' experience in information management
• 3+ years of experience with data analysis (i.e., statistical and quantitative analyses) and user-focused dashboard design
• 3+ years of experience using BI tools (e.g., SQL, SAS, Excel, PowerBI)

Preferred Qualification

• B Degree: Maths, Stats, Engineering, Computer Science, Economics and related

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Administrative procedures and systems
• Business principles
• Business terms and definitions
• Data analysis
• Governance, Risk and Controls
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Relevant software and systems knowledge
• Business writing skills
• Cluster Specific Operational Knowledge
• Banking knowledge
• Banking procedures

Behavioural Competencies

• Communication
• Customer Focus
• Decision Making
• Managing Work
• Quality Orientation
• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills