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Job Summary

We are seeking a dynamic individual with critical thinking and a data orientated mind-set. The role of the ideal candidate would be to develop and implement new or improved business solutions that drive our business forward in support of the overall business objectives and strategy. 

This space is particularly interesting, as it requires us to build systems which are responsible for or assist in the key day-to-day activities of our business. 

Job Responsibilities

Problem solving and solution design 

• Analyse, problem-solve and interpret business need and translate them into application and operational requirements 
• Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a general understanding and distinguish user requests from the underlying true needs 

Requirements elicitation 

• Identify key stakeholders and gather requirements for specific problems / opportunities 
• Elicit requirements using a range of techniques 
• Drive and challenge business areas on their assumptions in an effort to come up with solid solutions 
• Investigate feasible solutions, i.e. enhancing of existing functionality or development of new functionality 

Value identification 

• Recognise and articulate the expected 'customer' value for a specific problem or enhancement 
• Use the knowledge of our internal and external systems to maximise business value 
• Analyse data to maximise business value 
• Liaise with various industry partners around service integration and product offerings 

Presentation and facilitation 

• Interact professionally with a diverse group including executives, managers and subject matter experts 
• Prepare and present content as well as facilitate workshops. 
• Drive agreement and outcomes even when there are conflicting views / stakeholders 

Communication and listening 

• Liaise between the business units, IT domains, third party vendors and team members 
• Actively listen, be responsive and express thoughts effectively 
• Convey information regarding business processes and anticipated changes 

Documentation and written communication 

• Develop requirements specifications to an appropriate level of detail, using various techniques, while conforming to team standards 
• Interpret and express the needs of our users through visuals, e.g. mock-ups and user journeys 
• Assist in drafting user and training documentation 

Testing 

• Defining the test approach 
• Extracting test requirements and creating test scenarios 
• Execute manual front-end and webservice testing that may be required – which includes system, integration, regression, functional and end-to-end testing as well as exploratory testing  
• Managing and maintaining the regression test suits 
• Collaborate closely with developers, identifying, logging, prioritizing and verifying defects in a defect tracking system. 

Project management and implementation 

• Plan and manage individual projects, whilst coordinating stakeholders and timelines. 
• Support and drive the implementation 

Teamwork and ownership 

• Serve as the conduit between the customer community and the software support team 
• Collaborate with consultants and subject matter experts to establish the technical vision and analyse trade-offs between usability and performance needs 
• Support and Collaborate with team to achieve good outcomes. 

Skills & Competencies

• 2 years’ experience in a business analysis or system analysis role 
• Experience in financial services sector would be advantageous 
• Flexcube experience would be advantageous 
• Experience in the use of business analysis frameworks and methodologies 
• Experience preparing and executing functional test scripts 

Qualification

• Relevant tertiary qualification (e.g. Information Systems, Software Development, Systems/Data Analysis, BComm, B Bus Science) with strong academic performance preferred 

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Job Description

The IT Infrastructure department is responsible for the provisioning, management, and maintenance of Allan Gray’s core technology infrastructure and services. As the infrastructure project manager, you will be the driving force behind the success of every key project within IT Infrastructure department, ensuring projects are completed timeously and within budget. If you are passionate about working with the latest tech and delivering the best technology services to the business, this role is for you.

Responsibilities

• Setting project goals and developing plans to meet those goals
• Maintaining project timeframes, budgeting estimates and status reports for distribution to management
• Managing resources for projects such as vendors and employees
• Coordinating project team members and developing schedules and individual responsibilities
• Implementing IT infrastructure strategies that deliver projects on schedule and within budget
• Using project management tools to track project performance and schedule adherence
• Conducting risk assessments for projects
• Organizing meetings to discuss project goals and progress

Skills & Competencies

• Advanced IT skills and in-depth knowledge of different operating systems, network administration and service desk administration. AWS or Azure Cloud skills or qualifications would be highly advantageous
• Project management and leadership skills for managing projects and the teams involved with them
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to coordinate with team members and management and explain technical issues
• Analytical and problem-solving skills to handle any issues that occur during project completion
• Organization and time management skills to keep projects on track and within budget
• Excellent resource planning and task scheduling skills
• Result-orientated mindset
• Excellent attention to detail

Experience

• At least 10 years’ experience leading major IT projects

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or related field
• Project Management diploma, PMBOK or related discipline is a plus

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Job Responsibilities

Main Responsibilities 

• Mitigate quality risks by understanding business requirements and defining appropriate test approach 
• Estimate test effort, extract test conditions, define test scenarios & identify test data 
• Perform manual front-end testing of applications which includes functional, regression, integration and end-to-end testing. 
• Collaborate closely with business analysts and developers, identifying, logging, retesting and verifying defects in a defect tracking system. 
• Get involved in IT release activities which may involve testing and availability on some weekends when releases go live. 

Production Support 

• Assist in production support issues and queries 
• Communicate progress, status and resolution to all relevant parties with a sufficient level of detail and explanation 
• Determine the importance and priority of problems and requests raised 
• Ensure that professionalism is maintained in all verbal interactions and written communications 
• Follow the prescribed defect management and deployment process 
• Liaise with ITOps and other Domains for support to resolve or assist with fixes 
• Handle and action adhoc requests for data updates and data extracts 
• Continuous improvement initiatives specifically with regard to quality and performance 

Due to the change nature of the environment 

• Candidate should be comfortable with a fair amount of unpredictability in daily tasks  
• Display confidence to resolve issues and overcome obstacles, comfortably engaging with others to assimilate information 

Skills / Competencies and Expertise

Skills  

• Strong analytical skills and problem solving skills 
• Pro-active and driven to implement efficiencies 
• Ability to deal with senior stakeholders 
• Ability to perform well under pressure 
• Self-motivated 
• Planning, organizational and time management skill; flexible approach to working hours 
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team 
• Good communication and coordination skills 
• Ability to accept responsibility for all tasks done 
• Flexible, energetic, trustworthy, organised, self-disciplined 
• Independent thinker 
• Attention to detail 
• Comfortable with change 

Advantageous 

• Beginner SQL skills 
• Exposure to Agile methodologies (e.g. SCRUM)  
• Understands how applications are constructed 
• You know how to structure tests and to test interfaces and integrated systems 
• You are passionate about great software 

Qualification

• Relevant tertiary qualification (e.g. BComm, B Bus Science, preference to Accounting, Mathematics, Economics and Statistics) with strong academic performance 4 years related experience  

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Job Responsibilities

Run the domain

• Build and maintain business stakeholder relationships and be a strong team player within institutional business. 
• Liaise with domain stakeholders to determine priorities and effective solutions to meet business requirements.
• Manage business expectations and proactively mitigate any risks of production releases.
• Collaborate with domain tech leads, architect, Scrum master, test manager and IT Ops manager too ensure alignment on objectives and resource allocation.
• Coordinate the work of domain level teams and ensure domain members work together as a team.
• Drive implementation of key initiatives and ensure measurable outcomes are achieved.
• Manage competing priorities for the domain and delivery items.
• Ensure adherence to Institutional IT governance processes.
• Identify and manage any risk introduced by changes.

Leadership

• Lead and develop Business Analysts in the domain.
• Provide guidance for direct reports on career path. 
• Ensure all direct reports have a personal development plan in place. 
• Ensure adequate Business Analyst capacity, skills, and pipeline. 
• Drive improvements in domain team engagement. 
• Build up the team's diversity and transformation representation through new hires, mentorship, and specific development focus of existing people in the team
• Contribute toward IT talent management process.
• Assist in leading, managing, and coaching existing and new staff in the domain.

Decision making

• Implement Institutional IT strategic objectives and contribute towards strategic thinking items.
• Make day to day judgement calls on domain level matters (in conjunction with tech leads, SCRUM master).
• Determine backlog priority and roadmap for development.  
• Engage with other domain owners to ensure end to end solutions are implemented.
• Ensure items delivered in the domain are aligned with the tech direction/roadmap.
• Provide input into overall IT objectives and governance.

Personal development

• Take initiative to further develop own leadership and other skills.
• Demonstrate the behaviours consistent with Allan Gray values.

Skills / Competencies / Expertise
Skills

• Strong people management skills (instill respect; care for team; respect for individuals; listening skills; ability to serve staff; disciplined).
• Interpersonal skills to build and maintain strong working relationships with relevant stakeholders internally and externally.
• Ability to build effective teams, to gain commitment and to manage team performance.
• Good time management skills, ability to manage heavy workload and multiple tasks.
• Good planning and organizational skills.
• Good communication and ability to work in a team.
• Attention to detail and excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Very disciplined and methodical working style.
• Determined and persistent.
• Conscientiousness.
• Drive own development to become a better manager and leader
• Proactive, “can-do” and engaged attitude that inspires others to do great work
• Ability to accept responsibility for all tasks done.
• Require a good understanding of 
• Asset Management Business. 
• System Development Life Cycle / SCRUM methodology.
• Release Processes and IT environments.

Experience and qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualification (e.g., BCom, B Bus Science degree) with strong academic performance.
• Sound understanding of asset management processes.
• A minimum of six years’ experience in IT (preferably in asset management).
• Leadership or people management training or experience would be an advantage. 

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We are looking for a someone to:

• Lead people.
• Manage the planning, preparation, and execution of testing activities within the each test level.
• Provide sound guidance and mentorship and contribute to the implementation of effective QA processes.

Job Responsibilities

• Contribute to the implementation of the test strategy, test processes and procedures
• Collaborate with teams to implement QA best practices across domains
• Advocate for quality conscious behaviour and ensure adherence across domains
• Actively drive implementation of test improvement initiatives across the floor
• Actively drive optimisation of manual and automated test coverage
• Actively drive resolutions for complex testing issues and challenges
• Manage the planning, preparation, and execution of test activities / initiatives
• Monitor test progress and take corrective action where required
• Escalate risks and issues to the Test Manager and/or other relevant parties
• Mentor, manage and coach Test Analysts
• Participate in recruitment and on-boarding of Test Analysts

Requirements

• Minimum of 7+ years software testing experience
• Mentorship and leadership of Test Teams
• Implementation and improvement of QA processes
• Extensive technical (manual and or automated) test experience

Key Competencies

• Lead by example and for others
• Strong influence across teams and disciplines
• Excellent communication and co-ordination skills
• Resilient and able to perform under pressure
• Able to share knowledge and leverage knowledge of others
• Able to build positive team morale and foster team engagement
• Able to nurture and develop team members
• Respond well to suggestions from others
• Self-motivated
• Learning mindset
• Independent thinker