Latest Jobs at Telesure Investment Holdings (TIH)

Introduction

• The Junior Developer contributes to the organisational goals by creating and maintaining quality software systems.

Specification

• Create & Optimize communication channels using the latest available technologies
• Monitor & Optimize speed of response
• Create standards and best practices for the API interfaces
• Monitor endpoints
• Ensure adherence to security and regulatory requirements
• To analyse and clarify pre-defined software requirements and / or technical designs to ensure comprehensive understanding of business need
• To provide suitable solutions based on the business need, developed within the architecture framework
• Accountability for development
• Training intervention attendance
• Application of training, initiatives and process changes
• Taking career development and performance management seriously (look for ways to improve competence / results
• Setting of own goals and working towards them. Continuous and constant improvement
• Effectively build and maintain mutually beneficial business relationships
• Proactively analysis of business conducted monthly - considering feedback received, trends analysed and action plan put in place to test minor, improve, innovate systems, processes and communication. Plan maintained and managed with feedback loops & results recorded
• Finding new ways of generating efficiencies and effectiveness across business / department
• Applying specialist and detailed technical expertise
• Uses technology to achieve work objectives
• Develops job knowledge and expertise (theoretical and practical) through continual professional development
• Demonstrates an understanding of different Telesure departments and functions
• Analyses numerical data and all other sources of information, to break them into component parts, patterns and relationships
• Probes for further information or greater understanding of a problem
• Makes rational judgements from the available information and analysis
• Demonstrates an understanding of how one issue may be a part of a much larger system
• Rapidly learns new tasks and commits information to memory quickly
• Demonstrates an immediate understanding of newly presented information
• Gathers comprehensive information to support decision making
• Encourages an organisational learning approach (learns from successes and failures and seeks feedback)
• Focusing on customer needs and satisfaction as per the TIH Service Way

Requirements
Level Of Education

• Degree / SAQA Accredited Equivalent (Essential)

Desirable

• A recognized software development certification / degree / 3 year diploma

Essential
Experience:

• 2-3 years experience, preferably in RPG, alternatively PHP, Cobol

Desirable

• Previous experience within a financial services environment.

Knowledge Requirements

• Comprehensive understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle
• Understanding of System Design principles and frameworks

Skills

• Logical thinking
• Problem Solving
• Time management
• Attention to detail
• Innovative

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Introduction

• The Senior Developer contributes to the organisational goals through managed ownership and development and/or design of solutions architecture frameworks/roadmaps, enhances operational productivity through guidance/training, owning the governance and standards, making sure Operational delivery streams deliver responsive and cost effective solutions that enables business’s needs.

Specification

• Responsible for complete solutions design, analysis and facilitate implementation roadmaps in conjunction with relevant internal stakeholders in order to ensure seamless delivery
• On a continuous basis conduct a risk / impact analysis on current or proposed technologies and capabilities to mitigate risk and ensure stability and continuity
• To proactively work alongside TTS Internal and / or Business stakeholders in order to identify technology solutions and capabilities which meet and improve operational and business requirements
• To ensure efficient documentation and governance of architecture landscape
• To ensure effective handover and understanding of designs and frameworks to project delivery and production support operations on an on-going basis
• To proactively research and identify relevant technology and system design patterns to optimally address enterprise requirements and ensure continuous improvement
• Provide specialised support and guidance to relevant internal stakeholders on system(s) and / or processes during change design and planning and acts as a subject matter experts that supports operational team
• Drives short & long term architecture strategy and roadmaps for the overall IT project portfolio for key segments and solution domains (short term insurance, life insurance and insurance related products)
• Participates in proof of concepts to assist in defining technology direction and enabling business and IT strategy
• Communicates and validates program architecture with infrastructure team, software development team, project management team, and IT management team to ensure effective participation in the project management lifecycle
• Establish successful working relationships with all relevant internal and external stakeholders
• Close collaboration with IT Senior management
• Deliver the Telesure Service Way through personal effort and through others
• Deliver on Treating Customers Fairly principles in alignment with regulatory requirements
• Own and drive the process of impact assessments for all and any change requests and or new projects
• Work closely with the head of IT Security to ensure alignment of Infrastructure, applications, capabilities and IT Security
• To support the operational teams with the planning of new Infrastructure initiatives on an on-going basis which will include IT Infrastructure architectural planning, design and rollout
• To work alongside the TTS Project Management team to assist with the build and the deployment of Infrastructure according to the design on an on-going basis
• To proactively work alongside the TTS Monitoring team and identify whether the deployed Infrastructure operates and meets with the original design parameters once implemented and address any possibly capacity constraints thereafter on an on-going basis
• To mitigate Infrastructure risks (single points of failure, capacity constraints, security, etc.) and maintain the improvement list within Telesure’s current and newly implemented Infrastructure and propose solutions on an on-going basis
• To work alongside the TTS Software development team so as to proactively identify hardware and network requirements for Telesure Business initiatives on an on-going basis
• To provide support to the Enterprise Project Office by identifying infrastructure or process related improvements to ensure that new solutions are proposed and is effectively implemented as well as assist with the development and definition of business cases on an ad-hoc basis

Essential Competency Requirements
Applying Expertise and Technology:

• Applying specialist and detailed technical expertise
• Uses technology to achieve work objectives
• Develops job knowledge and expertise (theoretical and practical) through continual professional development
• Demonstrates an understanding of different Telesure departments and functions.

Learning And Researching

• Rapidly learns new tasks and commits information to memory quickly
• Demonstrates an immediate understanding of newly presented information
• Gathers comprehensive information to support decision making
• Encourages an organisational learning approach (learns from successes and failures and seeks feedback)

Deciding And Initiating Action

• Takes responsibility for actions, projects and / or people
• Initiates and generates activity and introduces changes into work processes
• Makes quick, clear decisions which may include tough choices or considered risks
• Applies sound judgement
• Comparing data from different sources to draw conclusions, using effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions.

Writing And Reporting

• Writes convincingly
• Writes clearly, succinctly and correctly
• Avoids the unnecessary use of jargon or complicated language
• Writes in a well-structured and logical way
• Structures information to meet the needs and understanding of the intended audience
• Analysing: Information Processing / Analysing / Problem Solving:
• Analyses numerical data and all other sources of information, to break them into component parts, patterns and relationships
• Probes for further information or greater understanding of a problem
• Makes rational judgements from the available information and analysis
• Demonstrates an understanding of how one issue may be a part of a much larger system

Formulating Strategies And Concepts

• Works strategically to realise Telesure’s goals
• Sets and develops strategies
• Identifies, develops positive and compelling visions of Telesure’s future potential

Effectively Communicating And Operationalising Telesure’s Vision Takes Account Of a Wide Range Of Issues Across, And Related To, The Organization Creating And Innovating - Innovative / Entrepreneurial Thinking

• Identifies business opportunities for Telesure
• Produces new ideas, approaches or insights
• Creates innovative products or designs
• Produces a range of solutions to problems
• Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations - Customer Orientation / Telesure Service Way:
• Focusing on customer needs and satisfaction as per the Telesure Service Way.
• Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations - Results Focus / Driving for Results:
• Sets high standards for quality and quantity
• Monitors and maintains quality and productivity
• Consistently achieves project goals
• Works in a systematic, methodical and orderly way

Requirements
Desirable Competency Requirements:
Adapting & Responding To Change

• Adapts to changing circumstances
• Tolerates ambiguity (uncertainty / complexity)
• Accepts new ideas and change initiatives
• Adapts interpersonal style to suit different people and / or situations

Shows An Interest In New Experiences

• Adhering to Principles and Values - Cultural Interpersonal Effectiveness:
• Relates well to people in a diverse environment
• Promotes and defends equal opportunities
• Builds diverse teams
• Encourages organisational and individual responsibility towards the community and the environment
• Adhering to Principles and Values - Upholds ethics and values; Demonstrates integrity

Achieving Personal Work Goals And Objectives

• Accepts and tackles demanding goals with enthusiasm
• Works hard and puts in longer hours when it is necessary
• Seeks progression to roles of increased responsibility and influence
• Identifies own development needs and makes use of developmental or training opportunities

Level Of Education
Knowledge and Experience Requirements:
Essential

• Recognized degree / diploma / certification
• Grade 12 (Standard 10) with University Entrance (NQF4) (SAQA)

Desirable

• Certification in a IT industry standard framework like TOGAF, ITIL
• Project management certification (PMBOK / Prince2)

Essential
Experience:

• 6+ Develop the most complex existing and new applications by analyzing and identifying areas for modification and improvement. Develop new applications to meet customer requirements.
• 6+ years exposure to application development principles and support
• 2 years exposure to ITIL disciplines
• 2 year exposure to IT security disciplines
• Ability to write architectural design documents or review design documents provided by others.
• Knowledge and understanding of industry trends and new technologies and ability to apply trends to architectural needs.
• RabbitMQ (essential)
• Redis
• DevOps
• Angular
• .Net Core
• Entity Framework Core

Desirable

• If the above mentioned was within the Financial Services Industry

Knowledge Of

• ITIL disciplines (incident, change, capacity, demand, business continuity management etc)
• Understanding and knowledge of the alignment of IT and Business processes, goals and objectives
• Strong ability to communicate well in English orally and in writing.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, evolving environment and appropriately prioritize tasks, and keep abreast of the latest technology

Skills

• Negotiation and conflict management
• Communication skills (business and technological)
• Logical reasoning
• Decision making
• Adaptable / flexible
• Analytical
• Project Management skills
• Solution orientated
• Attention to detail
• Deadline driven
• Creative and conceptualising
• Innovative
• Takes ownership and accountability for work results
• Time management
• Service orientated
• Professionalism
• Team player
• Business acumen
• Interpersonal skills
• SAQA Accredited Equivalent - It is the onus of the applicant to provide TIH and ts subsidiaries with certified evidence that their qualification(s) meet the

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Introduction
The RPG Developer contributes to the organisational goals by creating and maintaining quality software systems.

• Deliver the Telesure Service Way through personal effort and through others.
• Deliver on Treating Customers Fairly principles in alignment wth regulatory requirements.

Specification
Software Development

• To ensure that the Software Development Lifecycle is adhered to at all times.
• To take responsibility for the effort estimation, execution, testing, deployment and documentation of software.
• To ensure that quality software is delivered in alignment with software standards and in accordance with a pre-defined requirement and/or technical design.
• Ensuring current and ad-hoc work is carried out in a productive, timely and efficient manner.

Analysis And Solutioning

• To analyze and clarify pre-defined software requirements and/or technical designs to ensure comprehensive understanding of business need.
• To provide suitable solutions based on the business need, developed within the architecture framework.

Level Of Education
Requirements
Essential

• Matric / Grade 12/ SAQA Accredited Equivalent
• SAQA Accredited Equivalent - It is the onus of the applicant to provide TIH and its subsidiaries with certified evidence that their qualification(s) meet the equivalent NQF level required for this role at time of application.
• Relevant recognized diploma in RPG development experience will be a distinct advantage.
• Must have problem solving and analytical thinking ability.

Desirable

• A recognized software development certification / degree / diploma.

Essential
Experience:

• At least 1 year experience using the relevant programming language or technologies.
• 1 year RPG Development experience (minimum)

Desirable

• Previous experience within a financial services environment.

Knowledge Requirements

• Comprehensive understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle.
• Understanding of System Design principles and frameworks.

Skills

• Communication (written and verbal)
• Analysis
• Logical Reasoning
• Decision Making
• Adaptability and/or flexibility
• Development skills in preferred technologies and frameworks (IBM iSeries / Microsoft .Net etc.)