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• Are you an experienced Business Process Analyst looking for an exciting 12 month contract opportunity? Join a leading bank's IT department to drive business process excellence and support key initiatives.

Requirements
Educational Background:

• B Degree or equivalent (e.g., BTech/BSc/BCom in Informatics, Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or Operations Research).
• Diploma in Business Analysis

Experience

• Minimum 8 years’ experience in business analysis.
• Proven expertise in business process mapping, modelling, analysis, and re-engineering.
• Advanced knowledge of Business Process Management (BPM) domain.
• Experience with BPM maturity definition, assessment, and development.
• Knowledge, experience, or qualifications in Financial Markets advantageous

Responsibilities

• Identifying and engaging with stakeholders impacted by initiatives or business needs.
• Planning and executing comprehensive business analysis activities.
• Conducting detailed workflow analyses and consulting with business units to understand objectives, drivers, and structures.
• Eliciting, analyzing, documenting, and validating requirements for process or system changes.
• Investigating issues, proposing solutions, and analyzing feasibility.
• Collaborating with technical teams to document system specifications, monitor implementation, and ensure alignment with requirements.
• Managing quality, change specifications, and participating in user acceptance testing (UAT) to validate solutions meet business needs

Key Deliverables

• Develop and execute a Business Analysis Work Plan.
• Create detailed Business Process Documentation using BPMN in ADOIT for core, support, and management processes.
• Produce:
• Business Process Technology Documentation.
• Change Request Documents (where applicable).
• BPM Maturity Assessment Reports, Development Strategies, and Capability Proposals.
• Prepare training materials and ensure effective knowledge transfer.

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• Managed Talent Solution's client, a division within Datacentrix is looking for Project Coordinators for a 12-month contract with a 3 years’ experience in projects related to demand planning, 3PL and inventory management.

Requirements: 

• Degree Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
• Experience in project coordination, inventory management, demand planning, and logistics.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or similar certification is a plus.

Responsibilities:

• Project Management: Assist in the development of project management documents such as project budgets, schedules, scope statements, and plans.
• Inventory Management: Oversee inventory levels, manage stock control, and ensure accurate inventory records.
• Demand Planning: Analyze demand forecasts, coordinate with sales and production teams to align supply with demand, and adjust plans as necessary.
• 3PL Coordination: Manage relationships with third-party logistics providers, ensure timely and cost-effective delivery of goods, and resolve any logistics issues.
• Administrative Tasks: Handle administrative duties such as managing invoices, purchase orders, and inventory reports.
• Stakeholder Communication: Act as a liaison between the project team, clients, and vendors, ensuring clear and consistent communication.
• Resource Allocation: Coordinate the allocation of project resources to ensure the team has what they need at the right time.
• Performance Monitoring: Track project progress, monitor team performance, and provide updates to stakeholders.

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• Datacentrix Cape Town is looking for a Technical Team lead to be based at our client site in Stellenbosch 
• The successful candidate will be responsible for providing Senior Enterprise Server support to the clients. Software support services i.e., Microsoft Windows Server, VMware, Veeam, Microsoft Exchange, and Hyper V. The individual will also be responsible for troubleshooting hardware issues across platforms HPE ,Dell, Lenovo, Huawei, IBM etc. platforms. A strong cross skill will be advantageous.

Qualifications

• Matric / Grade 12 and relevant IT qualification 
• 10 + years’ experience supporting datacentre software
• Microsoft MCSA 2016 or Equivalent
• Extensive experience supporting Microsoft Exchange 2010 or higher.
• ITIL v2 Foundation
• Extensive experience supporting Active Directory and Hyper V
• Extensive experience supporting multi-Vendor Hardware platforms

Role Description 

• Escalation Management:
• Assist with escalations from 1st and 2nd line support engineers.
• Provide 2nd to 3rd line datacentre, network, and security support.
• Where needed, escalate to 3rd line timeously to maintain SLA commitments, ensuring to retain ownership of the ticket.
• Manage and drive to resolution escalated incidents, problems, and requests.
• Professionally respond to and resolve / fulfil all incidents and service requests assigned.
• Problem solving:
• Remediate technical issues identified by audit risk findings and monthly reporting.
• Analyse and solve common and complex problems through reasoning, troubleshooting and innovative thinking.
• Professionally respond to and resolve / fulfil all incidents and service requests assigned.
• Root Cause Analysis and Problem Management
• Provides advanced-level of desk side support for desktop-related technical issues.
• Coordinate and perform in-depth tests, including end-user reviews, for modified and new systems.
• Service Improvement
• Identify opportunities to innovate, extend and enhance service delivery.
• Improve existing processes through solutions to recurring problems and enhancements to existing solutions or documentation.
• Tracks and monitors service levels and implements action plans to improve.
• Proactive follow-up on escalated issues
• Participate, lead, and initiate various projects to continually improve the customer environment.
• Proactive analysis of the customer environment to identify risks, opportunity for improvement and value which can be derived.

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• A Programme Manager on a 12-month contract.  Must have 10 years plus IT/IM/IS Project Management experience with a successful project management track record in full life cycle information technology implementation on IT Infrastructure Projects, with proven record of execution to time and budget.

Requirements:

• Degree or equivalent
• Post graduate qualification preferred
• PMP preferred
• 10 years plus in IT/IM/IS Project Management experience with a successful project management track record in full life cycle information technology implementation projects, with proven record of execution to time and budget.
• 5 years’ experience in portfolio, program management experience
• Experience in delivering Infrastructure (Networking, Server, Connectivity) Programs/projects
• Knowledge and understanding of standard project management tools (for example, Microsoft Project, Clarizen or Wrikes).

Overall responsibilities for the Programme Manager:

• The Programme Manager will take ownership for identifying, prioritizing, and coordinating project and program resources engaged with all initiatives within infrastructure delivery.
• The Programme Manager is a primary resource to the project/program-related steering committees, and the senior leadership assigned to oversee the projects.
• The Programme Manager will also be responsible for portfolio management engagement and reporting on the state and performance of initiatives within the selected portfolio areas.
• This role assumes the overarching responsibility for supporting organizational and IT leadership in their efforts at overseeing, managing and leveraging the entire life cycle of IT investments and initiatives to optimally achieve enterprise goals and objectives.

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• Datacentrix is looking for Network Security Engineer in Cape Town to provides day-to-day support for firewall engineering and operation tasks. Required certifications: Palo Alto: PCCSE/PCNSE and or Firewall: NSE4 and above.

Critical Requirements - Skills, Experience & Qualifications:

• Matric or Grade 12 
• Tertiary IT Qualification. CCNA or equivalent, Fortigate or equivalent 
• At least 5+ years’ experience delivering Network Security Services in a customer environment.
• Excellent Communication and Interpersonal skills.

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• Datacentrix is looking for X3 Pre-Sales Specialist with HPE product knowledge experience. The Pre-Sales Specialist will required to drive end-to end BU revenue, profitability, and pipeline by implementing joint business plans and data-driven sales efforts with the sales team.

Qualifications and Key Requirements

• Matric plus HPE Certification
• Coordinates activities with the sales team, leveraging vendor specialists when needed, including sales cadence, education, marketing, executive briefings, proactive forecasting, business planning, and client engagements.
• Drives marketing strategy through the customer.
• Leverages a solid knowledge of customers' technical environment and a thorough knowledge of company products and solutions to translate the functional view into a technical view and design end-to-end solution architectures aligned to the business needs of the customer, within the specified scope and budget.
• Proactively works with the account team to provide solution advice, proposals, presentations, and other customer messaging.
• Collaborates with internal and external vendors to successfully deliver an effective solution to the customer.

Responsibilities:

• Working alongside the account and specialist teams your role is to help drive the sales effort with your product
• and technical knowledge. At a territory level help the team to understand the available internal data (Install base, Capacity Reports) in an effort to drive future pipeline. At this pipeline stage you can support the internal teams by evangelising the Enterprise portfolio of products and leveraging your technical knowledge to solve a variety of business issues across the customer base. Then, as opportunities develop you then act as a trusted technical advisor to the customers and partners to resolve their business problems.
• As a member of the overall sales team you should exercise your independent judgment within defined practices and procedures to determine appropriate actions within an engagement or campaign.
• You will be responsible for architecting solutions and, where appropriate, engaging with other vendor stakeholders to ensure that end-to-end solutions that will achieve customer business outcomes can be delivered by leveraging standard solution designs within their focus domain and across the entire company portfolio (hardware, software, services, and everything as a service) in combination with all necessary third party components (e.g. software and integration). Develops and articulates compelling, accurate, and relevant proposals and ensures customer's business and technical requirements are met. Leverages deep knowledge of vendor products and services by identifying the right solution based on vendor competencies and go-to market strengths.
• Manages a solution domain consisting of a single or small group of related solutions aligned with the corporate strategy.

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• Datacentrix is looking for PreSales Specialists professional to supports the sales team by providing technical expertise and guidance throughout the sales process. The PreSales Specialist will be required to analyse customer requirements, deliver product demonstrations, and design tailored solutions to meet client needs. By collaborating with both sales and product teams, they help ensure customer confidence in the proposed solutions, addressing technical queries and aligning offerings with business objectives to support successful sales outcomes.

Qualifications and Experience Required:

• Matric plus related certification in the PreSales field
• Experience in enhancing the sales process by conducting thorough needs assessments, demonstrating product value, arranging POC’s and addressing technical concerns early on, which accelerates the sales cycle.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the sales team around product suitability and service delivery expectations
• Advise on bid/no bid decisions based on technical and commercial considerations
• Articulate (through written submissions and oral presentations) solutions to both technical and non-technical customers
• Support sales efforts with in-depth product and business knowledge
• Maintain a thorough knowledge of the company’s products and service offerings and methodologies
• Work with the product development teams to capture new customer requirements and develop and expand the product portfolio
• Work with the post-sales team in handing over any pre-sales efforts
• Represent the company in a professional manner and build good relationships with clients to the company’s benefit
• Producing detailed costings for customers and ensuring the contract is profitable.
• Customer Engagement – See customers regularly.
• Ensure that customers proposals are correct and of high quality, register projects effectively and early.
• Identify targets accounts and drive into them.

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• Azure Architect who specializes in Cloud and DevOps to be part of their dynamic team. As an Azure Architect, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining cloud infrastructure. Essentially you need to know what new developments/updates/functionality there are in Azure before it is made public. The ideal candidate should have over 5 years of experience in similar roles like Platform Engineer, DevOps, SRE or Backend Engineer with a strong background in DevOps and Cloud technologies, CI pipelines, ARM, Terraform, Ansible, and writing production-quality bash scripts. Proficiency in FinOps and services plans is essential. 

DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES

• Builds, runs and supports highly available platform with security first principle aligned with the company standards,
• Proactively stays up to date with new Microsoft Azure services and more optimized cost offerings,
• Creates and manages platform on the company Azure infrastructure using ARM, Terraform, Ansible,
• Implements logging & monitoring into Datadog to ensure smooth operation of the Azure platform,
• Defines & manages service-level metrics such as SLIs SLOs SLAs using Datadog logging & monitoring,
• Handles incidents & outages, restores services, and performs post-incident & root cause analysis,
• Owns FinOps & Capacity Planning to optimize spending and scalability, and review opportunities,
• Delivers continuous improvement of recipes, scripts, and templates for reproducible deployments
• Shows proficiency in secure infrastructure & networking, and data life cycle management,
• Deploys and manages Azure Container Apps, uses Azure DevOps to build CI/CD pipelines,
• Leverages strong collaborative skills to partner with development and QA teammates,
• Collaborates with teammates to resolve performance issues and infrastructure-related defects,
• Collaborates with teammates in the continuous evolution of the Track & Trace technical architecture 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years of experience working as a Platform Engineer, DevOps, SRE or Backend Engineer
• 3+ years of experience with Microsoft Azure
• 3+ years of experience working with CI pipelines (Azure DevOps, Azure)
• Proficiency with ARM, Terraform, Ansible
• Proficiency in writing production-quality bash scripts
• Proficiency with FinOps and services plans

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS and EXPERIENCE

• Azure Container Apps (ACA) experience a plus
• Experience setting up Datadog a big plus
• Hands on Experience with Terraform a plus
• Hands on experience with Ansible a plus
• Degree in computer science preferred

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• We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Project Coordinator for a 12-month contract with a key player in the financial services industry.
• In this role, you’ll support the Project Management Office (PMO) by ensuring effective coordination and compliance across all project phases.
• If you’re a strong communicator, highly organized, and a team player with a focus on quality, we want to hear from you!

Requirements

• A higher certificate (NQF5) in Project Administration or Project Management
• CAPM certification
• Agile certification
• A minimum of 8 years' experience in a project administration environment
• Experience in cost management, contract and service management
• Exposure on a complex, multi-dimensional project
• PowerPoint and presentation skills
• Proven exposure to agile project implementation 

Responsibilities 

• Documentation Management: Assist in compiling and maintaining mandatory project documents, including project charters, business cases, project plans, and change requests, ensuring compliance with PMO standards and procedures.
• Reporting and Communication: Collate and manage project information and reports, ensuring stakeholders are informed of project status. Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to maintain effective communication throughout the project lifecycle.
• Schedule Maintenance: Maintain project schedules, highlight deviations, and assist in planning adjustments to ensure adherence to timelines.
• Repository Management: Maintain internal and external project document repositories, ensuring accessibility and availability for audit purposes.
• Quality Assurance: Perform quality assurance on project artefacts to ensure compliance and accuracy.
• Meeting Coordination: Schedule meetings, consolidate materials, take minutes, and log action items for follow-up. Act as the secretariat for Steering Committee meetings.
• Risk and Issue Management: Record, update, and maintain logs for lessons learned, risks, issues, and actions to support risk management efforts.
• Project Support: Document and track project activities in the absence of the Project Manager to ensure continuity.
• Financial Coordination: Maintain financial records, track payments, liaise with vendors, and collaborate with the finance team to ensure timely processing of invoices. Conduct budget monitoring, reporting, and forecasting activities.
• Event Coordination: Organize and manage project events to ensure smooth execution and alignment with project objectives.

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• Are you a problem-solver who thrives on bridging business needs with IT solutions? We're looking for an experienced Business Analyst to join a dynamic team in the financial markets sector''
• This role is your chance to lead business optimisation initiatives, document detailed requirements, and drive innovation by aligning processes, people, and technology.
• This is a renewable fixted term contract.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (BTech/BSc/BCom in Informatics, Computer Science, Information Systems, or Computer Engineering).
• Diploma in Business Analysis
• Minimum 8 years in business analysis.
• Financial markets or investment/asset management experience is a strong advantage
• Exposure to regulatory/compliance projects is desirable
• Advanced knowledge of UML, SSADM, XML, APIs, and ISO20022 messaging standards
• Strong data governance, treasury, or capital markets systems knowledge.
• Proven ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and drive organisational change.
• Exceptional process and organisational skills.

Key Responsibilities:

• Stakeholder Engagement: Identify stakeholders impacted by initiatives or sharing common business needs.
• Business Analysis Leadership: Plan and execute business analysis activities with precision.
• Consultation & Analysis: Work closely with business and technical stakeholders to understand objectives, perform workflow analyses, and document requirements.
• Problem-Solving: Investigate business challenges, propose solutions, and validate them with stakeholders.
• Solution Design: Collaborate to document specifications for chosen solutions involving systems, processes, and people requirements.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure the delivered solutions meet business needs through rigorous testing and monitoring.
• Change Management: Manage change requests and specifications to support seamless business transitions.
• Collaborative Delivery: Work alongside architects and developers to implement solutions effectively.