A large financial Service Company based in Johannesburg seeks an Analyst Programmer/Designer ll with:

Minimum Requirements

• Matric
• Advanced Diploma in IT
• Bachelor of Science: Information Technology
• 7-10 years’ experience in programming
• 3 years’ experience in design
• Technical Analysis
• Hogan CIS knowledge
• Software Development (COBOL, CICS, Ab Initio, UNIX Shell Scripting, C#, JCL, JAVA, etc.)
• Relational Databases
• Communication and Presentation skills

Role Purpose:

To translate macro design into detailed micro designs which will realise the business solution in their relevant areas of focus. Translate and communicate the required changes to the programmer community. Develop critical component parts.

Responsibilities:

• Analyse, advice and where necessary create technical design relevant to their domain and/or advice across product area.
• Provide advice across business units on technological integration opportunities.
• Implement learning’s from post-mortem meetings.
• Deliver work products according to the agreed time lines and within agreed budget.
• Liaise with impacted teams through meetings.
• Consult with other domain players.
• Escalate non-compliance to relevant stakeholders.
• Provide consulting on specific technologies to Architecture.
• Establish and maintain relationships with peers in other domains.
• Recommend and publish technical solutions.
• Interpret the business requirements in order to create technical specifications within own product area with an in-depth understanding of impacts across other Product areas (within project environment).
• Ensure technological integration across applications.
• Delivered systems, products and/or projects which contributed to improved client service.
• See to successful signoff of the test pack on the applicable platforms.
• Review required document(s).
• Analyse level of impact and risk on project and stakeholders.
• Deliver impact analysis artefact including effort estimation and time lines.
• Assign level of impact and risk.
• Review analysis of less complex projects.
• Consider industry trends in technical design areas.
• Deliver optimal solutions within the capability of the technology across multiple domains.
• Participate in building of the current technology landscape.
• Consult on problem solving when requested.
• Provide guidance on the feasibility of proposed technical solutions and suggest alternatives.
• Facilitate technical design sessions and approve component specifications across product domain areas.
• Participate in analyst forums.
• Attend design forums and participate in proof of concepts.
• Advise management on the technical readiness, risk and impact of the proposed implementation to production at all levels of complexity
• Support the achievement of the business strategy, objectives and values by reviewing Company and Business Unit Plan and ensure delivered systems, process, services and solutions are aligned.
• 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.
• Obtain buy-in for developing new and/or enhanced processes (e.g. operational processes) that will improve the functioning of stakeholders’ businesses by highlighting benefits in support of the implementation of recommendations.
• Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participate in Company Culture building initiatives (e.g… Staff Surveys etc.).
• Participate and support corporate social responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy (e.g… Green Strategy).
• Seek opportunities to improve business processes and systems by identifying and recommending effective ways to operate and adding value to Company.

Technical Knowledge

• Banking knowledge
• Business Acumen
• Business principles
• Business terms and definitions
• Communication Strategies
• Governance, Risk and Controls
• Industry trends
• Microsoft Office
• Principles of project management
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Relevant software and systems knowledge
• Research methodology
• Decision-making process
• Business writing skills
• Cluster Specific Operational Knowledge
• Service orientated Architecture (SOA)
• Knowledge across multiple technologies
• Single Operating system
• IT Architecture
• Modelling (ARIS /UML)
• Joint application development
• Testing principles and processes
• Relevant development tools
• Systems application Design
• Information Technology concepts
• Banking procedures Technical
• Relevant design tools
• Systems integration

For more information please contact Rorisang 011 234 7680, alternatively email your updated CV to Rorisang@esmartgroup.co.za

If you do not receive a response within 2 weeks please consider your application declined.

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