To provide guidance and advice related to the integration of solutions across technologies; ensuring all outputs are in compliance with current governance and legislation and provide IT leadership based on IT and business acumen.Software Stack Skills RequiredOpenShift:OpenShift Container Platform: For container orchestration and management.Streams for Apache Kafka: Use the Streams for Apache Kafka operator to deploy and manage Kafka clusters on OpenShift.Kafka:Apache Kafka: For distributed messaging and real-time data streaming.Kafka Connect: To integrate Kafka with various data sources and sinks.Kafka Streams: For stream processing within Kafka.Java:JDK (Java Development Kit): Preferably JDK 17 or later for development.Spring Boot: For building microservices and RESTful APIs.Kafka Clients: Java clients for producing and consuming messages from Kafka.C#: (Optional).NET Core/ASP.NET Core: For building cross-platform applications and services.SQL Database:PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Microsoft SQL Server: A powerful, open-source relational database system.DB2: The system will still use DB2. Any popular open or closed source relational database will be suitable as a skill.Observability Framework:Prometheus: For monitoring and alerting, especially in Kubernetes environments.Grafana: For visualizing metrics collected by Prometheus.OpenTelemetry: For collecting logs, metrics, and traces from your applications.Jaeger: For distributed tracing to monitor and troubleshoot transactions in complex microservices environments.Fluentd: For log collection and aggregation.DevOps and CI/CD:Jenkins or GitLab CI/CD: For continuous integration and deployment pipelines.Helm: For managing Kubernetes applications.This comprehensive stack ensures seamless integration of container orchestration, real-time data streaming, application development, robust data management, and observability.Job ResponsibilitiesConsult and provide advice on the use of multiple technologies. Address the needs of the bank by deploying, supporting, and configuring multiple technologies.Develop solutions using knowledge of the technologies.Ensure ongoing availability within the SLA requirements.Ensure maximum exploitation of the multiple technology features across multiple business initiatives.Identify further opportunities for use of the technologies.Contribute to a culture of transformation by participating in Nedbank culture building initiatives, business strategy, and CSI.Stay abreast of developments in the field of expertise, ensuring personal and professional growth.Understand and embrace the Nedbank vision and values, leading by example.Seek opportunities to improve business processes, models, and systems.Participate in Research and Development related to specific technologies.Ensure alignment with emerging technologies, and impact on Nedbank technologies and legislative requirements.Provide problem-solving in high impact incidents.Present to stakeholders on any impact or change to multiple technologies.Engage with vendors related to multiple technologies.Meet bank's needs by presenting on the exploitation of the technologies.Become a trusted consultant by providing trustworthy information and acknowledging if advice cannot be provided.Expand IP beyond own technology specialty.Break down components of end-to-end design and define logical units of work.Raise unallocated or missing components of design with project lead. Validate the individual design components and integrate these into end-to-end design.Ensure test strategy covers full end-to-end design.Provide integration solutions and validate the technical component design.Review and approve component designs.Consult on the resolution of high impact problem solving. Participate in Severities (Sev's) and provide expert guidance and solutions on technical problems.Provide the application flow.Document and maintain the end-to-end design.Build end-to-end design and release to stakeholders.Ensure alignment to IT strategy to architecture roadmaps.Upskill all stakeholders. Lead end-to-end design on project.Ensure awareness of Group Technology initiatives and standards. Support the achievement of the business strategy, objectives, and values.Enable skilling and required corrective action to take place by sharing knowledge and industry trends with team.Obtain buy-in for developing new and/or enhanced processes to improve stakeholders' businesses.Essential Qualifications - NQF LevelAdvanced Diplomas/National 1st DegreesEssential CertificationsAccredited where formal expert certification on technology is available (JMP or MMP or equivalent)Minimum Experience Level10-15 years experience in an IT environment across infrastructures, of which at least 2 years in a senior role from feeder areas.Technical / Professional KnowledgeBanking knowledgeBusiness AcumenBusiness writingPrinciples of financial managementPrinciples of project managementRelevant regulatory knowledgeRelevant software and systems knowledgeRisk management process and frameworksCluster Specific Operational KnowledgeSystem Development Life cycle (SDLC)Role relevant related technologiesService oriented Architecture (SOA)Knowledge across multiple technologiesIT Risk and security principlesUsability and GUI techniquesMultiple operating systemsSystems Analysis and designEarning TrustCommunicationDecision MakingInitiating ActionWork StandardsTechnical/Professional Knowledge and Skills
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