Standard Bank Group is a leading Africa-focused financial services group, and an innovative player on the global stage, that offers a variety of career-enhancing opportunities – plus the chance to work alongside some of the sector’s most talented, motivated professionals. Our clients range from individuals, to businesses of all sizes, high net worth families and large multinational corporates and institutions. We’re passionate about creating growth in Africa. Bringing true, meaningful value to our clients and the communities we serve and creating a real sense of purpose for you.

• Design, develop, and deliver secure Cloud-based solutions for the Bank using built-for-cloud strategies. Ensure services on Cloud Infrastructure are reliable, secure, and perform efficiently. Continually improve the delivery of Cloud-based solutions, challenge the status quo, and reduce technical debt. Contribute to enhancing day-to-day operations of Cloud Infrastructure whilst maintaining best practices in security and lean methodologies.
• Build, design, deploy, maintain, and lead the implementation of Cloud solutions across multiple public cloud offerings, e.g. AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure
• Participate in technology evaluation and reengineering teams to support strategy-definition and continuous process improvement activities
• Help implement the technology direction, vision, and strategy to enable Cloud technology adoption
• Implement and refine cloud future state architectures and roadmaps including architecture standards, guidelines, and industry best practices.
• Act as project lead around further software defined services and offerings
• Develop, enhance, and maintain automation of cloud enablement tools
• Recognize and resolve all business issues and impact
• Assess urgency of issues and facilitate follow-up and resolution accordingly including service quality initiatives to support a “five nines” product availability environment

Qualification

Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology/Systems or related field
Certification/Active Membership of a professional organization would be an added advantage
Cloud Administrator certification 

Knowledge

• Extensive knowledge of Linux based systems including Hardware, software, networking and storage
• Technical knowledge of infrastructure components such as Network, Storage, Linux/Windows, Application knowledge of Java, .Net, and IT security.
• Knowledge with configuring software defined networking and security configurations, including security groups and ACLs
• Knowledge with DevOps procedures and processes and with working in an Agile environment
• Knowledge with troubleshooting very complex distributed environments pertaining to connectivity and application performance and monitoring tools and offering high-level strategic planning and advice to an entity that will allow for the successful adoption or migration of Cloud-based technologies or services

Behavioural Competencies:

• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Articulating Information
• Developing Expertise
• Establishing Rapport
• Exploring Possibilities
• Following Procedures
• Interacting with People
• Meeting Timescales
• Producing Output
• Team Working
• Understanding People
• Upholding Standards

Technical Competencies:

• Application Knowledge for Support
• Documenting
• IT Knowledge
• IT Systems
• Service Level Management
• Technical Analysis
• Trouble Shooting
• Written Communication