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.

To perform various tasks and activities, including supporting the management and maintenance of IT systems at Standard Bank. Help ensure systems are stable, secure, and operate smoothly by monitoring, resolving issues, applying updates, and assisting with the deployment of new solutions. Collaborate with stakeholders to improve system performance and ensure high availability.

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology
• Project management experience is advantageous

Experience: 

• 5-7 years' of which 1-2 years should have been in a supervisor role.
• Hands-on experience working with various technologies in managing different systems, including tasks like setup, configuration, and maintenance.
• Ability to monitor system performance and take steps to optimise efficiency. Experience supporting data backup and recovery processes to ensure data protection.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build, enhance and/or optimise parts of the SDLC or incident lifecycle to improve the reliability of the data asset management platforms and ensure both the platforms and infrastructure are always-on and always secure.
• Collaborate as a team to eliminate platform inefficiencies, monitor applications, reduce rework, simplify work practices, define metrics, and ensure operational quality of applications.
• Collaborate closely with CIOs, business stakeholders and the Enterprise Data Office to produce and maintain standards, guidelines, and data asset management consumption and usage patterns.
• Build, enhance and/or optimise parts of the SDLC or incident lifecycle to improve the reliability of the data asset management platforms and ensure both the platforms and infrastructure are always-on and always secure.
• Develop, document and collaboratively execute the processes and procedures needed to ensure successful data and infrastructure recovery in the event of a disaster or failure.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Developing Expertise
• Examining Information
• Exploring Possibilities
• Interpreting Data

Technical Competencies:

• Agile Development
• Agile Engineering
• Availability Management
• Cloud Platform Engineering
• Configuration Management