Integration Specialist (Contract Role)

About the position

Job Purpose

To coordinate the end-to-end integration of technical solutions across various technical teams to ensure the alignment of technical solutions across all technology disciplines.

Job Responsibilities

• Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in company culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc).
• Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy.
• Seek opportunities to improve business processes and systems by identifying and recommending effective ways to operate and adding value to the organization.
• 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.
• Maintain and build on existing client relationships through regular communication with front.
• Contribute to overall performance of team by sharing knowledge with the team.
• Establish and maintain sound working relationships with external stakeholders e.g. regulators through regular and timeous reporting.
• Provide accurate senior management level risk reporting through daily review and distribution of relevant reports.
• Minimise unintended losses linked to market risk by proactively supplying information for decision making to senior management.
• Minimise costs by ensuring that auditors receive information timeously.
• Support business in the special deal process by providing relevant input and analysis as needed.
• Ensure compliance to policy and mandates through effective monitoring and reporting to minimise losses Support the achievement of the business strategy; objectives and values by reviewing Nedbank and Business Unit Plans and ensuring delivered systems; process; services and solutions are aligned.
• Provide senior management with high level feedback through timeous and accurate reports on bothregular and ad hoc basis.
• Ensure that mandate breaches are fully understood and do not expose the bank to excessive risk through relevant analysis.
• Ensure the accuracy of risk reports by regular review and management of the reconciliation process.
• Enhance current methodologies/ policies and practices by keeping abreast of new industry developments and seeking opportunities for improvements.
• Ensure that models; methods; principles developed and systems used in pricing and risk management are understood and well communicated to senior management by regular and adhoc reporting.
• Ensure understanding of Level 4 market risk policies and procedures by regular reviews.

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
• Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees

Preferred Qualification

• Project management qualification

Essential Certifications

• SDLC I ITIL,

Minimum Experience Level

10 to 15 years IT experience with a minimum of 7 years experience in consulting

Technical/ Professional Knowledge

• Administrative procedures and systems
• Audit standards and practices
• Banking knowledge
• Budget forecast assumptions
• Capacity planning
• Change management
• Client service management
• Cost accounting theory
• Data analysis
• Digital computing (hardware components

Behavioural Competencies

• Collaborating
• Decision Making
• Influencing
• Initiating Action
• Continuous Improvement
• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills

Desired Skills:

• Accuracy
• Compliance
• Integrations
• ITIL
• Project Management
• Reporting
• Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)