Technology/Domain Specialist II (Contract)

The Focus Group; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

The Focus Group in Sandton is seeking a senior engineering enablement professional to guide stakeholders, shape technology roadmaps, and drive architectural excellence across domains. You will collaborate with domain architects and technical consultants, lead governance adherence, and mentor others while contributing to business strategy and culture.

Join us to stay current with developments in the field, participate in communities, and advance best practices and responsible technology

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance to stakeholders in terms of expertise and experience
• Guide and practice code design, analysis and integration to ensure effective application of technology
• Conduct Technology Reviews of code and design quality assurance
• Drive assets health in the relevant technologies or domains
• Define and review Patterns/ practices/standards in application of technology or domain
• Guide Code Branching and Merging
• Play an advisory role to Engineering leads and other stakeholders
• Collaborate with domain architects and technical consultants on technology and /or domain roadmaps
• Work within governance and compliance frameworks of the organisation in terms of Technology and domain application
• Provide detailed Technical roadmaps in context of the organisation architecture and interdependent technologies
• Plan and drive implementation of the agreed technical roadmaps
• Conduct research and development experimentation to test thinking regarding technology or domain applicability
• Participate in special interest groups and conferences relating to these assets
• Ensure an understanding of technology or domain requirements, performance integrations and optimisation as positioned in organisation
• Assist with and apply troubleshooting to resolve issues
• Evaluate and influence technology decisions
• Mitigate risk by evaluating risks and impacts on technology or domain
• Update the asset knowledge base
• Conduct internal knowledge sharing sessions
• Provide coaching, mentoring and upskilling of others within area of expertise
• Support the achievement of the business strategy, objectives and values
• Stay abreast of developments in field of expertise
• Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities
• Contribute to the Nedbank Culture building initiatives
• Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives
• Seek opportunities to improve business processes, models and systems though agile thinking
• Conduct self development both by mentoring others and being mentored
• Participate in the talent management practice of the Engineering stream

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Provide guidance to stakeholders in terms of expertise and experience

• Guide and practice code design, analysis and integration to ensure effective application of technology

• Conduct Technology Reviews of code and design quality assurance

• Drive assets health in the relevant technologies or domains

• Define and review Patterns/ practices/standards in application of technology or domain

• Guide Code Branching and Merging

• Play an advisory role to Engineering leads and other stakeholders

• Collaborate with domain architects and technical consultants on technology and /or domain roadmaps

• Work within governance and compliance frameworks of the organisation in terms of Technology and domain application

• Provide detailed Technical roadmaps in context of the organisation architecture and interdependent technologies

• Plan and drive implementation of the agreed technical roadmaps

• Conduct research and development experimentation to test thinking regarding technology or domain applicability

• Participate in special interest groups and conferences relating to these assets

• Ensure an understanding of technology or domain requirements, performance integrations and optimisation as positioned in organisation

• Assist with and apply troubleshooting to resolve issues

• Evaluate and influence technology decisions

• Mitigate risk by evaluating risks and impacts on technology or domain

• Update the asset knowledge base

• Conduct internal knowledge sharing sessions

• Provide coaching, mentoring and upskilling of others within area of expertise

• Support the achievement of the business strategy, objectives and values

• Stay abreast of developments in field of expertise

• Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities

• Contribute to the Nedbank Culture building initiatives

• Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives

• Seek opportunities to improve business processes, models and systems though agile thinking

• Conduct self development both by mentoring others and being mentored

• Participate in the talent management practice of the Engineering stream