Technology Owner

Standard Bank Group; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services group is seeking a Technology Owner to drive product strategies and technology architecture in Johannesburg. The successful candidate will be responsible for product development, service design, and ensure compliance with audit requirements. This is a key role that involves strategic oversight and technical guidance for IT infrastructure products.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years experience in a networking role related to Data Centre Technology.
• Experience in product strategy and technology architecture.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the strategy of one or more products or services.
• Lead technology research, evaluation and build efforts.
• Drive product strategies and maintain performance satisfaction.

Skills

Risk Management

Education

First Degree/CCNA/CCNP/CCIE

Business Commerce

Job description

Company Description

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.

Job Description

• The Technology Owner is accountable for the strategy of one or more Products or Services. This role will drive product strategies and technology architecture and lead technology research, evaluation and build efforts in support of product strategies.
• Accountable for setting & driving the strategy of one or more Products or Services, including the development and maintenance of the “buy, hold, sell” status of each (EOL/EOS).
• Product development to create products with new or different characteristics that offer new or additional benefits to the customer.
• Drive the product strategies
• Lead the design of services, ensuring they meet LoB requirements and make use of standard product components.
• Lead the translation of cross LoB requirements and demand into product strategies.
• Develop and maintain the necessary entries for their domain within the service catalogue, documenting the key criteria for each service such as pricing, availability, service levels and inclusions/exclusions.
• Lead technology research, evaluation and build efforts in support of product strategies
• Drive & Support the technology Products & Services architecture
• Lead engineers in developing and managing technical design and configuration into the implementation of product strategies
• Drive a maintenance plan for all products to ensure version and patch levels are maintained to defined standards
• Accountable for the development and maintenance of a reference architecture and multiyear roadmap for each service
• Work with all relevant service delivery organizations across the firm to ensure services are implementable and supportable.
• Ensure robust procedures are developed for both, leveraging efficiencies wherever possible
  
  

Qualifications

Type of Qualification: First Degree/CCNA/CCNP/CCIE

Field of Study: Business Commerce

Experience Required

Operations Solutions Management

1-2 years

Experience in a networking role as it relates to Data Centre Technology.

Additional Information

Technical Competencies:

• Risk Management by identifying, analysing, assessing, controlling, and avoiding, minimization, or elimination of unacceptable risks of all IT Infrastructure products and services
• Ensure all Products and Services offered are compliant with firm-wide audit & control and architecture principles & guidelines
• Ensure all Products and Services are engineered with the necessary resiliency to meet LoB business continuity requirements.
• Ensure this is tested and validated on a regular basis
• Ensure that all risks associated with all IT Infrastructure Products and Services are documented and attended to within the required time period to mitigate these risk to the organisation
• Maintain oversight of operational performance for all services, ensuring they perform to defined SLA’s and driving strategies for improvements where required