Job description

This one is for the established architect ready to pursue their dream job.

We are looking for C# solutions architect for a real-time EFT payment solutions platform based in Sandton. They are expanding into Africa & you can expect greenfield type work in e-commerce, mobile, eBilling+ in-store transactions

You will get your hands dirty in new product development and provide technical leadership.

Reference number for this position is RS50343 which is a permanent position based in Johannesburg offering a cost to company salary of R1.4m negotiable on experience and ability. Contact Rylene on

or call her on 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.

Are you ready for a change of scenery? E-Merge IT Recruitment is a specialist niche recruitment agency. We offer our candidates options so that we can successfully place the right developers with the right companies in the right roles. Check out the e-Merge website www.e-merge.co.za for more great positions.

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Requirements

• Candidates are required to have 10 years’ experience in C#, with at least fie years’ experience in an architecture role.
• Agile Methodologies
• SQ
• .Ne
• Research and Design experience (advantageous)

Qualification:

• BSc Computer science (Honours, Masters is preferred)

Posted on 11 Aug 15:12

An exciting opportunity exists within an amazing corporate organisation with all the benefits of software dev. house. This ever-growing giant in financial services is expanding its footprint and wanting to leave a mark and build on their legacy. The successful candidate will join a very young and dynamic team of ‘techies’. The positions are aimed at increasing the organisation’s capacity forever demanding projects and staff headcount.

You will be required to provide overall application systems design and balance requirements against resource utilisation and architectural factors and in line with the business strategy.

This is not a role for the faint-hearted. Apply now and begin your 2020 with a bang!

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience in development and design (Application, Infrastructure, etc.)
• Bachelor’s Degree in either Information Systems, Informatics or Computer Science or Engineering (or equivalent work experience)
• Deep understanding of Architectural concepts (Separation of concerns, layering, Application Building Blocks vs Solution Building Blocks, etc.)
• Deep understanding of integration techniques (e.g. SOAP services, RESTful web services).
• Experience in modern API platform design.
• Experience in modern security practices
• Experience in DevOps
  Experience in Cloud technologies (AWS, Azure)  
• Experience partitioning large systems into subsystems and components that can be handled by a single engineer or team of engineers.
• Experience working in an Agile development environment.
• Experience across business capabilities and architecture domains  
• Advanced knowledge and application of a variety of hardware and software platforms and integrated information systems. Specifically, FICO Blaze, Drools, Java, JEE, Linux, DB2, WebSphere and Abinitio

Must-have skills:

• A good mix of technical and programming skills (Java, SQL, Rule Engines, .Net, Oracle, DB2)
• Business acumen
• Knowledge of architecture methodologies (TOGAF, Gartner) in relation to software-intensive systems.
• Knowledge of Information System Design.
• Knowledge of solutions architecture.
• Proven ability to roll out phased solutions.
• Understanding of computer server architectures, including peripheral interfaces and multi-processor designs

Reference number for this position is GZ42532 which is a contract position based in Sandton offering contract rates of between R700 and R900 per hour negotiable on experience and ability. Contact Garth on or call him on 011 463 3633 to discuss this and other opportunities.

Are you ready for a change of scenery? E-Merge IT recruitment is a specialist niche recruitment agency. We offer our candidates options so that we can successfully place the right developers with the right companies in the right roles. Check out the E-Merge website www.e-merge.co.za for more great positions.

Do you have a friend who is a developer or technology specialist? We pay cash for successful referrals!

Posted on 07 Aug 14:44

Job description

• Maintain and update content list for scheduling
• Coordinate with the digital editor, placing articles for scheduling
• Proof all content for spelling and grammar-final checks. Think like the reader
• Add all in-article and related links
• Ensure SEO best practice is followed and implemented
• Resize all images
• Design and layout featured images
• Ensure that all online platforms adhere to the highest quality standards
• Schedule content for allocated time slots
• Schedule content to social media
• Constantly monitor all content online on the websites
• Constantly monitor content and comments on social media
• Moderate social media comments consistently in real time
• Manage social inboxes
• Work closely with the newsroom to create good quality content
• Ensure multimedia is implemented in all content
• Mini weekly report on website and social media insights and analytics
• Report monthly on website and social media performance
• Monitor social media networks and identify breaking news stories
• Produce and shape high quality, accurate, engaging and accessible copy
• Meticulous attention to details, grammar and spelling
• Understanding of digital sales concepts, terminology and campaign development
• The ability to create unique and engaging digital campaigns
• Assist the team to brainstorm integrated print/digital campaigns for clients
• Develop social media campaigns and assist with copy writing and design
•  Design front-end web page for special campaigns
• Tracking and reporting on analytics and insights

Company Description

Publisher and distributor of Rekord newspapers throughout local communities in the greater Tshwane area and related websites.

Requirements

• In depth knowledge or organic and paid social media platform management
• Community management experience
• In depth knowledge and experience with Google Analytics campaign set up and tracking
• Experience with WordPress CMS, including front end design
• Digital marketing campaign coordination and implementation
• Project management (Asana, Trello)
• CRM management for projects
• Facebook Business Manager experience (not just basic boosting posts)

Posted on 07 Aug 13:57

We are looking for a dynamic and highly experienced system architect with a strong business analysis background for an upcoming donor-funded project. This will be a contract position based in our South African office in Pretoria, to conduct research and analysis to elicit solutions to seemingly intractable public health problems and help to introduce these software solutions to clients.

Purpose of the role:

The business system architect will be responsible for leading the implementation of technology solutions for JSI and its clients in a cost-effective way by determining the requirements of projects or programmes and communicating them clearly to stakeholders, facilitators and partners.

Responsbilities:

• Gather and interpret requirements from key stakeholders/customers in line with business analysis frameworks.
• Analyse and understand the business requirement and through a structured or adaptive approach, validate and translate these into a macro/master solution delivery plan for enablement.
• Contribute to translating the business goals into capability design in line with business architecture.
• Act as a liaison between key stakeholders/customers and the project team to determine customer needs and translate these into business requirements.
• Oversee the quality delivery of requirements and business process specifications that meet the agreed deliverables in line with best practices and business process.
• Collaborate closely with solution teams and a variety of end-users to ensure requirements compatibility and end-user satisfaction.
• Participate in the conceptual solution design process to make recommendations to create and enhance solutions that are innovative, duplicable and sustainable and solve complex business problems.
• Participate in User Acceptance Testing and guide users to ensure that the designed solution ultimately meets business requirements.
• Participate in the success/acceptance criteria definition using scenario testing and test cases to ensure that testing covers all aspects of the business specification.
• Validate the functionality of all technical solutions on completion of development to ensure that business requirements are met in the implemented solutions.
• Define reporting requirements and integration points on affected components using diagrammatic representations.
• Collaborate with various functional areas and teams to ensure alignment, integration and consistency of solutions scope and delivery across the project.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Deliver on service level agreements applicable to internal and external stakeholders in order to ensure that client expectations are managed.
• Make recommendations to improve client service and fair treatment of clients within the area of responsibility.
• Participate and contribute to a culture which builds rewarding relationships, facilitates feedback and provides exceptional client service.
• Drive client service delivery goal achievement in line with predefined standards in order to ensure that clients receive appropriate advice and quality service.
• Be and encourage innovation, change agility and collaboration within the team.
• Identify solutions to enhance cost-effectiveness and increase operational efficiency.
• Run workshops and training sessions.

Qualifications and experience: 

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, software engineering or equivalent qualification is an essential requirement;
• At least three years of experience in software development or as a business analyst is required;
• Proven knowledge and experience in an Agile environment required (i.e. experience in implementing Agile practices and associated skills including user story writing);
• Process, systems and data modelling ability required;
• Excellent communication skills in English are required; ability and willingness to work outside of normal working hours is required;
• Quality assurance and (automated) testing experience and training would be an advantage;
• SQL skills would be an advantage;
• Production support and troubleshooting experience would be an advantage; experience within public health/healthcare industry would be an advantage. Strong visualisation skills using cloud-based tools would be an advantage;
• Excellent interpersonal skills strongly preferred;
• Understanding of data security standards and best practices highly desirable;
• Must be passionate about quality;
• ISO certification will be desirable.

Posting date: 28 July 2020

Closing date for applications: This job posting will be open for 30 days after which it will be rolling for consideration until we find a suitable candidate. Interested candidates should apply on LinkedIn or submit a CV and relevant transcripts as directed below.

Via email (specify on the subject line: Business System Architect) to

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you do not receive a response within 14 days of your application, please consider your application as being unsuccessful. We take this opportunity to thank you for your application and your interest in JSI.

Posted on 06 Aug 10:56