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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

• Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server-side logic
• Building reusable code and libraries
• Optimization of the platform for performance and scalability
• Implementation of security and data protection
• Design and implementation of data-driven solutions
• Work in an Agile Scrum environment

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Collaborate closely with the stakeholders in order to cultivate a comprehensive understanding of business requirements and project needs.
• Generate, design, and implement an updated scalable billing system, as well as a streamlined supplier billing system, capable of processing up to 5 million waybills in under 3 minutes; direct and coach one team member.
• Spearhead the introduction and… Show more
• Spearhead the introduction and maintenance of microservice architecture, leading to significantly enhanced system scalability and reliability.
• Restructure legacy components to improve system performance and reliability while sustaining key functionality. Show less

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Liaised with business analysts to determine optimal specifications for product development, and coordinated with the team to design and create appropriate solutions; supervised a team of three people.
• Headed a payment hub project for one of the largest banks in Namibia, and developed effective banking solutions for 8 major financial institutions across 3 different African countries.
• Created and introduced scalable applications that processed transactions between the clearing house… Show more
• Created and introduced scalable applications that processed transactions between the clearing house and the core banking system in adherence with the ISO20022 standard.
• Composed and revised maintainable and extendable code as a key leader within a collaborative team environment. Show less

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Communicated effectively with clients to gain a thorough and in-depth perspective on their interests and needs, and to determine project requirements including scope, schedule, and budget.
• Updated clients on a regular basis regarding project status, updates, and changes, as well as proposal information.
• Streamlined existing system such as billing systems and Train Safety System to correct errors, improve accuracy, elevate performance, and meet modifications as requested by… Show more
• Streamlined existing system such as billing systems and Train Safety System to correct errors, improve accuracy, elevate performance, and meet modifications as requested by stakeholders. Show less

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Corresponded directly with the finance team to ensure operations were in line with business requirements.
• Directed development team to achieve high quality deliverables in adherence with stakeholder requirements; implemented a variety of Agile methodology.
• Instituted and upheld clear operational specifications, and formulated distinct software requirements for all projects.
• Orchestrated all stages of the software design and development in order to process consignment captured… Show more
• Orchestrated all stages of the software design and development in order to process consignment captured by the warehouse team. Show less

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Enhanced the operational performance of the service tower to ensure service-level agreements were achieved.
• Fostered engagement with stakeholders and service suppliers for optimal service delivery and effective day-to-day service performance tracking.
• Assisted in the delivery of service management and improvement activities, leading to the controlled and sustainable improvement of specific IT services.
• Organised technical resources across organisational boundaries and multiple… Show more
• Organised technical resources across organisational boundaries and multiple teams, and served as the primary liaison between the service performance, service operations and infrastructure functions to achieve highest.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Direct software design and development with the collaboration of the team.
• Build the synchronisation engine used to keep the information between the different systems in-sync.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Modified existing software to fix errors and implement improvements.
• Collected stakeholder requirements and updated their systems meet those requirements.
• Consulted regularly with clients on project progress and proposals.
• Provided customers with IT Support.
• Introduced Virtual Machines that saved the company money, instead of buying new hardware.

Windhoek, Namibia

• Collected stakeholder requirements and submitted to team leader.
• Consulted regularly with clients on project status, proposals and technical issues.
• Tested the systems to make sure they were error free.