Performing high-level project scoping as well as detailed impact analysis including process, gap, and data analysis. Facilitation of work-sessions, database design and solution workshops to gather information, elicit and finalise functional requirements as well as transfer knowledge. Analyse how the business requirements will be met by introducing changes to the application/s or creating modern technology implementations. Examine existing systems to identify areas for improvement and integration. As part of the solution design, consider non-functional requirements that describe the characteristics of the system e.g., security, performance, maintainability, scalability, usability, and reliability of a product.Ensure system designs are aligned with business goals & requirements and ensuring that requirements are accurate and complete. Collaborate with developers and testers during sprints to ensure that system changes are implemented correctly, in an agile team within a scrum framework.Presenting solutions in the form of walk-throughs to analysts, project managers, architects, development teams, developers, and testers to ensure understanding and assist delivery teams with story estimations and prioritisation.Produce fit-for-purpose specifications documenting the solution. Produce data models, activity, component flow, functional decomposition and data flow diagrams using Enterprise Architect / Visio / Confluence.Document and implement, and guidelines to ensure that best solutions and designs are implemented and consistent with group architecture principals.Ensure that all stakeholders are engaged and kept up to date.Post implementation support to business and IT.Required skills: Sparx Enterprise Architect, UML, Business Process Modelling, Requirements Elicitation, Interface specifications, Mainframe technologies, SCRUM (Agile) methodologies. Basic UX/UI design using Balsamiq and Figma.

Analyze and evaluate required system enhancements on both existing and new systems and interfaces for modification and improvement purposes on the JDA system. Participate in the process design or re-design and translate business, user requirements and processes into a system design. Collection and collating of large data to analyze and model for use in research and proof of concept/feasibility studies. Develop system test plans for system and integration testing as well as perform systems testing and integration testing. Document, publish and maintain system design (new system developments and enhancements) and all interfaces with other systems and maintain all relevant SDLC documentation.

Support and maintenance of Financial and Investment systems in the IT operations team. Analysis and maintenance of software and processes across all technologies used within Glacier IT, to solve problems and propose solutions, with the optimal use of system resources and ensure minimal downtime on Glacier systems. Optimization and performance tuning, with after-hours support/ standby. Resolve incidents within Operations Level Agreement (OLA) and Service Level Agreement (SLA) timeframes, following the correct practice under tight deadlines and pressure with diligence and a high level of accuracy. Work across the entire SDLC to implement enhancements without impacting the development teams.

Development of CIF systems with retail business banking sector of ABSA. Analysis and Design of innovative solutions within the Customer Information File and optimize the use of system resources. Production release aftercare and monitoring. Design and develop user interface screens on the mainframe, using IMS and COBOL.

Technical analysis, development and unit testing of innovative solutions using multiple technologies, to add functionality, solve problems, optimize the use of system resources, and integrate all outside vendors and clients with Glacier’s Systems and processing. Ability to interpret business and system specifications received, coupled with researching complex data retrieval and performance tuning techniques to develop programs, stored procedures and the optimization of troublesome SQL using an Agile/Scrum methodology for delivery. Production Release aftercare and Monitoring including afterhours support/ standby.

Design, code, test and debug sub-routines/objects, programs, and database and file structures (DB2, MS SQL server, KSDS, and other VSAM files), with a deep understand system functionality at the application level. Operate in the maintenance and the new development sector ensuring strong functionality and optimization. Produce technical and user documentation for the above-mentioned software under the guidance of the senior analyst developer or systems analyst. Programming of both Batch and Online systems for Card and merchant system and Hogan applications. Including after-hours support/ standby for Production, Quality Assurance and End to End environments.