Head Technology: Core Big Data Platforms

2 weeks ago


Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Absa Bank Limited Full time
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Job Summary


Lead the agile solution design, deployment & ongoing optimization & evolution of enterprise wide technology products and services (full stack engineering & ownership / control) across multiple squads in complex & high impact business areas Business complexity is determined by: 1.

Customer Impact 2.

Number of integration points:

  • Data
  • Teams to talk to
  • Systems
  • Enabling function
  • 3rd party vs. internal 3. Complexity of business rules & Processes 4. Level of operational readiness 5. Introduction of new or changing old Tech (e.g. redo platforms)

Job Description:

Product & Service Direction Setting, Solution Design & Performance Management

  • Work with the CIO & business product owners to define the product & technical strategy for our core big data platforms. (Full Stack
  • End to End)
  • Act as the single point of partnership & assume responsibility for managing senior business and vendor relationships
  • Assume one stop shop accountability for the delivery of the product & solutions (risk cannot be outsourced to vendors)
  • Lead & facilitate the design of the product & or service solution blueprints aligned to the organization strategy (Short, Medium & Long Term)
  • Collaborate across the tech value chain (CSO, CTO, etc.) to guide the business on the appropriate technical solution (cost to value) & the range of strategic technical choices to be made
  • Lead the detailed scoping, prioritisation & integration planning for the design & deployment of products & services with & across multiple stakeholder groups (Front End, Back End & Integration) (aligned to solution blueprints)
  • Meaningfully contribute & ensure solutions align to the design & direction of the Group Architecture standards, principles, preferences & practices. Short term deployment must align to strategic long term delivery.
  • Meaningfully contribute & ensure solutions align to the design and direction of the Group Infrastructure standards and practices e.g. OLA's, IAAS, PAAS, SAAS, Containerisation etc.
DevOps (with deep knowledge & understanding of context within which we develop architecturally & infrastructurally)

  • Ensure the most optimal design & deployment of technical products and services in the organization (via pipeline not manually)
  • Ensure solution designs deliver on the key technical principles of: selfservice, repeatability, testability, scalability & resilience
  • Guide code development practices and processes through an understanding of complex concepts and developmental practices such as threading, parallel processing, asynchronous programming, domain driven design, lambdas etc. & coding language expertise (e.g. Spark, Java, C++, Groovy, Python, Bash, Perl, Ruby etc.)
  • Effectively manage the DevOps pipeline & associated releases for maximum customer impact & minimum business risk
  • Coach & Mentor senior developers across squads on the technical competencies to effectively deliver on DevOps solutions (see Dev competency model in skills & competencies section). To do this, display proficiency in the Senior level competency requirements.
Delivery Management (where there is a specific product / service you manage)

  • With fluency in the deployment of agile methodologies, resource & manage the appropriate number and nature (skill & capability) of squad based teams to execute on both Run & Change elements of delivery
  • Work in collaboration with transformation & change teams for effective resourcing and delivery management of various programmes at all levels (SI, BU etc.)
  • Ensure agile practices are implemented and sustained for effective delivery to business e.g. RETRO's etc.
  • Positively & proactively manage product owner relationships including building product owner technical capability to enable balanced & best fit decision making
  • Proactively engage with & partner CTO, CSO, SE, Risk and broader enablement functions to drive alignment & leading practice in technology design & deployment
People

  • Proactively attract, recruit, develop, retain, reward & deploy a diverse resource base aligned to an ever evolving tech environment (ahead of demand)
  • Build a high performance team environment through selfdirected teams by driving performance management & measurement that is aligned with agile working practices (including daily, weekly, etc. sprint routines, regular & honest feedback etc.)
  • Accountable for the right people in the right teams to deliver on our tech strategy (always)
  • Leverage coaching techniques in all squad related activity to drive a higher quality design and deployment of technical products and services
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