Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this. Job Description This role is responsible for delivery of a variety of IT services to support business objectives and is individually accountable for achieving results through others, over periods of 3 months to a year. The IT Manager's business portfolio is smaller than that of a Senior IT Manager. Let's Write Africa's Story Together! Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this. Job Description This role is responsible for delivery of a variety of IT services to support business objectives and is individually accountable for achieving results through others, over periods of 3 months to a year. The IT Manager's business portfolio is smaller than that of a Senior IT Manager. Software Development, Build and Release Management – ensuring high-quality input into the build and release management processes to ensure high availability and predictability of releases Technical role with about 70:30 split with direct contribution to code production, mentoring and upskilling junior resources. Develops, tests, and implements new systems and system changes in accordance with agreed coding standards and principles. Performs Peer Review of the solutions being developed Contribute to Test Driven Development TDD Framework and upskill feature team members where needed. Participate in both Automation and performance testing. Assists Scrum Master and other team members in estimation of features Business Analysis knowledge and ability to analyse business requirements to be met by IT solutions and document it. Ensures code commit standards and conventions are adhered to by the Development team, including but not limited to GIT, using agreed tools. Actively contributes to improving the quality of code commit standards and conventions. Defines and implements appropriate measures to deal swiftly with the coordination, communication and resolution of unstable builds were impacted by the feature team. Ensures adherence by Software Engineering team with respect to the source code branch strategy. Identifies and drives opportunities for continuous improvement and innovation. Collaborates with the various teams to enable an efficient, effective release pipeline. Provide high-level and detailed design for business and technical solutions. Coaching Mentors’ developers through the whole development life cycle. Share’s knowledge and provides guidance to broader team members, including feature analysts and quality engineers Quality Management Ensures technical integrity of the solution. Ensures that all system changes align with coding standards and principles. Continuous improvement to ensure effective service Ensure adherence to organisational policies, practices and procedures. Identify solutions to enhance cost effectiveness and increase operational efficiency. Service delivery to ensure customer satisfaction Maintain service, quality and desired outputs across the business process by ensuring compliance to tactical policies, procedures and standards. Establish productive operational relationships with key stakeholders in the various channels and administrative teams. Share knowledge on, and participate in the creation of new standards, control systems and procedures to maintain service delivery. Skills Salesforce (Software), Salesforce API, Salesforce CPQ, Salesforce Data, Salesforce Database, Salesforce DX, Salesforce Platform, Salesforce Service Cloud Education Closing Date 20 May 2024 The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question. Old Mutual Limited is pro-vaccination and encourages its workforce to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. All prospective employees are required to disclose their vaccination status as part of the recruitment process. Please refer to the Old Mutual’s Covid-19 vaccination policy for further detail. Kindly note that Old Mutual reserves the right to reinstate the requirement to vaccinate at any point if it is of the view that it is imperative to do so. The Old Mutual Story! Old Mutual is a premium African financial services organisation that offers a broad spectrum of financial solutions to retail and corporate customers across key market segments in 14 countries. The lines of business include Life and Savings, Property and Casualty, Asset Management and Banking and Lending. We are rooted in our purpose of Championing Mutually Positive Futures Every Day and believe that a great customer experience is anchored in a great employee experience. #J-18808-Ljbffr