Scheduling Specialist

Requisition Details & Talent Acquisition Specialist

REQ 140610 - Keabetswe Modise
Closing Date:  19 September 2025

Job Family

Career Stream

IT Operations

Leadership Pipeline

Job Purpose

To fully comply with requirements for a Senior System Scheduler (Scheduler III). Provides the specialist role in terms of Planning; Auditing; Processes and Procedures and ensuring DRP compliance. Will understand and exploit the scheduling product features and will champion the implementation; documentation and training for these features. Is the authority source on all functions of the Scheduling team.

Job Responsibilities

• Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc).
• Participate and support corporate social responsibility initiatives for the achievement of key business strategies.
• Identify and recommend opportunities to enhance processes; systems and policies and support implementation of new processes; policies and systems.
• Ensure effective client relations by providing quality customer service
• Build relationships with business/users through regular customer meetings
• Ensure existing relationships with business/users are maintained by making sure customer requirements are understood
• Negotiate and agree requirements thorough engaging with the business/user
• Provide 2nd and 3rd level standby and support 24x7; 365 as per internal policies and processes
• Keep abreast of legislation and other industry changes that impacts on role by reading the relevant newsletters; websites and attending sessions.
• Understand and embrace the Nedbank vision and demonstrate the values through interaction with team and stakeholders.
• Improve personal capability and stay abreast of developments in field of expertise by identifying training courses and career progression for self through input and feedback from managers
• Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities by ensuring all learning activities are completed; experience practiced and certifications obtained and/or maintained within specified time frames.
• Ensure information is provided correctly to stakeholders by maintaining knowledge sharing knowledge with team.
• Organize; coordinate and control flow of input and output data through entire production process by managing automated scheduling systems
• Create/set-up batch jobs/data runs as per business/user requirements
• Schedule batch processes via batch automation tools
• Ensure adherence and compliance of internal (scheduling) standards and procedures
• Ensure work is completed according to the plan through Scheduling and deploy/installations of code on ALL environments
• Deploy/install code via relevant toolset as per business/user requirements
• Solve problems by resorting service as soon as possible and ensuring no re-occurrences'Solve obstacles by investigating root cause ; identify possible solutions ; identify trends and provide solutions
• Ensure all batch runs are completed within specified batch windows
• Manage all exceptions as per internal policies and processes
• Ensure adherence and compliance of internal (scheduling) standards and procedures
• Ensure alignment and accuracy by auditing policies; processes ; batch processes and changes to schedules against internal standards; procedures and industry best practices
• Identify potential deficiencies though the Analyses and Auditing of batch processes; policies and procedures; and Design/project requirements.
• Ensure best practise/industry standard by Identifying gaps/potential improvements and propose possible solutions
• Participate in internal project by planning ; running and managing internal projects
• Provide advice on improved efficiency through analysing; recommending and implementing changes to hardware and software infrastructure; policies; procedures; methods and documentation
• Ensure work completed as per agreed time frames with user/requestor
• Ensure accurate management reporting and decisions making by compiling and distributing accurate data

Job Responsibilities Continue

• Job Scheduling & maintenance
• Product maintenance
• Monitoring & incident handling
• Automation & optimization
• Change & Release Management
• Reporting and documentation
• Collaboration & Support

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

Preferred Qualification

• Computer Professional Education/IT diploma or equivalent or relevant experience

Minimum Experience Level

• 8-10 years IT Operations and Support experience
• 8+ years Advance knowledge of distributed Control-M from a Scheduling, Administration & Product Support perspective on distributed environments.
• Incident response and Troubleshooting capability
• Automation and scripting capability
• Governance and Change Control Compliance

Technical / Professional Knowledge

Behavioural Competencies