Technology/Domain Specialist II

Job ID

134996 (Microsoft Dynamics 365)

Closing Date: 06 November 2024

Job Purpose

To actively own and be accountable for the overall evolution of multiple Technology or Domain assets while influencing and maintaining the health of the asset. Play a leadership role on the associated COE’s

Job Responsibilities

• For mutiple Technology or Domain assets within sphere of influence including external components that impact these assets : 
• Provide guidance to stakeholders in terms of expertise and experience
• Guide and practice code design, analysis and integration to ensure effective application of technology
• Conduct Technology Reviews of code and design quality assurance
• Drive assets health in the relevant technologies or domains
• Define and review Patterns / practices/standards in application of technology or domain
• Guide Code Branching and Merging
• Play an advisory role to Engineering leads and other stakeholders (Engineering lead and Div execs)
• Collaboration with domain architects and technical consultants ito technology and /or domain roadmaps
• Work within governance and compliance frameworks of the organisation in terms of Technology and domain application
• Provide detailed Technical roadmaps in context of the organisation architecture and interdependent technologies
• Plan and drive implementation of the agreed technical roadmaps
• Conduct research and development experimentation to test thinking regarding technology or domain applicability
• Participate in special interest groups and confrerences relating to these assets
• Ensure an understanding of technology or domain requirements, performance integrations and optimisation as positioned in organisation
• Assist with and apply troubleshooting to resolve issues
• Evaluate and influence technology decisions
• Mitigate risk by evaluating risks and impacts on  technology or domain
• Update the asset knowledge base
• Conduct internal knowlege sharing sessions
• Provide coaching, mentoring and upskilling of others within area of expertise
• Support the achievement of the  business strategy, objectives and values
• Stay abreast of developments in field of expertise 
• Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities
• Contribute to the Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc.).
• Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy
• Seek opportunities to improve business processes, models and systems though agile thinking.
• Conduct self development both by mentoring others and being mentored
• Participate in the talent management practise of the Engineering stream

Vital Knowledge

• Developing solutions in Dynamics 365 including configuration, workflow and plug-in development are required. 
• Experience with Power BI or SSRS, OData and FetchXML is a plus. 
• Solid experience designing, architecting and building effective solutions according to industry best practices is a must, as is experience with the full systems development life cycle as it pertains to business application development projects. 
• Experience in estimating your application design/development work and that of others, and in the creation of application technical standards and documentation. 
• You will be expected to be self-motivated in researching alternative technologies, tools and techniques to solve business problems with application solutions. 
• Experience migrating data from legacy CRM implementations to Dynamics 365 is preferred. 
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills with an ability to translate technical concepts as appropriate to the level of the audience 

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

Preferred Certifications

Certificate in relevant Technology or Domain

Minimum Experience Level

• 5 years+ working with C# and the .Net Framework, web development experience with JavaScript and web services is required. 
• 2 years+ developing solutions in Dynamics 365 including configuration, workflow and plug-in development are required. 

Technical / Professional Knowledge

Behavioural Competencies