Head: Data Management and Strategic Technology Officer

SUMMARY:
Our client in the Financial Public Sector, has an EE opportunity available for Head: Data Management and Strategic Technology Officer to be based in the Midrand area.

POSITION INFO:
Requirements:

• Relevant B degree in ICT, Commerce or Engineering
• At least 5 years of proven work experience in the field of data engineering, 5-7 years’ experience in an ICT
  Management position as well as the ability to manage a team of ICT professionals, and data analysts
• Preferably a Project Management qualification (Agile, PMBOK or Prince or Similar)
• SQL, SAP BW and PowerBI or other reporting tools / languages experience
• Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM) business
  processes/systems and cloud-based applications, data, security and integration architectures including data
  warehouse and BI solutions
• Understanding of System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies
• Up to date knowledge of data platforms and related technologies
• Proven hands on tech-savvy expert who will ensure that the data integration platforms and architecture are
  maintained, and services delivered meets the business demand
• Minimum of 4 years in managing medium to large sized data analytics / business intelligence projects in an ICT
  environment
• Demonstrated exposure / contribution to formulation and implementation of ICT Strategy
• Big data and cloud certifications will be advantageous

• Engage with business to support the design and delivery of data science projects and solutions
• Work in collaboration with stakeholders across functions to develop policies and procedures which enforce
  reputable, reliable processes, reducing variability, increasing efficiency and enhancing overall data quality
  and compliance
• Use big data architecture and engineering techniques to solve business challenges
• Direct the architect, build and maintain batch and real-time data pipelines for on-prem and cloud processing
• Lead the development and maintenance of data pipeline architecture for data science solutions
• Designs, build and deploys BI solutions (Reports and Dashboards)
• Create alignment between the business strategy and the ICT Strategy to enable delivery of service and
  relevance of the service delivered
• Bring ICT service to business by providing technology guidance in-line with the DBSA Group ICT
  architecture framework, Strategy and Roadmaps
• Provide advice on evaluation, selection, implementation and maintenance of information systems, ensuring
  appropriate investment in strategic and operational systems
• Ensure that there is a signed and agreed SLA between the business unit/s that you are accountable to and
  ICT and then you hold regular (at least monthly) meetings to measure and agree and elicit feedback about
  performance
• Project management
• Review and advise on budget per project, service and contract
• People management

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