Lead Digital Solutions Engineer

SUMMARY:
Safair Operations, operating as FlySafair has a vacancy for a Lead Digital Solutions Engineer at our head office Bonaero Park.  The successful applicant will report to the Manager: Digital Solutions.

POSITION INFO:
RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversee digital innovation initiatives;
• Implement and guide best practices within the digital solutions and innovation frameworks;
• Lead cross-functional teams;
• Responsible for policy development related to digital transformation and solutions;
• Perform trend analysis on incidents and outages and drive execution of the corrective measures within the digital solutions landscape;
• Drive the development of the Innovation roadmap and implement for areas of assigned responsibilities;
• Identify continuous improvement/automation activities that is designed to minimise costs and time;
• Provide the solution and architecture for building and maintaining the knowledge base for the Digital Solutions environment;
• Ensure that all relevant training is completed using the latest technologies for e-learning and seamless consumption;
• Assist and guide Digital solution Engineers with designing the solution in accordance with the organisation architecture;
• Provide mentorship and guidance to the team;
• Lead large projects or processes of complex scope with limited oversight from Manager;
• Coach, review, and delegate work to Business Improvement Engineers;
• Understand strategic goals from the organisation and based upon them, design elegant solutions from a holistic viewpoint;
• Define the pathway for the adoption and advancement of the framework;
• Ensure integration of frameworks based on the organisational strategy;
• Develop and implement digital innovations and technological upgrades;
• Determine technical and product designs by balancing process cost, yield, and other considerations;
• Design, drive and execute digital innovations with the purpose of increasing productivity, eliminating wastefulness, saving time, reducing costs, and ensuring quality standards are maintained;
• Review and approve documents from Senior Digital Solution Engineers where required;
• Support relationships through strong communication and negotiation skills with internal and external stakeholders;
• Vendor management & 3rd party management where applicable;
• Drive change management in a pro-active manner;
• Drive continuous improvements and digital innovations methodologies;
• Train all Digital Solution Engineers.

• Relevant degree in Information Technology (Essential);
• Post Graduate or Master’s degree (Beneficial);
• Agile Project Certification;
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience, of which, 3 must have been in a lead role;
• Proven experience leading successful projects in digital transformation and innovation;
• Extensive experience in digital innovation and transformation;
• Expert in the areas of digitization and digital transformation;
• Extensive knowledge of emerging industry practices when solving business problems;
• Expert in agile project management to lead projects that meet strategic goals.

• Leadership skills;
• Stakeholder management;
• Communication;
• Interpersonal skills;
• Project Management;
• Results driven;
• Able to handle sensitive and confidential information;
• Ability to keep one’s composure in a fast moving, dynamic environment;
• Problem solving and decision making;
• Strategic decision-making;
• Strategic thinking skills;
• Ability to work in a team and independently;
• Internal and external networking;
• Integrity and values;
• Confidence;
• Passionate;
• Immaculate time keeping.

• No external email applications will be accepted.
• Should no feedback be provided within two (2) weeks from the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful.
• FlySafair reserves the right

• Reference number – JHB000870