Senior Specialist - Integrator (N000879)

NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY (POTCHEFSTROOM CAMPUS)
DIVISION: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT: BUSINESS SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT
POSITION NUMBER: N000879
POSITION: SENIOR SPECIALIST - INTEGRATOR
PEROMNES GRADE: P7
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: PERMANENT APPOINTMENT
TOTAL REMUNERATION: R691 714.00

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION.
Developing and implementing cost-effective integration and data management solutions in a complex and integrated business solution ecosystem.Develops logical and physical designs that are optimized to meet the operational performance requirements of multiple solutions and products.Implements industry best-practices, standards and procedures in accordance with sound architecture. Collaborates with business stakeholders, business analysts, development leads, and solution architects to develop data integration solutions that turn data into information and knowledge to support and enable key business processes.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Completed degree (NQF Level 7) in Information technology or a Diploma (NQF Level 6) in Information Technology
• Experience in managing data lineage, data modelling and integration development.
• At least five years' recent experience with all aspects of solution development (e.g. requirements, analysis, design, development, implementation/deploy, testing, and documentation), integration and implementation at an advanced level.
• A minimum of 5 years experience using industry standards and best practice in solution architecture and design.

RECOMMENDATION:

• Java certification or other relevant certification.

KEY FUNCTIONAL/ TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

• Strong knowledge of web service/ API technologies such as SOAP and REST
• Advance SQL including query tuning
• Development technologies such as Java(preferable) , Angular or Vaadin
• Strong knowledge of different databases such as Oracle, MYSQL and Microsoft SQL
• Knowledge of Service Orientate Architecture (SOA) and Event Driven Architecture (KAFKA)
• Experience in deliver of large scale and complex solutions
• Experience in the identification of data quality, migration and techniques to perform data analysis
• Knowledge of and the ability to understand business concepts and evaluate impact of business changes on systems
• Experience of implementing application security standards
• Knowledge of Agile methodology, Confluence and Jira

KEY BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:

• Stable, adaptable with high stress tolerance in a mature way.
• Sound analytical, problem-solving, troubleshooting, interpretive and presentation skills.
• Strong communication skills - both written and verbal - with the ability to engage with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently and take initiative.
• A desire to remain technically capable and an expert in current technologies.
• Ability to prioritise and carry out multiple tasks in constantly changing environment.

JOB DESCRIPTION
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Analysis and Design:

• Analysis business and functional requirements and translates these requirements into robust, scalable, operable designs to develop and deploy effective integration packages.
• Investigates and recommends demand forecast for integration services.
• Conducts research to keep abreast on new technologies and standards.
• Evaluates and recommends new technology opportunities and best practices that will impact solution integration and data transformation.

Integration Development:

• Leads, define and develop well-designed, testable, reusable, and efficient system integration across business areas using best-practices and industry standards.
• Explores the data and discovers patterns, meaningful relationships, and trends.
• Implements data structures using best practices in data modelling. Performs data conversions, imports, and exports of data within and between internal and external systems. Identifies data-quality issues and data governance.
• Ensures documentation of and integration components is created and maintained.

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Collaborate directly with business stakeholders and development teams to align with the integration and data transformation needs.
• Tracks and reports on integration issues in a timely manner.
• Guides and mentors, the technical team improving technical awareness, depth and use of integration and data transforming technology across the business.

Projects:

• Serves as project team member for projects of medium to large in scope and high complexity performing integration and data activities according to approved methodologies, tools, and standards.
• Collaborate and function as a team member building relationship across multi business areas.

Documentation:

• Produces comprehensive and applicable technical documentation throughout the lifecycle addressing development protocols, technical specification, design, standards and ensuring that these are kept up -to-date.
• Conducts post implementation reviews.

Quality Assurance

• Provides data that is accurate, congruent, and reliable.
• Establishes acceptance criteria and effective testing plans and methods to satisfy data quality and auditability of any solution implemented.
• Provides input to the development of data/information quality metrics.
• Conducts reviews ensuring quality according to approved requirements, standards, and methodologies

Testing:

• Performs effective end-to-end integration testing ensuring the implemented solutions meets the business requirements, satisfy data quality and auditability.
• Establishes acceptance criteria for integration and performance tests and validates test results during testing cycle.
• Communicates test results to business stakeholders and development team.
• Monitor integration activities after implementation and communicates any discrepancies.

Support:

• Tracks, monitors and analysis integration performance and production issues.
• Troubleshoots, debug reported data loads or reconciliation inconsistencies and adjust data models and/or reports.
• Ensures sustainability and stability to the production environments.
• Communicates results, problems and solution recommendations to business stakeholder, support, and development teams. Keeps the relevant documentation up-to-date

The annual total remuneration package will be commensurate with the level of appointment as advertised and in line with the NWU policy guidelines.

ENQUIRIES REGARDING JOB CONTENT MAY BE DIRECTED TO:
Mrs Dassie Janse van Vuuren, Tel: 018 299 4874

ENQUIRIES REGARDING RECRUITMENT PROCESS MAY BE DIRECTED TO:
Mr Rabs Diratsagae Tel: 018 299 4797

CLOSING DATE: 31 March 2023
PLANNED COMMENCEMENT OF DUTIES: As soon as possible

Kindly take note: applications must be submitted online through the official nwu vacancy website.
Incomplete applications and those submitted through any other platform will not be considered.
The University subscribes to and applies the principles of Employment Equity (EE) Act and is committed to transformation. Preference will be given to candidates from the designated groups, in accordance with the principles of the EE Act and NWU Employment Equity Plan.
The University reserves the right not to make an appointment. Communication will be limited to shortlisted candidates only.
If you are not contacted within two months from the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.