Agile Master (Contract) - Gauteng/Hybrid - ISB2501675

Our client requires the services of a Delivery Assurance Manager (Senior) - Midrand/Menlyn/Rosslyn/Home Office Rotation

• Amazing brand with cutting-edge technology
• Excellent teams in Global team collaboration
• High work-life balance with Flexible hours
• Agile working environment

POSITION: Contract until December 2026

EXPERIENCE: 6-8 Years related working experience.

COMMENCEMENT: As soon as possible

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE

• IT / Business / Engineering qualification
• At least 1 of the following:
• Professional Scrum Master II (scrum.org)
• Advanced Certified ScrumMaster® (scrumailliance.org)
• Certified SAFe® advanced Scrum Master (scaledagile.com)
• Leading SAFe® Agilisit (scaledagile.com)
• Scale Professional Scrum (scrum.org)
• Certification as Scrum Master (Advantageous)
• Project Management Qualification (Advantageous)

ESSENTIAL SKILLS:

• Resource Planning and budget management
• Previous exposure to finance function (either in finance function or Agile Master for a team that services a finance function)
• Ability to manage a technical team using agile methodologies.
• Leadership skills and knowledge of facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency.
• Knowledge of numerous well documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the scrum approach (e.g., Numerous burndown techniques, retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc)
• Agile Working Model
• Project Management
• DevOps and Biz DevOps
• Transition Management
• PIC Process Management (Problem, Incident and Change Management)
• Knowledge of GROUP, ITPM, AWM (Advantageous)
• Excellent proficiency in the Agile Tool Chain (JIRA, Confluence, X-Ray, BitBucket)

Any additional responsibilities assigned in the Agile Working Model (AWM) Charter

ADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS

• German speaking (Advantageous)
• Minimum years of experience:
• 7 10 years experience in more than one Agile Team
• At least 10 years experience in the IT/Software DevOps industry is essential.

Soft Skills:

• Problem solving capabilities.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to work interdependently as well as independently and to submit deliverables on time and with excellent quality.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills with the ability to communicate effectively (both verbally and in writing) with both technical and non-technical colleagues / users.
• Strong ability to understand and interpret business needs and requirement with an aptitude to move concepts through to proposal and successful implementation.
• Strong presentation skills
• Above-board work ethics
• Flexibility to take up different tasks in the project.
• Ability and willingness to coach and give training to fellow colleagues and users when required.
• Willing and able to travel internationally.

ROLE:

• Identify and document the mainframe applications and data sets to be migrated.
• Ensure projects/ maintenance are on-time, within budget and managed according to GROUP standard processes (AWM).
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and critical functionalities.
• Conduct a detailed analysis of the existing mainframe environment.
• Evaluate dependencies, interconnections, and potential challenges in migrating each application
• Identify potential risks associated with the migration process.
• Develop mitigation strategies and contingency plans for unforeseen issues.
• Ensure compliance with GROUP regulations and data protection standards during the migration process.
• Work with the infrastructure team to map mainframe components to equivalent cloud services and resources.
• Develop a comprehensive strategy for migrating mainframe data to the cloud, considering data integrity, security, and minimal downtime.
• Define a robust testing plan for validating migrated applications in the cloud environment.
• Conduct performance, security, and compatibility testing.
• Create detailed documentation for the migration process, including step-by-step procedures and best practices.
• Document configurations, settings, and any customizations made during the migration.
• Coordinate with cloud service providers to optimize the migration process and leverage their expertise.
• Stay updated on the latest features and tools offered by the cloud providers.
• Implement security best practices for the cloud environment.
• Ensure data encryption, access controls, and compliance with security policies.
• Develop training materials for IT staff involved in the migration process.
• Conduct knowledge transfer sessions to ensure a smooth transition and ongoing support.
• Establish a communication plan to keep stakeholders informed of the migration progress.
• Address concerns and provide regular updates to the project team and key stakeholders.
• Implement monitoring tools to track the performance of applications post-migration.
• Continuously optimize the cloud infrastructure for cost, performance, and efficiency.
• Periodically review and update the migration documentation to reflect any changes and improvements.
• Conduct a lessons learned session after the migration to gather feedback and improve future migration processes.
• Evaluate the success of the migration against predefined metrics.
• Identify areas for improvement and document lessons learned for future migrations.
• Driving the vision of the Feature team in alignment with Team Lead and Sub Product to ensure key results and targets are met.
• Ensure that IM (Incident Management), CM (Change Management) and PM (Problem Management) topics assigned to the Feature team adhere to the Quality and SLA requirements.
• Ensure that the development of systems solutions is in line with quality and delivery requirements.
• Ensure that the creation and updating of relevant system documentation for the Feature Team are in line with approved standards.
• Provide 2nd level support during incidents by analysing system logs and overall system resources to identify problematic areas.

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