Lead Technology Partner : EB Fraud

Lead Technology Partner : EB Fraud

Apply locations Randburg, time type Full time, posted on Posted Yesterday, time left to apply End Date: March 10, 2025 (4 days left to apply), job requisition id R-15972354

Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time.

With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.

Job Summary

The Lead Technology Partner is responsible for ensuring technical execution as per the Book of Work (BoW) commitments. The Lead Technology Partner interacts with the Fraud Solutions product owners, Fraud Strategy product owners, and Technology and Operations Lead Portfolio Manager for management and delivery of the BoW.

Job Description

Product & Service Direction Setting, Solution Design & Performance Management
• Work with the CIO & business product owners to define the product & technical strategy (Full Stack – End to End)
• Act as the single point of partnership & assume responsibility for managing the senior business interface (product owner) relationship
• Assume one stop shop accountability for the delivery of the product & solutions (risk cannot be outsourced to vendors)
• Apply design thinking practices to deliver architecturally sound technical product & service solutions
• Lead & facilitate the design of the product & or service solution blueprints aligned to the organization strategy
• Collaborate across the tech value chain to guide the business on the appropriate technical solution
• Lead the detailed scoping, prioritisation & integration planning for the design & deployment of products & services with & across multiple stakeholder groups
• Ensure solutions align to the design & direction of the Group Architecture standards, principles, preferences & practices.

DevOps
• Leverage expert level skill & knowledge in architecture & Infrastructure, design and manage all development practices & outputs across squads
• Ensure the optimal design & deployment of technical products and services in the organization
• Design & Implement Automation Testing, Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery Strategies & frameworks across squads
• Ensure solution designs deliver on key technical principles of: self-service, repeatability, testability, scalability & resilience
• Guide code development practices and processes through an understanding of complex concepts
• Effectively manage the DevOps pipeline & associated releases for maximum customer impact
• Manage the maintenance & optimization of applications, products & services.
• Coach & Mentor senior developers across squads on the technical competencies.

Delivery Management
• Resource & manage the appropriate number and nature of squad based teams to execute on both Run & Change elements of delivery
• Collaborate with transformation & change teams for effective resourcing and delivery management
• Ensure agile practices are implemented and sustained for effective delivery to business.

People
• Set & Cascade Product & Service direction across squads
• Proactively attract, recruit, develop, retain, reward & deploy a diverse resource base
• Build a high performance team environment through self-directed teams.

Financial & Vendor Management, Risk & Governance
• Carry the ‘one stop shop’ accountability for all risk associated with technical decision making
• Manage & Apply the organization risk & governance frameworks
• Ensure decisions on infrastructure & product design are aligned to chapter & guild guidelines
• Manage all vendor selection processes & take full accountability for all related commercial impact.

Education

Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised.