Specialist: Application Support - Menlyn Park, South Africa - Assupol Life Ltd.

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Description

Duties & Responsibilities:
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Application Support and maintenance

  • Support, maintain and monitor Non-Production and Production Environments,
  • Maintain software components & ensure reliable deployment of new features,
  • Review input deliverables from Development (RN / DI),
  • Prepare implementation plan and Communicate to stakeholders,
  • Research new tools, technologies and best practices,
  • Taking ownership of software issues, and working with Development Teams to resolve more advanced issues,
  • Support the adoption of Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, and Agile best practices,
  • Automation of manual tasks,
  • Proactively perform routine maintenance activities,
  • Manage preimplementation and postimplementation testing,
  • Monitor Service Desk queue and manage incidents, requests and problems experienced with systems,
  • Run production scripts to correct system errors,
  • Provide business support when required (e.g. monthend operational activities),
  • Log Change requests and CAB attendance.

Formal Education:

  • IT degree/diploma
  • Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office and databases
  • ITIL foundation certification
Experience

  • Minimum 35 years of enterprise software development experience or 2+ years of DevOps experience; technology,
  • 2+ years of experience in windows based operating systems,
  • Knowledge and understanding of Agile Methods,
  • Exposure to cloud computing,
  • Experience in implementing and maintaining Application Performance and Monitoring tools,
  • Experience working in an Agile development environment,
  • Insurance background/experience (Advantage),
  • K2 Platform knowledge and experience (Advantage),
  • Previous track record of Sales Support (Advantage),
Experience of supporting and maintaining commissions system (Advantage)

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