Pretoria: Integration Manager posted by IT Ridge Technologies

About the Role

IT Ridge Technologies is seeking an experienced Integration Manager to lead the development of policies, processes and standards for our Enterprise Integration (EI) environment. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the delivery of work objectives, including EI development, quality assurance and unit testing procedures, and leading ongoing maintenance and supporting for the EI platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide leadership with regard to EI of the Company and provide input into the development of policies, processes and standards.
• Manage the delivery of work objectives, which include managing requests for EI development and prioritising work based on business needs and available resources;
• Define and operationalise quality assurance and unit testing procedures to ensure high-quality solutions;
• Lead and oversee ongoing maintenance and supporting for the EI platform;
• Monitor business use and performance of the EI platforms and other integration components, and provide feedback to business support areas, database administrators and infrastructure engineers;
• Provide leadership in an effort to ensure consistency and integrity within the EI environments;
• Manage EI improvement and growth initiatives, estimating EI work efforts and durations, and overseeing design, construction, testing and the implementation of EI programmes, processes and cycles for large and complex projects, which include translating business needs into EI solutions;
• Represent EI on technology standards and architectural design committees;
• Interact with vendors on the selection, implementation, configuration and maintenance of EI-related software and recommending and implementing programmes to address cost reduction and/or improve productivity;
• Manage the design and implementation of redundant systems within the EI environments, including policies and procedures for disaster recovery to ensure the effective availability, protection and integrity of EI assets.

Requirements

• 8 to 10 years experience in a large-scale EI environment or equivalent ICT environment, with at least 3 years experience in a management or supervisory role.
• Industry, organisational and business awareness;
• Verbal and written communications skills;
• Knowledge and skill in automated testing tools; contract negotiation and execution; managing the implementation of new technologies; manage ongoing relationships; and managing change.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (NQF 7) in Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Engineering or an equivalent qualification.