Graduate Programme IT at Woolworths

Job description
Woolworths Financial Services would like to offer University graduates (class of 2021/2022) the opportunity to work for a dynamic retail bank within the Mother City. We invite Africa’s best minds to join our Graduate Programme, designed and structured to maximise learning opportunities and unlock one’s full potential within the Financial Services industry. The Programme offers exposure to our IT environment, spanning the development, infrastructure, architecture, operations and project management teams.

MAIN PURPOSE:
A 12 month graduate programme to develop a detailed understanding of the functional units making up the Chief Information Office (CIO). Focusing on, but not limited to: software development, business analysis, testing, project management and IT operations, as well as IT commercial management.

During the programme the candidate will acquire many technical skills which will efficiently equip them as they progress through the different functional units. They will gain exposure to best-practice project and portfolio management, encompassing both the Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies.

Functions will include, but are not limited to: business and process analysis, BI development, programming, strategic thinking, analytics and insights, IT Infrastructure support, Operational incident management and system analysis, IT release management and solution architecture.

In addition, the candidate will gain insights in stakeholder and supplier management, as well as a general grasp of our range of credit products and the entire IT delivery and support life cycle.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
 Have FUN!

•  Learn as much as you can about the CIO functional areas and how these enable our business
•  Network and create connections with people across WFS
•  Make the most of the experience to ensure you are prepared for the next step in your career
•  Your Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) will be determined by the IT team you are assigned to (business analysis, project management, IT Operations, software development)

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION:
 University degree in any of the following:

•  Information Technology and Information Systems
•  Computer Science
•  Information Science
•  Systems & Network Administration
•  Software Engineering
•  Computer Engineering
•  Cloud Computing

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
 Candidates whom have recently graduated from university (last 12 months)

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

•  Curiosity and passion for understanding of technology
•  Analytical, with an affinity to solve problems
•  Ability to work under pressure in a fast paced, dynamic environment
•  Eager to embrace unfamiliar situations with a positive mind-set
•  Hard working and deadline driven
•  Team player

 Excellent communication skills

• As a proud South African brand, Woolworths is committed to Transformation. Meeting our Employment Equity goals will be taken into account in our recruitment decisions.

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