Hot Opportunities at Progressive Edge

We look for people with the right cultural fit having what it takes to drive our business forward. We also look for people who are keen to develop new knowledge and skills, because our growth is ultimately dependent on yours. You will play an important role in driving change within our business, joining a department that is continually on a journey of change.

Key Responsibilities

You will oversee the overall product support for discrepancies/bugs/ enhancements/customer education for our Robotic Process Automation software through standard channels email and ticketing tools. Help Top customers with the technical tickets. Feedback to the product team.

You will work as part of a distributed, global team, providing advanced second, third- and fourth-line technical support to companys solutions, Products and Custom Applications. You will remediate service affecting incidents and fulfil internal and external service requirements, whilst gaining experience of a variety of waterfall and agile deployment approaches.

• Acts as a technical authority, coordinating complex technical investigations and support other second line internal and external third party resolver groups within escalation timelines to support colleagues and meet SLA targets.
• Inputs accurate and detailed information to all support management tools punctually to meet quality standards for service delivery.
• Conducts communication with customers and colleagues professionally and courteously throughout support request fulfilment to meet CSAT objectives
• Compose and implement Change Requests on customer and internal systems to meet change deliverables.
• Committed to continual self-development and learning to maintain intermediate skills and knowledge required to deliver companys support services.
• Reviews and updates existing technical design documentation to support services delivery and to support the transition management process.
• Always seeks to identify more innovative ways of working that create increase in effectiveness.
• From time to time you may be assigned any other reasonable duties and responsibilities by your manager or other such person(s) acting as your manager.

REQUIREMENT:

• Undergraduate/postgraduate qualification in computing science/software engineering or relevant experience.
• Minimum 2 years experience in UI Path Business Process Automation/Robotic Process Automation
• Knowledge of programming using languages such as Java, C#, Go.
• Basic understanding of relational databases and SQL.
• Strong analytics skills to understand the business process, deployment skills, log analysis.
• Excellent spoken and written English, comfortable delivering a message to colleagues and customers at all levels of seniority.
• Experience working within a challenging customer service environment.
• Completion of the following UI Path courses
• Proactive and self-sufficient.
• Copes well under pressure.
• Analytical mindset with logical and methodical approach to problem solving.
• Customer focused.
• Detail oriented.
• Creative, able to think outside the box.
• Works well as part of a team.

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Purpose of the job

We are looking for a dedicated Project Manager responsible for the consistent, trustworthy delivery of all business and system changes and enhancements whilst maintaining strong relationships with clients and all delivery teams. They will be responsible for creating and embedding the necessary structure for effective project delivery, removing blockers, and ensuring delivery within agreed timeframes.

The main tasks of the project manager include managing projects, addressing reliability issues, tracking project metrics, managing budgets and stakeholder liaison and ultimate responsibility for meeting project delivery dates with the level of quality required.

To be a successful Project Manager in our environment, you should demonstrate strong leadership, ownership and teamworking skills. You should demonstrate excellent communication skills, have a deep curiosity and eventual competence around the system SDLC.

Main duties and responsibilities:

Project Management

• Implementation and maintenance of effective delivery frameworks internally and with our outsourced IT service partner
• Managing the delivery through the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) including client implementation of the change
• Project and BAU delivery tracking
• Professional project updates to clients
• Managing client requests through the backlog and delivery pipeline
• Ownership of the delivery of agreed priorities for the year
• Responsible for delivery relationship with our outsourced IT service partners
• Ensuring that systems, procedures, and methodologies are in place to support outstanding project delivery
• Developing a deep understanding of projects to gain insights into the scope of delivery
• Taking accountability for project delivery performance, meeting internal and external client expectations, and driving future demand
• Analyzing third-party as well as internal processes, and creating strategies for project delivery optimization

Performance & Quality Management

• Recommending methods of improvement and seeing that actions are implemented on time for project delivery upgrades
• Providing accurate and regular reports to management on performance of project delivery
• Building strong relationships with teams and stakeholders to enable effective dialogue exchange between departments

Ideal experience:

• 5+ years BA / Scrum Master / Project Management / Delivery experience
• Demonstrable experience having come up with solutions themselves
• Ability to work across various projects simultaneously
• Knowledge of financial systems such as Flexcube, Bizagi or similar
• Knowledge of Retail Investment domain
• Excellent organisational skills

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Payroll Administrator

A non-profit conservation organization has a new role available for a Payroll Administrator to join their team.

You will assume responsibility for the administration and processing of payrolls in a diverse, dynamic and rapidly developing non-profit organization (NPO) which is a leader in management of conservation at scale and comprises a workforce of +- 350 staff in various SADC countries wherein the organization has an operational presence.

Role Accountabilities

Payroll Administration

• Manage an in-house payroll system, including maintenance and control of payroll specifications
• Capture payroll changes, earnings, and deductions on Sage 300
• Update personal and role changes on payroll.
• Respond to payroll queries.

Contract Administration

• Track contracts for extension as well as checking valid work permits, passports and visas.
• Draft and distribute visa & confirmation of employment Letters.
• Complete staff resignation process
• Draft and distribute salary adjustment letters.

Benefits Administration

• Assist and guide employees regarding employee risk benefits to which they may be entitled.
• Assist and guide employees regarding claims processes for disability, IOD claims and where appropriate, medical insurance claims.

Performance Management Administration

• Keep accurate records for the Performance Appraisal process
• Generate reminders for employees who are due for Performance Appraisals

Leave Administration

• Manage the accrual and taking of leave on multiple platforms.
• Process maternity applications

Generate standard and customized reports.

• Extract and distribute month end payroll and staff msovement reports.
• Extract and report Employment Equity data annually
• Preparation and submission of monthly and annual foreign statutory and employee benefits returns.

Governance and Monitoring

• Maintenance of complete and accurate employment database information and payroll database.
• Assist with annual payroll audits (external auditors)

Minimum Requirements:

• Relevant qualification and a few years years payroll administration experience essential
• Proficiency in Sage 300 People Payroll and HR Administration systems is a must
• In-depth knowledge of payroll processes, supported by understanding of statutory requirements, and employment, benefits, and tax legislation
• Knowledge related to SADC countries and local currencies would be an advantage
• Proficiency in all modules if MS Office 365 Professional, which includes SharePoint and MS Teams is essential
• Experience using Microsoft Dynamics 365 would be an advantage
• High degree of integrity and confidentiality, and excellent communication and inter-personal skills
• Highly numerate, well organized, and able to work to deadlines under pressure
• Must be able to work as part of a team

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In office, with some work from home flexibility

• Join our team of experienced Developers working on across a broad range of industries for large and small customers based locally and internationally. You'd be working on Microsoft products like Business Central, PowerApps, PowerBI and SQL as a Business Systems Developer as well as on the clients extension apps and their Android scanner apps.
• You will gain experience from Senior team members, be responsible for reviewing other Developers work, and help resolve customer support tickets. There is opportunity to specialise in being a Business Central Developer (or other products) or you have the option to switch to being a Consultant if that fits you better.

Requirements

• Relevant Degree or Diploma in IT, BCom or Accountancy Certifications
• Software Development experience preferably in C# / MS
• Ability to Design a Solution from a Requirement
• Ability to Document and Test a completed Solution/ Change
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics Business Central (NAV) would be preferred but any customisable ERP systems, especially financial systems will be considered
• Experience with the SCRUM Process
• Experience working with Microsoft Power Platform would be a plus
• Experience working SQL or any Database Development
• Experience working within an IT Process/ Framework (e.g. DevOps)
• MB-800 Certified would be a plus

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The Machine Learning Engineer is an emerging specialist professional who will kick start their careers by supporting the ML team to apply computer science (including data structures, algorithms, computability and complexity) statistical modeling, and software engineering in machine learning operations (MLOps) to build cutting edge, end-to-end ML data models. The role supports the development of solutions and design of self-running and automated software and predictive models to enable the Group increase efficiencies, reduce costs, identify opportunities that generate value and drive data as a competitive advantage.

Role Description

• Participate in stakeholder meetings and work with senior colleagues to analyze business problems, clarify requirements and define the scope of the resolution needed.
• Collaborate within a cross-functional team of Data Scientists, Engineers and Analysts in order to understand project goals, and build, implement and scale-up algorithms for measurable impact.
• Display basic understanding of ANN's, CNN's, RNN's, autoencoders, fundamental data science concepts (linear and logistic regression, SVM's, dimensionality reduction), decision trees, gradient boosting, ensemble models, etc. to develop machine learning models.
• Work with above architectures within deep learning frameworks such as Keras and TensorFlow.
• Demonstrate foundational understanding of relevant applications and/or systems (including, but not limited to, the machine learning algorithms) being created.
• Build basic algorithms based on statistical modelling procedures and build and maintain machine learning solutions in production.
• Use data modelling and evaluation strategy to find patterns and predict unseen instances.
• Train models on large-scale data and fine tune hyper-parameters.
• Research appropriate machine learning algorithms and tools and work with senior colleagues to select the correct libraries, programming languages and frameworks for each task.
• Apply understanding of theoretical frameworks in computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, computability, complexity and computer architecture.
• Keep abreast of technological developments in the field and integrate the latest data technologies into existing requirements.
• Follow best practices and standards of machine learning operations (MLOps) workflows for data preparation, deployment, monitoring and retraining to enable agile application methods to projects, and support machine learning models and data sets within a CI/CD process.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelors Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Information Technology, Information Systems or a related field
• +2 years experience working with machine learning frameworks, models or systems with strong mathematical and statistical experience skills
• Exposure to common machine learning, data, math and visualization libraries (i.e. Pandas, pyTorch, SciPy, NumPy, Scikit-Learn etc.)
• Exposure to developing Machine Learning & NLP solutions over opensource platforms such as (TensorFlow, SparkML, OpenCV, pyTorch, etc.)
• Exposure to different coding environments (local, notebooks, containers) and software engineering workflows (testing, code management/Git)
• Understanding of relational databases as SQL, MySQL

Preferred but not required

• Familiarity with a cloud environment (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerized environment (Mesos, Kubernetes, Docker) and CI/CD (Jenkins, AWS Code Pipelines)
• Experience in a retail, commercial or IT environment

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Johannesburg

A software Development with offices in 5 countries creates value by drawing on their domain expertise to deliver transformative solutions to various sectors. With projects and offices around the globe, the teams lead with innovation to develop, integrate and optimize resilient systems and processes that work for businesses.

This established organisation has a new position available for a Java Architect to join their Senior Team

The Role: We are looking for Java architects to assist with:

• Functional requirements
• Deployment environments
• Performance requirements
• Expected longevity of solution
• Client budget (provide choices and highlight trade-offs if needed)
• Skill set required to build vs skill set available
• Skill set required to maintain, and support vs skill set available
• Ease of future maintenance and support

You will ensure quality through:

• Code reviews in a form appropriate to project and individual team members
• Establishing and maintaining an enabling set of technical standards
• On-going refinement, revision or establishment of our development delivery processes
• Providing expert opinion on validity of project team or individual effort and time estimates
• Mentoring, or facilitating the appropriate mentoring, of juniors and team members
• Participating in performance management and recruitment processes for technical resources
• Pre-sales design and project proposals
• Participation in PR and marketing activities with relevant writing, presenting and research

Requirements:

• BSc Computer Science or similar tertiary qualification
• Strong object-oriented programming skills

Experience in:

• Java and JEE knowledge
• Web Services
• REST
• JPA, Jira and Git
• Microservices, Docker and Kubernetes would be advantageous

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Human Resources Generalist

Bethlehem, South Africa

Permanent

Would you like to contribute to something meaningful and work with us along their mission? This is your chance. A sanctuary is looking for dedicated people to enrich their team. They are in need of a HR Generalist to take on a permanent role in this rewarding environment.

You as Human Resources Generalist will be part of the Human Resources team and will provide operational and strategic support in all the Human Resource disciplines including recruiting, onboarding, employee relations, benefits, compensation, training and development and offboarding.

Your contribution will be:

• Guiding line managers regarding recruiting and employee relations
• Administering employee compensation (payroll), training and benefit programmes
• Processing, verifying and maintaining documentation relating to HR activities such as staffing, training and performance evaluations
• Supporting any tasks related to strategic Human Resources topics with the focus to enable line managers and employees
• Acting as liaison between employee and line management to answer questions or concerns regarding HR policies, practices and regulations.

Your profile ideally illustrates:

• Several years experience as a Human Resources Generalist
• HR Qualification
• Fluent in English (written and spoken)
• Solid knowledge of MS Office 365 as well as virtual communication tools (e. g. MS Teams)
• High service and quality orientation as well as being passionate about Human Resources as a mindset
• High level of integrity, confidentiality, accuracy, and a strong team player
• Great affinity to animal welfare

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Purpose of the Job

The Big Data Systems Engineer II role aims to build, test, and maintain Data processing systems involving large Data sets. The role assumes responsibility for deploying Data Transformation code into production and, with the assistance of appropriate monitoring, proactively troubleshooting any issues that may arise. The role is well suited to an individual who has progressed in their career journey from a Data Engineer or Systems Engineer into a Big Data DevOps Engineer role in a Linux-based environment. Individuals who enjoy working at scale within a large, diverse team of specialists, and supporting a 24/7 operation will thrive in this role. An understanding of at least one DevOps tools chain is required along with exposure to scheduled Data Transformation on clustered compute (e.g. Hadoop/ PySpark) or query engines.

Job Objectives

• Work with a team of Specialists in Operations to ensure Data Applications and the jobs running on them are secure and available in production:
• Implement appropriate monitoring and logging to ensure potential failure can be detected, diagnosed, and remediated before services are impacted.
• Deploy highly available disaster recovery infrastructure as appropriate for cluster-based solutions.
• Work with the security team to ensure the Application and its infrastructure is secure.
• Work with Development team leads to ensure security is built into their Development efforts and deploy additional security measures such as WAFs into the production environment.
• Exploit security services available from the Cloud provider to monitor and ensure the security of the environment.
• Work with the ETL Development teams and Data Engineers to deploy and ensure the deployability of infrastructure, package Applications, and Data Transformation jobs:
• Use existing SDLC toolchains to deploy cluster-based Data Applications and the Data Transformation and queries that run on them.
•  Maintain and upgrade existing SDLC toolchains.
• Work with the Development Managers to support them in SDLC automation and developing code to deploy infrastructure using existing SDLC toolchains.
• Work with Application Owners to manage the cost infrastructure deployed for Applications both in Development and production:
• Tag resources appropriately so that the system can monitor their cost.
• Tactically work with the Application and Data Artifact Owners to implement tactical cost savings where possible while maintaining required performance.
• Support System and Data Artifact Owners in monitoring, predicting, and optimising the cost of operating their infrastructure relative to the required performance.

Qualifications:

• Degree or Diploma in a Technology-related field.
• Associate Level Linux Certification.
• Azure Associate Certification.

Experience:

• +4 years experience in a Technology-related field as a Data or Systems Engineer for Linux hosted Data Management Application managed through scripted automated deployment.
• Experience deploying and managing Applications and Databases in the Cloud.
• Experience implementing SDLC automation and testing for Data Transformation or Data query jobs.
• Experience configuring and deploying infrastructure using Terraform.
• Experience implementing logging and monitoring Data Applications using the environment and Application-specific logging.
• Experience implementing high availability, and disaster recovery for Big Data jobs.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of Big Data/ Data Warehousing/ Business Intelligence Application patterns.
• Knowledge of Application troubleshooting, the root cause of failure analysis, and incident handling.
• Knowledge of Agile Methodologies and Practices.

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We are an international software firm that solves real-world problems with innovative solutions and modern technology stacks. Our experience spans the education, financial services, gaming, insurance, telecoms and public sectors. We maintain our track record by using our vast business domain knowledge and world-class skills to successfully deliver digital solutions into client organisations.

Our relaxed yet professional work environment extends to our flat management structure. Being a part of the company means working on dynamic project teams, while pursuing your own career growth through our Continuous Learning Programme.

The role: We are looking for a Tech Lead to assist with:

• Leading development teams
• Assisting with designing solutions to fit the client's requirements
• Client relationship management
• Assisting teams: front-end, back-end, DevOps
• DB design and implementation

You will ensure quality through:

• The design of microservices, libraries and RESTful APIs
• Performing detailed code reviews and feedback to team members in order to continuously grow their abilities
• Drafting of documentation (architectural diagrams, sequence diagrams, presentations etc.)
• Ensuring that best coding practices are followed: SOLID, Code Smells
• Participating in PI planning, backlog grooming, Sprint planning sessions
• Facilitating Agile ceremonies
• Guiding developers in Java (Spring), JavaScript, ExpressJS, Angular, TypeScript, Postgres
• Ensuring good security practices are implemented
• Designing of infrastructure based on AWS
• Assist with DevOps
• Engaging in solution planning sessions with key client stakeholders
• Reporting back to the customer and account executive(s)
• Performing root cause analysis
• Designing solutions that will adhere to business policies and legislation
• Ensuring good security principles are implemented
• Coordinating team leave schedules
• Participating in performance reviews and upskilling strategies
• Researching new technologies

Requirements

• Proficient in: Java (Spring), JavaScript, Express, Angular, TypeScript, Postgres

Experience with AWS:

• VPC
• IAM
• Cognito
• Step functions
• S3
• LAMBDA
• EC2
• RDS
• Understanding of Git with GitFlow (Features, Releases, HotFixes)
• Understanding of SQL concepts and design patterns: normalisation, stored procedures, transitive closure tables, EAV, views, indexing
• Good understanding of the various design patterns: Facade, Observer, Singleton
• SOLID principles implementation
• Understanding of DevOps tooling, such as Jenkins
• Knowledge in breaking down problems into microservices and libraries
• A good understanding around business processes such as: provisioning, POPIA, invoicing, procurement, auditing
• Familiar with RESTful APIs and best practices
• Knowledge on how automated pipelines stitch together
• Good understanding of core technology concepts, such as OAuth, OOP, Networking
• Good negotiation, verbal, and written communication skills
• Beneficial: Kubernetes, IBM Gateway, telecoms experience

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An innovative online marketplace company has a new role available for a skilled Data Scientist. The company is looking for enthusiastic, analytical, and creative individuals to join their Business Intelligence Team. The Company is part of a global classified websites company with 20 brands in around 30 countries. The company strives to develop outstanding user experiences on their websites and mobile applications.

The South African based platform has over 700 independent websites, used by over 4 000 agencies and 37 000 agents, using the platform daily. In addition, more than 2,5 Million consumers make use of the platform. Our client is looking for critical thinkers who have proven experience in building scalable cloud-based applications.

You will be:

• Proactively identify data improvement opportunities and insights to the business
• Processing, cleansing, and verifying the integrity of data used for analysis
• Create algorithms and build predictive models to enhance product offerings
• Use machine learning techniques to improve the quality of data
• Creating automated anomaly detection systems and tracking of its performance
• Generating reports with insights from data sets and models to present to team

Requirements:

• 3+ years experience in BI with a strong focus on data science
• Possessing either a Data Scientist or Statistics qualification.
• Proficiency with data mining, mathematics, and statistical analysis
• Experience with Excel, Tableau, SQL, and programming languages (i.e. Python)
• Excellent understanding of machine learning techniques and algorithms, such as clustering methods, neural networks, boosting algorithms etc.
• Outstanding analytical skills - the ability to identify trends, patterns and insights from data

The Role Offers:

• Full Remote or Free breakfast daily and onsite gym at the office
• Competitive salaries and performance bonus