Job Opportunities at Liberty Group South Africa

Purpose

To implement a comprehensive Information Technology security program with the Information Technology lines of business to protect their applications and supporting infrastructure from both internal and external threats, manage threats and incidents when these materialise, ensure compliance with regulatory requirements regarding Information Technology security, ensure the appropriate use of assets and educate employees about their Information Technology security responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders to further embed the partnership that exists between IT Security, IT and the business.
• Research and maintain knowledge of the IT threat landscape, security trends, regulatory requirements, new technologies and best practices in order to provide sensible and pragmatic security advice to stakeholders.
• Develop a security assessment schedule across the respective lines of business / business units. Conduct reviews of applications, systems, underlying infrastructure and related processes as per the schedule.
• Establish, maintain and improve logical access management practices for all users (Generic, User, Service and Privileged) by the application of appropriate manual and/or automated processes – in order to provide assurance that the right people have the right level of access to Liberty’s information.
• Implement and validate all aspects of the access management lifecycle, as prescribed by the appropriate policies and standards.

Additional Key Responsibilities

• Develop an awareness and training plan for the line of business that is fit for purpose, aligned with strategy and considers a range of risk data points e.g. audit findings, risk and control self-assessments, IT Security risk assessments, emerging threats and risks, and incidents.
• Create awareness to the IT Executives and broader IT community on the back of new threat and risk intelligence. Proactively create awareness on recurring risk themes.
• Participate in the development of new and the annual review of existing IT Security Policies, Standards and Guidelines by providing input to enhance the quality and completeness of these documents.
• Communicate the requirements for compliance to the IT Security Policies, Standards and Guidelines to the relevant parties within IT.

Minimum Experience

• 3 - 8 years' experience in a similar environment, of which 5 - 6 years at Technical Level.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degree in Management practices.
• Compulsory - CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional).
• Mandatory -  ISACA CISM (Certified Information Security Manager).

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Purpose

Performs Microsoft Infrastructure design, development, and administration activities including but not limited to: deploying Windows Operating system applications, configuring hosts and host instances, deploying and managing business rules, configuring and administering a Windows/Cloud environment.  Maintains responsibility for configurations on multiple environments.  Represents Wintel during the design and development process, and troubleshoots Wintel solutions in an enterprise environment.  Performs hands-on developing, debugging, and testing with Windows Operating system and Cloud Operating system technologies

Additional Minimum Qualifications

• BS C in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or IT related field; or an ABET accredited Electrical Engineering BS or equivalent business experience or other Tertiary education

Minimum Experience

2 - 3 years experience in a similar environment

Key Responsibilities

• Design and document global enterprise Windows architecture: Master Data Management.
• Design, document, install and maintain Microsoft Windows Server 2019, 2022, on premise and in the cloud
• Design and maintain Windows security as defined and documented.
• Develop utilities and automated reporting.
• Create scripts for task automation.
• Create, test and execute data management languages.
• Analyze and sustain capacity and performance requirements.
• Analyze, consolidate and tune Windows Operating system for optimal efficiency.
• Monitor systems and platforms for availability.
• Oversee backup, clustering, mirroring, replication and recovery.
• Restore and recover Wintel Configurations

Additional Responsibilities

• Install and test upgrades and patches.
• Implement security and encryption.
• Provide 24/7 support for critical situations.
• Evaluate and recommend new integration technologies.
• Match recommended architecture changes and uplifts to business need.
• Proactively engage management as necessary to resolve issues and ensure awareness of potential dangers to the environment.
• Support other IT staff with open and unresolved issues.
• Provides on-call support via cell-phone 24 x 7 when on Standby and in emergency circumstances.
• Take on responsibilities as a backup or alternate for other IT staff if required.
• Cover and resolve any outstanding Service Desk related issues in an effort to help all IT members resolve tickets as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Minimum Experience

• Minimum 3 years developing enterprise scale Microsoft Windows Server 2012/2016/2019/2022 applications
• Minimum 5 years Windows operating system administration experience
• Ability to obtain and maintain security clearance B.S. in Computer Science, Business, or related major Certification
• 3 to 5+ years of Microsoft Windows Administration with Windows Scripting support and experience
• 3 to 5+ years of Microsoft Server Administration 
• 4+ years of experience optimizing queries, performance             tuning, and recovery activities.
• AWS Cloud Practitioner
• Azure Fundamentals
• Powershell scripting

Additional Experience

• High level certification/training in core area (Windows Operating System 2008/2012/2016/2019,2022) Azure and Cloud experience and training is essential
• Experience in architecture, implementation and management of enterprise database solutions.
• Ability to effectively communicate and coordinate with senior business management and peers.
• Strong business and technical process design and documentation skills.
• Possesses a high level of technical/functional expertise and knowledge.
• Industry expertise of best practices, standards, and technology.
• Understands and applies policies and procedures.
• Project Management experience.

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Purpose

• To provide specialist advice and support to make informed financial decisions and execute approved trading decisions, through the execution of predefined objectives as per agreed standard operating procedures (SOPs).

Minimum Experience

• 2 - 3 years experience in a similar environment

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas [NQF Level 07] in Finance Economics and Accounting

Additional Minimum Qualifications

Process

• Apply relevant research methodologies, tools and techniques to effectively and purposefully gather information.
• Understand and apply existing best practice frameworks to assist in the implementation of identified subject matter processes and standards.
• Provide specialist advice and support in area of accountability to ensure that identified solutions and recommendations are appropriate and effective.
• Conduct research and develop an up-to-date knowledge base related to the South African economy and financial markets.
• Effectively buy and sell - or trade - securities on behalf of the assets managed by the organisation.
• Accountable for the execution of specialised work including the improvement of quality, standards and outputs within defined work routines and operating procedures.
• Proactively solves problems, determines root-cause and applies solutions in line with guidelines and providing the necessary information to solve problems related to area of specialisation.
• Plan for own task execution and advises on improvements related to area of specialisation.

Customer

• Provide sound consulting services and recommendations based on customer needs, current information and trends.

• Ensure own understanding and adherence to customer service delivery and Treating the Customer Fairly (TCF) principles to provide specialist support and guidance.

Finance

• Adhere to specified standards, policies and procedures to prevent potential losses/wastage related to the area of specialisation.

Learning and Growth

• Interact proactively with others for the purpose of continuous knowledge sharing; and integration of own new knowledge.

• Contribute positively to own area-specific knowledge improvement associated with area of specialisation.

Governance

• Comply to set governance and compliance procedures and processes related to an area of work and continuously identify, rectify and escalate risks where necessary.

Competencies

Liberty Values

Technical Competencies

• Knowledge of trade / deal lifecycle (Proficient)
• Understanding of manual trade / deal processing (Proficient)
• Pricing and Trade Practices (Proficient)
• Product Knowledge (Traders and Transactors) (Advanced)
• Research and Information Gathering (Basic)
• Reporting and Interpretation (Basic)
• Customer Advice (Technical) (Basic)

Behavioural Competencies

• Persuading and Influencing (Basic)
• Professional/Technical learning (Basic)
• Interpersonal Effectiveness (Basic)
• Problem Solving and Analysis (Basic)
• Teamwork and Cooperation (Basic)
• Communicating with Impact (Basic)
• Relationship Management and Networking (Intermediate)
• Customer Orientation (Basic)

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Purpose

• To provide specialist advice and support in area of specialisation enabling the effective implementation of market risk and compliance frameworks.

Minimum Experience

• 3 - 5 years experience in a similar environment, of which 1 -2 years at a junior specialist level

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas [NQF Level 07] in Finance Economics and Accounting

Additional Minimum Qualifications

Outputs

Process

• Apply relevant research methodologies, tools and techniques to effectively and purposefully gather information.
• Understand and apply existing best practice frameworks to assist in the implementation of identified subject matter processes and standards.
• Provide specialist advice and support in area of accountability to ensure that identified solutions and recommendations are appropriate and effective.
• Coordinate research and information gathering activities and collate and analyse information to serve as input to managerial reporting or decision making.
• Conduct investigations in order to establish and verify facts to that leads to the identification and reduction of business risks.
• Facilitate the effective implementation and roll-out of changes and/or improvementsof risk reports.
• Support monitoring of the future regulatory and legislative environment whilst providing advice on existing regulatory issues.
• Define requirements for the measurement and reporting of market and liquidity risk.
• Report and advise on risk metrics.
• Report and advise on market and liquidity risk exposures.
• Ensure accuracy data loaded into the trading system (will require using Reuters and Bloomberg).
• Accountable for the improvement of quality, service and work outputs, continuously recommending improvements.
• Plan for the organisation of work outputs and process improvement activities in light of a specific situational context related to the area of specialisation.
• Proactively identify area of specialisation related problems, determine cause and effect and recommend the best option to implement corrective action based on previous experience.

Customer

• Provide specialist expertise and advice to internal/external customers, that builds strong relationships and creates a favourable impression aligned to Treating the Customer Fairly (TCF) principles.

Finance

• Adhere to financial controls, governance and compliance policies and processes throughout an area of specialisation, contributing to cost efficiency.

Learning and Growth

• Interact proactively with others for the purpose of continuous knowledge sharing; and integration of own new knowledge.
• Contribute positively to human capability improvement, related to knowledge optimisation and associated with area of specialisation.

Governance

• Comply to risk and governance policies, implement and provide subject matter input to the development of related processes, applicable to the area of specialisation.

Competencies

Liberty Values

Technical Competencies

• Product Related System Application (Intermediate)
• Research and Information Gathering (Intermediate)
• Risk Knowledge (Proficient)

Behavioural Competencies

• Professional/Technical learning (Intermediate)
• Analytical Thinking (Proficient)
• Organisation and Attention to Detail (Intermediate)
• Problem Solving and Analysis (Intermediate)
• Governance, Ethics and Values (Intermediate)
• Relationship Management and Networking (Intermediate)

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Purpose

To provide specialist advice and support related to day-to-day computer use and IT system trouble-shooting, problem-solving and education, through the execution of predefined objectives as per agreed standard operating procedures (SOPs).

Minimum Experience

• 2 - 3 years experience in a similar environment

Outputs

• Customer first service attitude and willingness to help 
• Cloud certification an advantage.
• Responsible for administration, management and deployment of end-user components, such as software deployment and security updates (patching).
• A+ and N+ Certification an advantage.
• Drivers licence and own transport, this position does require some travelling from time to time.
• Experience supporting web based applications using multiple browsers.

Skills and Technical Compentencies

• Software Asset Management Life Cycle
• License management
• License metrics for Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, Adobe, Microfocus etc
• Contract management and negotiations
• License auditing position

Technical Competencies:

• License metrics for Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, Adobe, Microfocus etc
• Flexera and SCCM
• Allocations and management of M365 licences.
• Software auditing background aiding in conducting self audits of all our software product publishers.
• Management and administration of licenses to ensure compliance. This includes high level, Microsoft, Oracle, Adobe, Linux, Unix, Cobol, etc.
• To ensure the environments is always licensed and to achieve our Always On, Always Available and Always Secure strategy

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas [NQF Level 07] in Information Technology and Computer Sciences

Competencies

• Allocations and management of M365 licences.
• Software auditing background aiding in conducting self audits of all our software product publishers.
• Management and administration of licenses to ensure compliance. This includes high level, Microsoft, Oracle, Adobe, Linux, Unix, Cobol, etc.
• To ensure the environments is always licensed and to achieve our Always On, Always Available and Always Secure strategy