Lead Digital Solutions Engineer

RESPONSIBILITIES: Oversee digital innovation initiatives; Implement and guide best practices within the digital solutions and innovation frameworks; Lead cross-functional teams; Responsible for policy development related to digital transformation and solutions; Perform trend analysis on incidents and outages and drive execution of the corrective measures within the digital solutions landscape; Drive the development of the Innovation roadmap and implement for areas of assigned responsibilities; Identify continuous improvement/automation activities that is designed to minimise costs and time; Provide the solution and architecture for building and maintaining the knowledge base for the Digital Solutions environment; Ensure that all relevant training is completed using the latest technologies for e-learning and seamless consumption; Assist and guide Digital solution Engineers with designing the solution in accordance with the organisation architecture; Provide mentorship and guidance to the team; Lead large projects or processes of complex scope with limited oversight from Manager; Coach, review, and delegate work to Business Improvement Engineers; Understand strategic goals from the organisation and based upon them, design elegant solutions from a holistic viewpoint; Define the pathway for the adoption and advancement of the framework; Ensure integration of frameworks based on the organisational strategy; Develop and implement digital innovations and technological upgrades; Determine technical and product designs by balancing process cost, yield, and other considerations; Design, drive and execute digital innovations with the purpose of increasing productivity, eliminating wastefulness, saving time, reducing costs, and ensuring quality standards are maintained; Review and approve documents from Senior Digital Solution Engineers where required; Support relationships through strong communication and negotiation skills with internal and external stakeholders; Vendor management & 3rd party management where applicable; Drive change management in a pro-active manner; Drive continuous improvements and digital innovations methodologies; Train all Digital Solution Engineers. REQUIREMENTS: Relevant degree in Information Technology (Essential); Post Graduate or Master’s degree (Beneficial); Agile Project Certification; Minimum of 10 years’ experience, of which, 3 must have been in a lead role; Proven experience leading successful projects in digital transformation and innovation; Extensive experience in digital innovation and transformation; Expert in the areas of digitization and digital transformation; Extensive knowledge of emerging industry practices when solving business problems; Expert in agile project management to lead projects that meet strategic goals. PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES: Leadership skills; Stakeholder management; Communication; Interpersonal skills; Project Management; Results driven; Able to handle sensitive and confidential information; Ability to keep one’s composure in a fast moving, dynamic environment; Problem solving and decision making; Strategic decision-making; Strategic thinking skills; Ability to work in a team and independently; Internal and external networking; Integrity and values; Confidence; Passionate; Immaculate time keeping. APPLICATION GUIDELINE : No external email applications will be accepted. Should no feedback be provided within two (2) weeks from the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful. FlySafair reserves the right                    Not to proceed with this vacancy                    To appoint the selected candidates based on its operational requirements. Reference number – JHB00087

Location: Kempton Park, ZA

Posted Date: 4/27/2024