Job Description

Our client within the Insurance Industry are seeking a Platform Lead with a min of 7 years experience (5+ years in Business Systems Analysis and 2+ yrs Team Leadership experience), 5 years with Microsoft Technologies and Integration experience.

Job description:

The purpose of this position is to lead the Platform team, with a focus on delivery of technological solutions to business-related problems and to align IT development with business strategy, including client needs.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the Platform Team in gathering requirements and help build and maintain system requirements specifications for development of different solutions with required outcomes to relevant stakeholders effectively.
• Function as SME for the Microsoft environment including Azure, M365, SharePoint Online, PowerApps, etc.
• Collaborate with various business areas and internal clusters to ensure alignment, integration and consistency of solutions scope and delivery across business units.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Working with cross-functional teams, the Platform Lead will be required to lead a team providing solutions to diverse business needs as well as to the incidents and problems reported by the users.
• Analyse system functionality to support business requirements (new/existing)
• Drive and obtain the sign-off of test plans, test cases and test summary reports according to agreed

standards. * Direct the roll out of new technical solution and /or changes.

• Seek opportunities to continuously improve the current system.
• Management of the operational support area.
• Liaising with developers to resolve system issues.
• Investigating data reports to identify potential data and system errors.
• Manage performance and development within the team.
• Technical software design and analysis

Minimum Requirements:

• BCom / BSc degree or equivalent qualification
• Business / systems analysis diploma
• Minimum of 5 years' Systems Analysis experience
• Minimum of 2 years Team Leadership experience
• 5+ years experience of Microsoft technologies (Windows, SharePoint, MS-365, MS-Teams, Power Apps, etc.).
• Integration experience (API design, integration between on-premise and cloud and multiple service provider platforms)
• Knowledge and familiarity with common programming languages such as C#, Python or Java would be an advantage
• Financial/Insurance industry experience will be advantageous

Competencies:

• Policy, product, and systems knowledge
• Planning and organizing skills
• Problem solving and analysis
• Interpersonal skills
• Computer literate and excel skills
• Team player
• Good communication skills (verbal and written)

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