Technology/domain Specialist I Iautomation Coe

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Job Description

Requisition Details & Talent Acquisition Specialist
REQ 141837 - Luthando Bower
Closing Date: 22 September 2025
Job Family
Information Technology
Career Stream
Application Development
Leadership Pipeline
Manage Self: Technical
Job Purpose
To actively own and participate in the overall evolution of the Technology or Domain asset while influencing and maintaining the health of the asset. Play a leadership role on the associated COE's.
Job Responsibilities

  • For a specific domain or technology : pProvide guidance to stakeholders in terms of expertise and experience
  • Guide and practice code design, analysis and integration to ensure effective application of technology
  • Conduct Technology reviews of code and design for quality assurance
  • Contribute to asset health
  • Adhere to and contribute to defining patterns / practices/standards in application of technology or domain
  • Participate in Code Branching and Merging
  • Play and advisory role to Engineering leads
  • Collaboration with domain architects and technical consultants ito technology and /or domain roadmaps
  • Work within governance and compliance frameworks of the organisation
  • Contribute into detailed Technical roadmaps in context of the organisation architecture and interdependent technologies
  • Contribute into the planning and implement agreed technical roadmaps
  • Conduct research and development experimentation to test thinking regarding technology or domain applicability
  • Ensure an understanding of technology or domain requirements, performance integrations and optimisation as positioned in organisation
  • Assist with and apply troubleshooting to resolve issues
  • Evaluate and influence technology decisions
  • Mitigate risk by evaluating risks and impacts on technology or domain
  • Update the asset knowledge base
  • Provide coaching, mentoring and upskilling of others within area of expertise
  • Support the achievement of the business strategy, objectives and values
  • Stay abreast of developments in field of expertise
  • Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities
  • Contribute to the Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc.).
  • Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy
  • Seek opportunities to improve business processes, models and systems though agile thinking.
  • Conduct self development both by mentoring others and being mentored
  • Support & Maintenance of Automation assets including Blue Prism, Power Platform.
  • Drive adoption of Technologies
  • Involvement in POT/POC, evaluation of new technologies.
  • Ensure CoE governance and Standards are applied and maintained.
Core Technical Skills
  • Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Expertise
  • Advanced proficiency in Blue Prism: process design, object development, control room operations.
  • Experience with Power Automate (cloud and desktop flows).
  • Familiarity with UiPath or Automation Anywhere is a plus.
  • Power Platform Proficiency
  • Power Apps: building canvas and model-driven apps.
  • Power BI: data modeling, DAX, and dashboard creation.
  • Power Virtual Agents: chatbot development and integration.
  • Dataverse and connectors: understanding of data architecture and integration.
  • Agentic AI & Intelligent Automation
  • Understanding of agentic AI concepts: autonomous task execution, goal-oriented agents, and LLM integration.
  • Experience with AI Builder, Azure OpenAI, or custom GPT-based agents.
  • Knowledge of prompt engineering, orchestration frameworks, and AI governance.
  • Integration & Development
  • REST APIs, webhooks, and custom connectors.
  • Scripting: Python, JavaScript, or C# for extending automation capabilities.
  • Familiarity with Azure services (Logic Apps, Functions, Cognitive Services).
Infrastructure & Platform Requirements
  • Cloud & On-Premise Hybrid Support
  • Microsoft Azure: Core platform for Power Platform, AI services, and integration.
  • On-premise servers (if legacy systems or Blue Prism runtime resources are hosted locally).
  • Virtual Machines or containers for bot hosting and scalability.
  • Automation Tools
  • Blue Prism
  • Power Platform:
  • Power Automate (Cloud and Desktop)
  • Power Apps
  • Power BI
  • Copilot
  • AI Builder and Azure OpenAI (Foundry) for intelligent automation and agentic AI capabilities.
  • AI & Agentic Capabilities
  • Azure OpenAI Service or OpenAI API access for LLM integration.
  • Azure Cognitive Services (e.g., Form Recognizer, Language Understanding, Computer Vision).
  • Orchestration tools like Microsoft Copilot Studio or custom agent frameworks (e.g., LangChain, Semantic Kernel).
  • Integration & Connectivity
  • API Management: Azure API Management or custom gateways.
  • Data Gateways: On-premises data gateway for Power Platform to access internal systems.
  • Custom Connectors: For integrating with third-party or legacy systems.
  • Message Queues: Azure Service Bus, RabbitMQ, or Kafka for event-driven automation.
  • Security & Governance
  • Azure Active Directory (AAD) for identity and access management.
  • Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) for automation tools and environments.
  • Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies for Power Platform.
  • Audit logging and monitoring (e.g., Azure Monitor, Application Insights).
  • Secure credential vaults (e.g., CyberArk, Azure Key Vault).
  • Development & DevOps
  • Source Control: GitHub, Azure DevOps, or Bitbucket.
  • CI/CD Pipelines: For Power Platform and Blue Prism deployments.
  • Testing Frameworks: Automated testing for bots and apps.
  • Documentation Tools: Confluence, SharePoint, or Git-based wikis.
  • Development & DevOps
  • Source Control: GitHub, Azure DevOps, or Bitbucket.
  • CI/CD Pipelines: For Power Platform and Blue Prism deployments.
  • Testing Frameworks: Automated testing for bots and apps.
  • Documentation Tools: Confluence, SharePoint, or Git-based wikis
Essential Qualifications - NQF Level
  • Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
Preferred Qualification
  • BSC (Azure, Blue Prism, Power Platform, ITIL)
Minimum Experience Level
  • 5+ years' IT experience with 3 years in relevant technology or domain
  • AI (GenAI, Chatbot, NLP, Agentic Agents)
  • Automation (RPA & Attended)
  • Infrastructure Support & Management (ITIL)
  • Cloud Technologies
Technical / Professional Knowledge
  • Asset management
  • IT Assets management processes
  • Data Warehousing
  • Information Technology (IT) Architecture
Behavioural Competencies
  • Decision Making
  • Courage
  • Stress Tolerance
  • Quality Orientation
  • Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills
  • Emotional Intelligence Essentials
  • Resolving Conflict

Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566
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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1516442
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
  • Education
    Not mentioned