Lead Digital Solutions Engineer

Lead Digital Solutions Engineer

Fly Safair


2024/06/30
 
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Job Ref #: IT_LeadDigitalSolutionsEngineer1


Industry: Aviation


Job Type: Permanent


Positions Available: 1

Safair Operations, operating as FlySafair has a vacancy for a Lead Digital Solutions Engineer at our head office Bonaero Park. The successful applicant will report to the Manager: Digital Solutions

• 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.

• Grade 12 or equivalent;


• 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.