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Software Development Engineer, EC2 Service Platforms at Amazon Dev Centre South Africa

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  • Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent working experience
  • 3+ years experience in a software development environment
  • Proficiency in Computer Science fundamentals, including data structures, object-oriented design, algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis.
  • Proficiency in at least one modern programming language, such as Java, C#, Python, Javascript, Go, Ruby, Kotlin

Job summary
Join our team of innovative Software Engineers and build the next generation service platforms for AWS, EC2 and our customers. These services are key components of the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) and with growing adoption throughout AWS as a whole.

Key job responsibilities
Our platform handles a significant load of Internet traffic generated by internal and external customers that build their solutions on EC2. On any given day we use Java, Kotlin, Typescript, Python, Ruby, Go and C++ as well as various Native AWS services and Amazon-internal tools. We don’t expect you to be an expert in, or know all these technologies, but we do expect you to have strong programming fundamentals and be excited to learn about these technologies.

Our team invents, designs and builds software that is stable, scalable and performant. We write and support code that is easy to understand with solutions that are pragmatic. We keep a high bar in code reviews to ensure high quality code.

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Engineers in our teams have great ownership, a drive to innovate and aim to have resounding impact in whatever we build.

A day in the life
As a member of this team, you will own and contribute to the development of quality designs & solutions, solving complex problems. You are able to operate with limited guidance and take a long term view of your team’s services and how they fit into the broader architecture. The services that your team own are used by many teams and you will have opportunities to work and influence engineers and teams outside of your own team to build out EC2 architecture that supports Amazon scale business needs.

We follow a DevOps model and we assign projects and tasks based on what will help each team member develop into a more well rounded engineer that will enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future. This position involves on-call responsibilities. Our team values work-life balance and we respect each other’s time.

As an Amazonian, you will enjoy interacting with some of the most talented engineers in our industry through breakfast talks and demos, internal communities and extensive training material that spans all aspects of our business.

We are looking for a new teammate who is enthusiastic, curious, empathic, motivated and reliable. The development opportunities are plentiful and we’re only just starting to scratch the surface. If this sounds intriguing to you, then come build with us.

  • Ability to work in a diverse team
  • Written and verbal communication skills

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer, and we value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief. Amazon is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from South African citizens who are members of designated groups who may contribute to Employment Equity within the workplace and the further diversification of ideas. In this regard, the relevant laws and principles associated with Employment Equity will be considered when appointing potential candidates. We are required by law to verify your ability to work lawfully in South Africa. Amazon requires that you submit a copy of either your identity document or your passport and any applicable work permit if you are a foreign national, along with an updated curriculum vitae.

Closing Date :24th Feb, 2022

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Corporate Training Telemarketer at People FOCO

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We are a HR Consultancy firm that is very passionate about people and their contribution towards the growth and success of any organization. We create systems that are streamlined towards the attainment of the organizations goals and build the capacity of the organizations employees to deliver results.

Corporate Training Telemarketer

Are you a dynamic, creative, and innovative telemarketer with a passion for sales and marketing? We are looking for a Corporate Training Telemarketer to join our client and help develop and grow their training business in the region. If you have a successful track record in marketing corporate training courses, corporate events, or corporate real estate services, we want to hear from you! This position based in Nairobi is to market the in-person training courses in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Zambia & Malawi.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Drive sales by identifying and engaging potential clients.
  • Understand client training needs and offer tailored solutions.
  • Promote our unique training programs and demonstrate their value to corporate clients.
  • Meet and exceed sales targets, contributing to business growth.
  • Maintain organized, accurate records and manage your sales pipeline effectively.

Qualifications and Experience:

  • A dynamic, creative, and innovative marketing and sales professional with 2-3 years work experience and proven track record in B to B corporate training marketing and sales or marketing corporate events or Real Estate sales experience (a must requirement).
  • Proven top performer with exceptional communication and persuasion skills.
  • Highly organized, detail-oriented, and goal-driven.
  • Critical thinker who thrives in a fast-paced environment and consistently exceeds targets

HOW TO APPLY

Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to:

vacancies@peoplefoco.co.ke

using the position as subject of email

Closing Date : 21 November. 2024

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Care Team Senior Supervisor at Cigna

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Cigna is a global health service company, dedicated to helping the people we serve improve their health, well-being and sense of security. Cigna has almost 40,000 employees who service over 80 million customer relationships around the world. Within its international division, a dedicated unit – headquartered in Belgium – focuses on the needs of International.

Care Team Senior Supervisor

Your job

As a Care Team Senior Supervisor, you will be managing a team based in KL, Nairobi and Madrid. You will be responsible to motivate your own teams to ensure production levels and targets are achieved, to ensure effective processing controls are in place across locations, as well as championing efforts that achieve the highest possible levels of provider experience and satisfaction that enable the company to meet its growth and profit objectives.

Your role will be broader than the day-to-day management of the team – your agile, provider centric mindset will ensure that you contribute to our overall provider operations strategy, identifying opportunities to enhance the service proposition and to improve the efficiencies and productivity of your teams. Your role will report into the Care Senior Manager based in Madrid.

Your role will be to: 

  • Responsible to lead dedicated care teams across the globe in and efficient and effective way.
  • Build and bring alive a true culture of provider centricity.
  • Responsible to meet operational KPI’s within the team in terms of production, quality, TAT, amongst others, and bring those alive across the team to deliver on those.
  • Analysing support workflows and making suggestions to improve efficiency and effectiveness and be active in seeking and sharing ideas for innovation in business processes.
  • Managing schedules of team members according to customer/provider demand and any service levels agreements.
  • Assess the capacity planning for your segments as well as following up on absences and coverage strategies to secure business continuity.
  • Taking part in forecasting and budgeting for customer service and tracking the actual performance against plan.
  • Produce meaningful, accurate management reports and statistical information in line with formats and timescales agreed with management, including trending and enhancement activities to quantify operational impacts.
  • Regular contact with Client Management, Service Ops, Clinical and other Cigna internal stakeholders within your remit.
  • Identifying and acting to remove obstacles to delivering consistently high levels of services.
  • Assisting and contributing with the design and rollout of new operational excellence projects.
  • Ensure strong employee engagement within the team, including day to day oversight, motivation, conflict management, training, wellbeing, and performance by providing coaching and skill development in collaboration with the other Care Team management and PSO Management Team
  • Working closely with senior management to help customer/ provider service deliver on their components of overall company goals and objectives.
  • Be a focal point for the PSO leads as well as other internal stakeholders.
  • Leading and supporting your teams through required changes.
  • International travel on quarterly basis might be required.

Your profile

  • Minimum 2 years’ experience leading operational teams within the company or outside.
  • International mind-set, with holistic and able to work remotely with colleagues and direct reports across locations.
  • Striving for excellent service to our members, clients, and providers.
  • Experience in and passion for coaching, managing, developing, and motivating individuals and the team.
  • Experience in change and process improvement management – with a proven track record in improving customer service standards.
  • Experience managing offshore teams.
  • Strong presentation skills, and knowledge of Window Office tools like Word, Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint.
  • A growth mindset with a positive attitude towards change and the ability to play an active role in implementing change initiatives.
  • Competency to build a team and create an atmosphere of positive collaboration, innovation and creative solutioning among the team members.
  • Proven data analytics skills (advanced Excel, Qlikview, Tableau …).
  • Results orientated – ability to cascade and explain goals, establish plans and manage work to achieve desired outcomes.
  • Accountability – assumes ownership for achieving personal results and collective goals.
  • Strong communication skills: demonstrating drive and enthusiasm. High level of English is a requirement.

Key Competenties

  • Manage ambiguity
  • Balances stakeholders
  • Organizational Savy
  • Drives Engagement
  • Build effective teams
  • Tech savvy
  • Global perspective
  • Data driven

What we offer?

  • Type of Contract: Permanent.
  • Multicultural working environment: A diverse job in an international context with impressive clients.
  • Hybrid working: Enjoy working from the comfort of your home 3 days per week and 2 days from our Madrid office. Cigna’s “Happy You”: health and wellbeing initiatives, flexible work hours, home working opportunities.
  • Flexible starting hour: Official Schedule Monday to Friday 9.00 to 17.00 but with flexibility. Our shifts are from 7:00 to 9:30, with the possibility to choose the time that suits you best.
  • A wide range of social benefits (such as: healthcare insurance, pharmacy insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, shuttle bus and so on) and attractive salary packages.

HOW TO APPLY

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Closing Date : 21 November. 2024

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