Jaco Greyling
Information Technology
Cape Town
Summary
Accomplished leader in technology and business innovation, notably at Nedbank, where Jaco spearheaded Africa's first Open Banking implementation. Expert in cloud computing and organizational change, I've driven significant growth through strategic partnerships and cutting-edge solutions. Proven track record in mentoring teams to exceed revenue goals and enhance operational efficiency.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Director, Sales Engineering
Krista.AI
11.2023 - 07.2024
- Part of a dynamic team, driving generative AI solutions into mid-market and enterprise customers.
- Working directly with the Chief Product Officer to drive product innovation, and solving real-world problems using Krista's award winning iPaaS platform.
- Developed high-performing teams by providing mentorship, guidance, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Enhanced team collaboration through regular communication, goal setting, and performance evaluations.
- Formed strategic partnerships with GSI's and direct sales to build a successful sales pipeline.
- Assisted with sales and marketing strategies to foster achievement of revenue goals.
- Improved solution efficiency by designing and implementing scalable architectures for enterprise clients.
Head of Platform Engineering
Avo by Nedbank
12.2019 - 10.2023
- Contributed to the development of Avo into an award-winning super app with over a million registrations and a highly scalable e-commerce platform.
- Responsible for leading and hiring a talented team of Cloud engineers, supporting a spectrum of AWS / Azure services.
- Built innovative solutions to support both business and support functions, incl. Datadog for monitoring, Spot.IO for cost optimization and Istio for scalability & high availability.
- Created the overall SDLC strategy (pipelines, tools, practices) for Avo and its frontend and backend engineering practices.
- Used strong analytical and problem-solving skills to develop effective solutions for challenging situations.
- Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
- Facilitated IT enterprise architecture across organization's enterprise transformation programs.
Engineering Lead
Nedbank
03.2018 - 11.2019
- Joined the API_Marketplace team, leading the development of Africa’s first Open Banking implementation of PSD2.
- Collaborated closely with third-party integrators (incl. Takealot) to communicate API solutions and design artifacts.
- Socialized tech stack advancements (incl. introducing new technologies) within Nedbank.
- Developed the DevOps Charter and oversaw its rollout across dozens of product development teams within the bank.
- Led innovation and digital transformation initiatives within Nedbank.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to gather requirements and develop tailored engineering solutions that met business needs.
- Enhanced team productivity by implementing agile methodologies, fostering a culture of adaptability and continuous improvement in the workplace.
CTO Enterprise DevOps
CA Southern Africa
11.2010 - 02.2018
- Responsible for driving the DevOps business by managing sales enablement, roadmaps, and distilling industry trends.
- Oversee new acquisitions and their integration into the application delivery business unit.
- Manage a team of senior and principal consultants bridging the gap between sales and pre-sales.
- Provide sales enablement, resource management, and mentoring, ensure a high degree of technical competency within the team.
- Cultivated new business and closed various large enterprise deals, displacing competitor products.
- Maintained thorough understanding of all key and current technologies, platforms and trends.
- Designed enterprise-level technological blueprints and system architectures.
Platform Architect
UBS Investment Bank
09.2001 - 10.2010
- Provided guidance on specific technologies, methods, and tools and advised business IT teams on new and emerging solutions.
- Managed IT requirements in EMEA and APAC for Equities IT across the entire SDLC including product innovation and infrastructure architecture.
- Delivered a world-class APM solution, a low-cost high availability MQ infrastructure, and a successful storage reporting facility.
- Part of a 5-year program to migrate the Securities & Settlements Engine (SSE) off z/OS Mainframe to a distributed (Linux) platform.
- Developed the first e-Commerce trading platform for UBS in association with SAVVIS and created a successful infrastructure support team.
- Streamlined deployment processes by automating tasks and utilizing continuous integration tools, reducing time-to-market for new features.
- Improved system performance under heavy loads with capacity planning strategies that accommodated future growth projections.
Education
SAFe 4.0 Agilist -
Scaled Agile, Inc.
Johannesburg, South Africa 04.2001 -
Leadership Development -
Gordon Institute of Business Science
Johannesburg, South Africa 04.2001 -
Certified Scrum Master -
The Scrum Alliance
London, UK 04.2001 -
Cisco Certified Network Associate -
Cisco Career Certification
London, UK 04.2001 -
Red Hat Certified Engineer -
Red Hat Training Center
London, UK 04.2001 -
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer -
Dynamic Training Solutions
Cape Town, South Africa 04.2001 -
High School Diploma -
Bellville High School
Bellville, South Africa 04.2001 -
Skills
Problem-Solving
AI
Software Development
Docker and Kubernetes
Continuous Integration and Deployment
Serverless Computing
Microservices Implementation
Cloud Computing
Organizational Change
New Business Launch
P&L Management
API Development
DevOps
Enterprise Architecture
Sales Engineering
Agile Methodologies
Accomplishments
- OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE, UBS Investment Bank (2009). This award is given to individuals within Group IT who has shown great attention to detail and operational efficiency.
- BUZZ LIGHTYEAR, CA Southern Africa (2011). This award is given to the individual who has gone above and beyond all expectations during the course of a year.
- FIRST DEAL ON NEW TECHNOLOGIES, CA Southern Africa (2014). This award goes to the individuals who have sold new technologies into a territory. First in-country deal for a given technology.
- R&BB TOP ACHIEVERS AWARD, Nedbank (2019). This award goes to the top team (Offer Management) across the entire retail and business banking division.
- R&BB TOP ACHIEVERS AWARD, Nedbank (2021). This award goes to the top team (Avo) across the entire retail and business banking division.
Publications
- THE APM APPROACH (2012). A five-part series about the five distinct elements of Application Performance Management (APM) and how they relate to each other. (IT Web)
- REACHING NEW DEVOPS HEIGHTS (2013). A four-part series published in Industry Insights looking at what it takes to truly embrace the DevOps movement and push application delivery to new heights.
- DEVOPS: THE WORST-KEPT SECRET TO WINNING IN THE APPLICATION ECONOMY (2015). A three-part series revealing how DevOps is the key to winning in the brave new world of the application economy.
- DEVOPS TOOLS ECOSYSTEM (2016). A DevOps tools infographic, created to debunk the theory that DevOps can be achieved with a single tool. This infographic has received more than 600k views world-wide.
- PUBLIC SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS. I’ve also participated in several public speaking engagements incl. DevOpsDays Cape Town, CA World Las Vegas and Agile India.
Timeline
Director, Sales Engineering
Krista.AI
11.2023 - 07.2024
Head of Platform Engineering
Avo by Nedbank
12.2019 - 10.2023
Engineering Lead
Nedbank
03.2018 - 11.2019
CTO Enterprise DevOps
CA Southern Africa
11.2010 - 02.2018
Platform Architect
UBS Investment Bank
09.2001 - 10.2010
SAFe 4.0 Agilist -
Scaled Agile, Inc.
04.2001 -
Leadership Development -
Gordon Institute of Business Science
04.2001 -
Certified Scrum Master -
The Scrum Alliance
04.2001 -
Cisco Certified Network Associate -
Cisco Career Certification
04.2001 -
Red Hat Certified Engineer -
Red Hat Training Center
04.2001 -
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer -
Dynamic Training Solutions
04.2001 -
High School Diploma -
Bellville High School
04.2001 -
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