Yureev Jogessar

Experience

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  Logicalis - 3fifteen Solutions

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2003

  Jnr Developer | Microsoft Helpdesk | Test Engineer

  First proper job out of university. Started off as a Microsoft helpdesk engineer. Moved to the QA department and then Microsoft development.Responsibilities:• Microsoft Helpdesk for MSDN applications – find solutions to customer coding issues – Country wide support• Functional, Regression, UAT, writing of test scripts using Win Runner and Test Director tools.• Logging of bug fixes, liaising with development teams• Code build and deployment manager• Development - VB, MS SQL, SQL DTS, XML• Technical documentation writing• Analysis/Workshops – UML modelling and design using Microsoft Solutions Framework Show less

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  ECom Institute

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2003

  Senior Microsoft Developer

  Projects: • WebForex – Foreign exchange application developed for TraxFX• Treasury Guarantee Administration System - Developed for the South African National Treasury• Equipment Maintenance System – Developed for MSA Safety Company• Home Base – Content management portal• Software Asset Manager (SAM) developed for Work Group Responsibilities:• Development - MS C#, VB, MS SQL, MS ACCESS, VB script, COM+, IIS, Crystal Reports development• Debugging, UAT, Version Control • Testing – Functional, Regression, UAT using Compuware Testing Tools Show less

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  Perfected Solutions LTD

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2005

  Microsoft Analyst Developer

  A paper logistics and forecasting software company. I worked to integrate and enhance the Progress 4GL system with Microsoft technologies.Key Responsibilities• Integration development (COM+, Microsoft .NET) into Progress 4GL application • XML and database development between Progress DB and Microsoft SQL Sever• Systems architecture and database modelling, testing, implementation and client support

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  Santander UK

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2004

  Microsoft Analyst Developer

  Worked as a contracted analyst developer on PRISM - Santander's (Abbey National) banking system.Key Responsibilities:Development of retail system modules for customers transferring to Abbey/Santander using:• Visual Studio: Visual Basic 6, XML• Interfacing Oracle DB (data warehouse) via Abbey data control libraries• Bug fixing, regression testing, testing documentation• International team engagement

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  British American Tobacco

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2004

  HR / Payroll system application developer

  HR / Payroll system application developerResponsibilities: ETL & Data analytics:Development of an application to find incoherent data between Great Plains (Microsoft Dynamics ERP) and an internal HR system using, MS Access and VBA (Visual Basic for Applications)

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  South African Revenue Service (SARS)

  Mar 2007 - Oct 2016

  SAP BW BI Developer & DevOps

  As a senior SAP business intelligence and data warehouse developer I supported over 500 users. Immediate production support allowed executive management to report on accurate revenue collection figures to government on a daily basis which ultimately lead to achieving revenue targets from 2008-2016. As case management and risk system team leader I supported over 1000 auditors and risk analysts country wide which assisted in processing 100% of created audits per fiscal period.As a DevOps engineer on the Near Real-Time Cash Analysis system I provided immediate production support and development which resulted in high availability and continuous reporting of revenue figures to executive management. Key ResponsibilitiesSAP BW Environment – Data Warehouse & Reporting• Modelling, development and testing of reports, cubes and data structures • Maintenance and standby (DevOps) of BW systems. • Systems analysis and documentation• BI Reports, dashboard development and forecasting using SAP BEx, BPC and web application designer.• Upgrading of BW from 7.0 functionality to 7.4 thus meeting SAP and internal compliance requirements.• Continuous engagement with the 4 main SA banks for ongoing system improvements (DevOps) relating to revenue collections and near real-time analysis.• Archival of data thus resulting in a 20% storage gain.Case Management Environment – Customs & Taxation• Development – XML, IBM WebSphere, MS SQL server• Business requirement analysis• System upgrades and roll outs to 1500 satisfied users.• Extensive end-to-end testing, documentation and sign offs• Team leader and mentorship of 10 team membersRevenue Analysis – Real Time Data Collection from South African Banks• DevOps - automation using web and shell scripting with integration into SAP BW data warehouse. Executive management support.• Production hotfixes, regression testing and deployment Show less

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  NOVUS ACTUS LIMITED

  Apr 2019 - Jul 2020

  IT Consultant – Digital Vat Submissions

  Perform quarterly VAT submissions using a virtual cross-platform solution.Key Responsibilities• Sourced a feasible vat submission component• Configured for Windows 10 and Mac OS via VirtualBox vm.• MS Excel vat workbook calculations• Online support via Skype and Team Viewer.• Google Cloud, AWS S3 - document management & backups

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  Breville Group

  Aug 2020 - now

  IT Web Consultant Team Lead