Reaching out to an alum at a firm but isn't in the role I'm looking at?

As the title says, how best would I go about doing something like this? 

I found a job posting at a firm I'm interested in; it's an alum of my school, but is in a banking role vs the valuation role I'm looking it. 

Also wondering about catching up with a past connection from my school who used to work at a firm I'm interested in, albeit also in a different role. 

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