To drive as well as lead the support, maintenance and enhancement of all Business Solutions and Technology applications to ensure systems’ availability, health and optimal performance.
JOB DESCRIPTION
- Drive or lead the monitoring of the underlying environments (databases and application servers) to ensure capacity management, systems availability and optimal long-term performance.
- Take responsibility for ensuring system availability, configuration, upgrades and general support for all BSTD applications.
- Take responsibility for driving enhancements of all BSTD applications through the installation of new features and configuring of solution architecture throughout the application lifecycle to ensure delivery of new functionality.
- Provide guidance and technical input to resolving high complexity issues across all BSTD applications.
- Lead engagements with cross-functional stakeholders and take responsibility for managing the relationship.
- Keep abreast of industry best practices and technologies, and lead implementation thereof to optimise effective and efficient business applications.
- Impart knowledge of the technical environment to the system development team.
- Proactively identify and drive initiatives to ensure compliance and adherence to security and application standards across all BSTD applications
JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Degree (NQF 7) in Computer Science, Information Management/Information Technology OR equivalent; and
- – six to eight years of experience supporting, maintaining, and enhancing the Business Intelligence and Collaborations environments.
- 5 years’ + experience solutioning, designing and implementing complete BI solutions at an enterprise level
- 5 years’ + working experience with Oracle WebLogic, Enterprise Manager,
- Experience across BI Platforms such as Microsoft Power BI Reporting Server and Services, Informatica, Oracle Data Integrator, OBIEE, Teradata, AWS, Azure etc.
- Experience Databases such as MS SQL, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, IBM Db2, NoSQL etc.
- Proficient in Operating Systems such as Linux(Redhat etc), AIX and Windows Server. Solid experience in installation, configuration, and Patching of enterprise BI solutions.
Experience in:
- SAS (SAS in full) Configuration manager
- SAS management console
- PowerBI Administration
- Informatica Administrator/Management console
- Teradata Intel iCloud
- Microsoft Azure / Amazon Web Services (AWS) Administrator
BI Infrastructure components from Applications, Databases, Operating Systems and Networks
Additional requirements includes:
- Effective communication
- Judgement and decision making
- Client and stakeholder focus
- Drive for results
- Planning and organising
- Problem solving and analysis
- Conceptual thinking
- Building and managing relationships
- planning and organising;
Desired Skills:
- • Effective communication
- • Problem-solving
- • Planning and organising