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

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