Primary Purpose:

Responsible for Oracle database administration, SAP Basis administration, Solaris Operating system administration, security administration and SAP authorizations

Requirements and Experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree (NQF 7) / National Diploma (NQF 6) in Information Technology,
  • SAP certification
  • Minimum 5 yrs. Experience working in SAP Basis and Oracle database administration supporting a business environment (500+ users).
  • Minimum 2 yrs. experience in a Supervisory or Team Leader capacity managing people.
  • Working knowledge of SAP Solution Manager, basic SAP roles and profiles administration.

Key Responsibilities

  • Perform systems health checks and implement preventative and corrective actions in line with IT operations calendar.
  • Monitor SAP system interfaces between Company and City of Joburg.
  • Configure, manage, and monitor the SAP Transport Management System.
  • Implement SAP support packages and Patches/Notes as per SAP recommendation or as required by business.
  • Identify and resolve a variety of database integration issues including migration between disparate databases, integration, maintenance/conversion, capacity planning issues and new applications.
  • Advise application programmers in the effective use of database languages.
  • Perform Oracle database health checks and implement preventative and corrective actions. Identify problem areas (bottlenecks) in the performance of the databases and implement controls and measures to resolve the problems. Install, configure, maintain, and perform system integration testing of SUN Solaris operating systems and related utilities.
  • Monitor system activities and fine tune system parameters and configuration to optimize performance and ensure security of system.
  • Create new users on the SAP system.
  • Ensure users are assigned roles that aligned to their job functions.
  • Develop and maintain the Administration and Configuration guides for the SAP, Solaris and Oracle databases.

Desired Skills:

  • SAP Basis
  • Oracle database administration
  • SAP Solution Manager
  • Solaris Operating system administration
  • security administration
  • SUN Solaris operating systems
  • Create new users
  • Sap System

Desired Work Experience:

  • Less than 1 year Provincial Government
  • 5 to 10 years Database Design / Development / Administration

Desired Qualification Level:

  • Diploma

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