Primary Location: ZA-Gauteng
Job Type: Permanent/Regular
Posting Range: 21 Jan 2014 - 5 Feb 2014
Description
Purpose of Job:
- Responsible
to plan, install, maintain, customize and configure UNIX operating
systems, related software and hardware as guided by business requirements.
- Required
to perform problem determination diagnostics and find tactical solutions
as a means to solve UNIX system failures and faults, as well as business
technology solutions.
- Responsible
to actively interface and participate in all assigned technology and
business projects, problems and changes related to UNIX, as well as create
new, maintain existing and publish documentation and processes on the UNIX
SharePoint
- The
individual will be required to work closely with engineering, solution
designers and project delivery teams to provide technical solutions and
designs as well as implement and support the technical solutions on the
UNIX platform.
- Skills
transfer and knowledge sharing with regional and global technology
partners re Database, Storage, Applications and Network Specialists to
support the global Distributed Technology estate and strategies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Participate
and approve new infrastructure designs and changes to current
infrastructure elements for UNIX
- Participate
in all project definition, scoping and planning workshops and provide
specialized technical input into the design process
- Implement
and complete all UNIX related changes in the agreed timeframes whilst
ensuring compliance to all change control management requirements
- Resolve
problems regarding UNIX implementations, performance, capacity, delays,
quality, timelines and cost
- Research
trends in the industry and ensure alignment between business and GTIS
through the development plan
- Liaise
with vendors and conduct maintenance on the UNIX relevant systems and
hardware to ensure the estate always operates on supported level.
- Develop
and maintain the integrity of the processes
- Investigate
and document the root cause analysis, action plans to address the problems
and communicate these to all affected stakeholders
- Transfer
and share expert technical knowledge to colleagues and update the
knowledge database
- Conduct
Disaster Recovery(DR) tests for all UNIX systems to prove the
recoverability within the Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and Recovery Point
Objective (RPO)
- Ensure
alignment of the DR plan with any changes in the services setup or
infrastructure and architecture strategy
- Ensure
business continuity for all UNIX systems by successfully conducting backup
and restore tests according to the procedures relevant to the platform
concerned
- Adhere
to all stipulated compliance policies, as well as any regulatory and
legislative requirements which relate to business, fiscal and government
practices
- Adhere
to all GTIS processes, procedures and standards, and escalate any concerns
to the relevant stakeholders
- Ensure
that all applications that are used on the UNIX platform are correctly
licensed during the solution design time, configuration changes and also
with licence reviews or audits
- Monitor
all UNIX installations to ensure that they are implemented according to
Architectural standards and that they are done within the agreed timeframe
- Monitor
all UNIX critical components and services on a continual basis
- Manage
the systems lifecycle for UNIX systems on a continual basis
- Utilise
capacity management procedures to maintain uninterrupted service delivery
- Propose
options to meet client requirements and prepare cost/benefit analyses,
along with designs and model for the client to evaluate. This may include
evaluation of package solutions and/ or interfaces to existing Bank
systems or evaluation of new and upgraded products or services
- React
quickly and as necessary to live systems errors and service problems to
limit downtime and resolve
Essential/Basic Qualifications
- (5)
years’ experience and exposure to the Banking/ ICT Industry
- Good
understanding of ITIL processes and associated concepts.
- (3)
years’ experience in a high degree of commercial awareness with sound
understanding of key contractual obligations and risks to maximize
benefits
- (3)
Years’ experience in understanding the concepts of service delivery and
support.
- (3)
Years’ experience in operating with highly demanding clients.
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