(1500) Storage Specialist - (BSTD) at South African Reserve Bank

Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• To define own work plan and deliverables with guidance from the Team Lead: Servers and Storage and prioritise delivery of own outputs against the agreed work plan.
• To design, test and implement scalable, redundant, storage infrastructure solutions and related technologies (HO and AS) according to documented business requirements and aligned with industry best practise standards.
• To provide 1st line support on deployed storage infrastructure.
• To provide escalation (3rd line) support on deployed Windows storage infrastructure.
• To provide technical storage expertise as part of ICT infrastructure projects and participate in other departmental/divisional projects in order to contribute towards business objectives.
• To identify and implement opportunities for integration, consolidation and enhancements to ensure cost-effective and optimal use of storage resources and technology.
• To research, design and evaluate alternative storage architectures and related technologies in relation to the Bank’s business needs (POC and Technical Assessments) and aligned with the BSTD strategy, vision and roadmap.
• To create and maintain technical storage topology diagrams. (SARB Group footprint) and provide structured documentation and procedures to the Production Support Section on solution hand-over - where relevant.
• To keep abreast of new and changing storage architectures and technologies and liaise with vendors for purposes of product and technology review, coordinating vendor presentations where relevant.
• To provide input into the development of storage related Policies and Standards in accordance with Corporate Governance standards including the Bank’s policies, procedures and other legislative requirements.
• To act on management requests to address or mitigate risks in the storage environment as identified by the internal or external auditors and other governance related assessments (including sanctioned penetration tests).
• To enhance disaster/business continuity procedures and assist in exercising those procedures.

Job requirements

To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

• A minimum of a B degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) or equivalent.
• A minimum of 5-8 years of job-related experience.