(877) System Administrator - ESD at South African Reserve Bank

Detailed description

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

• Establish and maintain stakeholder relationships to ensure efficient administration and maintenance of the time-series database.
• Identify future business requirements and opportunities for optimisation and propose solutions.
• Manage and maintain the integrity of the master data on the time-series database and file servers to facilitate effective business operations and mitigate systems-related risks.
• Develop appropriate time-series structures on the database.
• Administer, maintain and develop time-series structures in the Business Intelligence (BI) tool.
• Administer and maintain time series on the web interface.
• Provide administrative support for the publication of the Quarterly Bulletin.
• Provide training and support for system users.
• Assist with the implementation of enhancements to systems in consultation with business and/or other stakeholders (e.g. business processes, reports, upgrades).
• Stay abreast of industry developments and best practice and apply these in the course of own work.
• Improve and standardise work processes in the course of own work and ensure application of standards and methods by the team.
• Ensure that the use of systems in ESD is complaint with policies and standards.
• Work independently and provide guidance to junior staff members.

Qualifications

Job requirements

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

• at least a Bachelor’s degree (NQF 7) in Computer Science, Data Science, Economics or Statistics, or an equivalent qualification; and
• at least 5–8 years’ experience in business systems.

Additional requirements include:

• the ability to pay attention to detail;
• problem solving and analysis;
• verbal and written communication;
• a drive for results;
• a service and stakeholder focus; and
• conceptual thinking.