Platform System Administrator at Discovery Limited

Key Purpose

The purpose of this position is to bring stability to the V1 central platform. Create better visibility to Platform, Market and Product of the current state of the V1 Central environment.
Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

• Monitor Market teams adhere to all governance gates Monitoring and report environmental issues to Platform support teams. Create processes and procedures to improve Central Governance. Communicate platform changes to Markets and Product. Keeps the central environment up to date by monitoring Database and Services alignments of all central Tenants.
• Assist the Central Delivery Manager on projects and day to day administration of the CA environment.

Personal Attributes And Skills

• Drives Results
• Values Driven
• Optimistic
• Learns on the Fly
• Resilient
• Instils Trust
• People Savvy
• Problem Solver
• Manages complexity
• Balances Stakeholders
• Transparency
• Multitasking
• Organizational skills
• Analytics

Education
Education and Experience

• Degree in Information Systems or equivalent
• IT Industry certification in either Software development, Project Management, Business Analyses or Systems Administration.

Experience

• 5 or more years involvement in software development projects.
• Software Development experience is an advantage

Knowledge

• Software development principles, Project Management, People focused. Logical Thinker, Proactive in approach to planning, Risk Mitigation, Solution Driven, Report writing.
• Negotiation skills, Stakeholder management, ITIL services Framework