Senior Database Administrator (IBM DB2) at Praesignis

Job Purpose:

• To ensure the support and maintain the data warehouse in line with the data model; metadata repository and to provide business intelligence analysis through performing strategic and operational support.

Job Responsibilities:

• Participate and support corporate social responsibility initiatives for the achievement of key business strategies.
• Identify and recommend opportunities to enhance processes; systems and policies and support implementation of new processes; policies and systems.
• Deliver work according to customer expectations by prioritizing; planning and implementing requirements.
• Utilize resources by adhering to standards; policies and procedures.
• Align and continuously improve set processes by identifying innovation opportunities.
• Identify and mitigate risk by executing within governance.
• Resolve incidents by logging and tracking through correct channels.
• Ensure work are delivered according to; relevant technical standards.
• Keep abreast of legislation and other industry changes that impacts on role by reading the relevant newsletters; websites and attending sessions.
• Understand and embrace the client's vision and demonstrate the values through interaction with team and stakeholders.
• Improve personal capability and stay abreast of developments in field of expertise by identifying training courses and career progression for self through input and feedback from managers.
• Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities by ensuring all learning activities are completed; experience practiced and certifications obtained and/or maintained within specified time frames.
• Ensure information is provided correctly to stakeholders by maintaining knowledge sharing knowledge with team.
• Structure data into compliance standards by adhering to metadata governance procedures according to  client's documented standards and formats.
• Manage final transformed data content by complying to prescribed standards for reviewing and publishing.
• Govern population of datamart and metadata repository by complying to standards; systems; processes and procedures.
• Support business units by providing consulting services that delivers data and information relevant to their business.
• Contribute to internal and external information sharing sessions by attending formal and informal meetings.
• Manage vendor relationship interactions by conforming to vendor management office guidelines and principles.
• Ensure customer needs are met through regular customer feedback sessions.

Qualifications / Certifications required:

• Degree in Information Technology or Business Management, Mathematical/Statistics.
• Data Management (DAMA) Certification, Certification/formal training in relevant technology.

Minimum requirements:

• 10 years relevant experience of which 5-7 years' experience is in a data management /business role.
• SQL Skills
• IBM DB2 experience