Senior Technical Specialist (Applications) - BSTD at South African Reserve Bank

Detailed description

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

• Drive or lead the monitoring of the underlying Business Intelligence environments (databases and application servers) to ensure capacity management, systems availability and optimal long-term performance.
• Provide recommendations in BI Solution implementations on hardware and software configuration.
• Exposure to BI Technologies such as SAS, Microsoft Power BI, Oracle Data Integrator, Oracle Analytics Server (OAS), Informatica and OBIEE.
• Take responsibility for ensuring system availability, configuration, upgrades and general support for all BSTD applications.
• Take responsibility for driving enhancements of all BI applications through the installation of new features and configuring of solution architecture throughout the application lifecycle to ensure delivery of new functionality.
• Provide guidance and technical input to resolving high complexity issues across all BI applications.
• Lead engagements with cross-functional stakeholders and take responsibility for managing the relationship. 
• Keep abreast of industry best practices and technologies, and lead implementation thereof to optimise effective and efficient business applications.
• Impart knowledge of the technical environment to the system development team. 
• Proactively identify and drive initiatives to ensure compliance and adherence to security and application standards across all BSTD applications.
• Identify and manage the mitigation of risks relating to all BI applications.
• Provide reporting and recommendations on solution performance and system availability to senior management and relevant stakeholders.
• Assist and develop application technical specialist by providing technical guidance, quality assure and take accountability for the output specialists.

QUALIFICATIONS

Job requirements

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

• a Bachelor Degree (NQF 7) in Computer Science, Information Management/Information Technology or equivalent qualification; and
• eight to ten years of experience in supporting, maintaining and enhancing the business intelligence and collaborations environments. 

Additional requirements include:

• effective communication;
• judgement and decision-making;
• client and stakeholder focus;
• drive for results; 
• planning and organising;
• problem-solving and analysis; 
• conceptual thinking; and
• building and managing relationships.