Current Openings at Postbank (SOC) Ltd

Purpose of the Job:

Install, upgrade, configure, administrate, maintain and deploy Oracle Databases, Oracle Application Servers and Oracle technologies. Maintain and support IT Database Infrastructure Development. Provide guidance and advice on Technical Architecture, Capacity Planning, Designing, Security Analysis, and Configuration Backup and Recovery, input to Disaster Recovery and Planning, development tools, enhancement, testing, fixes and documentations.

Job Responsibilities:

• Install, upgrade, configure, administrate, maintain and deploy Oracle Databases, Oracle Application Servers and Oracle technologies.
• Maintains and support IT Infrastructure Production databases.
• Provide guidance and advice on Technical Architecture, Capacity Planning, Designing, Security Analysis, and Configuration Backup and Recovery
• Give input into Disaster Recovery and Planning, development tools, enhancement, testing, fixes and documentations.
• Provide administration, 2nd and 3rd level support services for IT Databases Infrastructure Production.
• Participate in IT project implementation.
• Maintain and support IT Database Infrastructure Oracle Databases.
• Documentation of IT Database Infrastructure development.
• Ensure compliance with IT and company policies, procedures and standards.
• Implement and administer large Oracle database solutions.
• Provide expert advice and guidance in a customer facing role.
• Manage all change requests as per change management procedures.
• Establish fit for purpose test criteria that meet business specifications.
• Perform unit testing of Oracle Database modules
• Update and support user acceptance test criteria.
• Update test criteria for production acceptance.
• Support production acceptance and implementation testing.
• Conduct delivery assurance according to (ITIL, CoBiT, SLAs) etc.
• Perform capacity planning, security analysis and configuration backup and recovery, disaster recovery planning. Provide advice and guidance on Technical Architecture
• Evaluate, monitor and manage the clients’ database, application server and application performance.
• Implement Oracle Optimal Flexible Architecture (ASM)
• Work alongside the customer, colleagues, partner (s) and other third party.
• Ensure client issues are resolved, either as an individual or with assistance from other Oracle lines of business.
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of practice specific, Oracle products and services.
• Promptly trouble shoot solves Oracle Database problems.
• Manage the performance and capacity of an Oracle Database systems environment.
• Anticipate user requirements and identify and resolve complex problems with minimal supervision.
• Assess internal and external operating practices, anticipate future system requirements.
• Research and analyse emerging technologies.
• Conduct and prepare feasibility studies; develop client proposals, including estimates for costs, time and resources; prepare statistical reports: complete cost / benefit analysis and conduct business

Qualifications and Experience:

• National Diploma in Information Technology (NQF Level 6) or equivalent
• Oracle Database certification
• 3-5 Years relevant Oracle DBA experience, particularly in relation to performance tuning, security, reliability, scalability, and capacity sizing, backup and recovery

Knowledge and understanding of:

• Proven experience of designing, implementing and administering large Oracle database solutions, Demonstrate experience of providing expert advice and guidance in a customer facing role, Proven success of working on own initiative, Hands on experience of Oracle 9i and 10G/11G and 12C and Real Application Cluster (RAC)/Preferable to have experience in the following Oracle 10g/11g/12c Application Server, Dataguard, RMAN, OLAP services, Spatial, Single Sign-on, Identity Management, PL / SQL knowledge Strong Unix (AIX 5L, Sun Solaris) skills essential, additional MS Windows skills useful, Knowledge of technology stack underpinning the Oracle Application, i.e. workflow, J2EE, and the Forms / Reports technology will be useful, Working knowledge of EMC Networker and Data Domain, Working knowledge of Oracle Enterprise Manager Documentation
• Excellent technical knowledge and aptitude in the areas of networks, hardware and software, and troubleshooting techniques.
• Knowledge of planning / enhancements / installations: Quality of service on the Oracle Database environment
• Knowledge of: IT Hosts and Database Infrastructure Architecture models, BS7799 Security standards, IT Governance, Internal business policies and procedures, IT Standards (CobiT, ITIL, etc.), PFMA, SAPO IT Architecture, Audits requirements: IT Database Infrastructure Architecture models, Database Licensing, Problem and business priorities, Change management, Customer services, Optimization of IT Oracle Database infrastructure, Planned Maintenance of IT Database Infrastructure, IT Infrastructure backup and DRP recovery, IT Database Infrastructure standards, IT Database Infrastructure policies and procedures, IT Strategy and Architecture including IT Oracle Database, Infrastructure: SAPO Business operations priorities, Testing methods and protocols, Support production acceptance and implementation testing, IT Measurement and communication: IT Standards (CobiT, etc.) and Quality Management
• Installation, upgrade, administration and maintenance of the Oracle database and technology stack in line with customer requirements, Capacity planning, security analysis and configuration backup and recovery, disaster recovery planning. Provide advice and guidance on Technical Architecture, Evaluating, monitoring and managing the clients database, application server and application performance
• Implementing Oracle Optimal Flexible Architecture (ASM), Working alongside the customer, colleagues, partner (s) and other third party, ensuring client issues are resolved, either as an individual or with assistance from other Oracle lines of business
• Developing and maintaining an up to date knowledge of, practice specific, Oracle products and services, Excellent trouble shooting skills, Ability to promptly solve Oracle Database problems, Managing the performance and capacity of an Oracle Database systems environment, IT Oracle database development methods, IT Oracle Database Information analysis, IT Database services and products, Ability to assess internal and external operating practices, anticipate future system requirements, Research and analyse emerging technologies, Ability to effectively adapt to rapidly changing technology and apply it to business needs, Ability to conduct and prepare feasibility studies; develop client proposals, including estimates for costs, time and resources; prepare statistical reports: complete cost/benefit analysis and conduct business. Project management tools, Thorough understanding of distributed systems architecture and comprehensive knowledge of multiple technical disciplines.

Skills and Attributes:

• Strong inter-personal skills. Time and priority management. Ability to work under pressure and to deliver against deadlines. Business orientation
• Attention to detail / accurate. Fluent in written and spoken English. Strong inter-personal skills, Assertive. Problem solving. Fast learner. Analytical. Disciplined. Logical thinker. Team player. Assertiveness

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Purpose of the Job:

The Manager: ETL Development will be responsible for analysing the business requirements, design, develop and implement highly efficient, highly scalable ETL processes.

Job Responsibilities:

Financial Operational:

• Evaluate and design data collection, data staging, data movement, analytics delivery, data quality and archiving strategies
• Perform tests and validate all data flows and prepare all ETL processes according to business requirements and incorporate all business requirements into all design specifications
• Provides/reviews detailed technical specifications and ETL documentations required in each phase of the SDLC, and complies to internal standards and guidelines
• Identify opportunities to optimize the ETL environment, implement monitoring, quality and validation processes to ensure data accuracy and integrity
• Implements all ETL procedures for all new projects and maintain effective awareness of all production activities according to required standards and provide support to all existing applications
• Perform root cause analysis on all processes and resolve all production issues and validate all data and perform routine tests on databases and provide support to all ETL applications
• Monitor all business requirements and validate all designs and schedule all ETL processes and prepare documents for all data flow diagrams
• Provides 24x7 post-implementation supports, responds to problem quickly and provide both short and long term resolutions
• Provides end-users supports including business queries and requests

Internal Relationships:

• Head of Data Management and Business Intelligence (BI) Postbank Information Technology department
• Customer Service department
• Product department
• Finance department
• Risk department
• Payments department
• Human Resource

External Relationships:

• Group Information Technology

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Telecommunications, Computer Science or related field or Equivalent Qualification
• 4+ years IT experience, with both hands-on and lead experience in providing ETL solutions
• 5+ years of consulting experience (client facing) related to ETL/Data Warehouse implementation projects. Experiences need to include data mapping, ETL development and, testing, and database design (for operational systems, data warehouses and data marts)

Knowledge and understanding of:

• Technically strong in ETL concept, design and development using tools like Data Stage, Sunopsis and database utilities (Oracle and Teradata)
• Possession of the following technical skills:
• ETL Tools such as Datastage
• Databases & Utilities such as NCR Teradata & utilities, Oracle, PL/SQL, SQL Loader
• Platforms such as NCR/AIX Unix and shell scripting
• Interface Tools such as Connect Direct, Secured FTP, DB2 Connect
• Jobs Schedulers such as Control-M

Skills and Attributes:

• Good organizational, oral and written communication skills
• Good business application skills (e.g., Microsoft Outlook)
• Strong problem solving skills
• Ability to meet project objectives, tracking of status and reviewing deliverables at every stage of the SDLC
• Ability to identify required tasks and accurately determine needed resources and timeframes to complete a project and enhancements
• Ability to work in a team environment yet be self-directed, proactive and action-oriented
• Ability to take high-level instruction, work independently and take initiative

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About the job

Purpose of the Job:

Plan, co-ordinate, install, configure, and manage all Unix/Linux Systems within the enterprise to meet business requirements. Designs and implements architectures. Identify and resolve (hardware and software) technical problems and malfunctions related to Unix/Linux Operating Systems. Make decisions that are critical in the areas of performance throughput analysis, problem solving and infrastructure planning with the potential to affect the successful execution of business transactions. Pro-actively research and locate necessary tools and processes to identify troublesome trends as they develop. Participate in various IT projects intended to continually improve and/or upgrade Unix/Linux infrastructure.

Job Responsibilities:

• Configure, install and maintain necessary hardware and OS for hardware and software to provide a suitable environment to run production applications and perform development; perform maintenance and release upgrades on a timely basis or as needed; monitor performance and availability of Unix/Linux platforms
• Assist in developing strategic and tactical planning of Unix/Linux environments for internal customers, including discovery and documentation of user requirements before development design
• Audit the Unix/Linux environment for security strength and apply necessary changes and patches to keep security up to ISO standards.
• Design and implement System architectures.
• Develop/ follow procedures for Unix/Linux administration.
• Assist in setting priorities and managing resources to achieve unit, division and corporate goals.
• Recommend standards and guidelines.
• Recommend/select specific products as necessary, participating in tool and vendor evaluations.
• Participate in and contribute to task forces and special projects initiated within departments/divisions.
• Continuously strive to improve client support, identifying opportunities and recommending solutions for improving service efficiency and effectiveness; have a working knowledge of department-specific applications.

Qualifications and Experience:

• IT Diploma (NQF Level 6) or NQF equivalent
• Valid Code B Driver’s
• 3 – 5 years relevant IT experience

Knowledge and understanding of:

• In depth knowledge of IBM Aix Technology, Sun Solaris, Redhat Linux (Other Favours), IBM Virtualization Technology and Storage Disk Management, Extensive knowledge of Cloud Technologies will be an added advantage, In depth knowledge of hardware and OS software, Supervisory and interpersonal skills, In depth knowledge of operating systems, Knowledge of operating systems planning, enhancements and installations, Demonstrated experience in effectively managing small to large projects within a cross-functional environment, Knowledge of Management tools and Applications, Understanding of the enterprise business and business processes, knowledge of business unit functions and cross-group dependencies/relationships, Quality assurance & control and Project Management.

Skills and Attributes:

• Broad range of Unix/Linux OS knowledge and skills desired, primarily IBM Aix 6.1, Linux Redhat, Cloud Technologies and IBM Virtualization Technology, Thorough understanding of distributed systems architecture and comprehensive knowledge of multiple technical disciplines, Excellent technical knowledge and aptitude in the areas of networks, hardware, software and troubleshooting techniques, Ability to solve operating system problems and to manage the performance and capacity of a Unix/Linux systems environment, Experience in effectively communicating with a broad base of end users and multiple management layers, Ability to effectively adapt to rapidly changing technology and apply it to business needs, Ability to anticipate user requirements and identify and resolve complex problems with minimal supervision; strong customer service and communication skills, Good judgment and analytical skills; strong follow-up and organizational skills, Ability to conduct and prepare feasibility studies; develop client proposals, including estimates for costs, time and resources; prepare statistical reports: complete cost/benefit analysis and conduct business, Ability to assess internal and external operating practices, anticipate future system requirements and research and analyse emerging technologies.