Fresh Job Openings at Praesignis

Job Description:

• To develop and maintain complete data architecture across several application platforms, provide capability across application platforms.
• To design, build, operationalise, secure and monitor data pipelines and data stores to applicable architecture, solution designs, standards, policies and governance requirements thus making data accessible for the evaluation and optimisation for downstream use case consumption.
• To execute data engineering duties according to standards, frameworks, and roadmaps.

Qualifications and Experience:

• First Degree in Computer Science or Information Technology as well as Microsoft SQL Server certification or similar.
• More than 5 Years' experience as a SQL Developer with excellent understanding of T-SQL programming and Microsoft SQL Server.
• PowerApps experience will be an advantage.
• 5 Years' experience with dashboard development using PowerBI or Qliksense.
• Must be able to construct databases and have at least 5 years' experience with ETL tools such as SSIS, Data Stage, SAP Data Services, Data Ingestion.

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Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• To manage, monitor and support mainframe IDMS and DB2 database objects and ensure their availability, performance, security and consistency in order to support mission critical business applications.
• Create and maintain business database objects within an IDMS and DB2 subsystem.
• Perform database tuning to ensure the DBMS functions at optimal levels.
• Schedule database maintenance tasks.
• Troubleshoot database and DBMS errors and provide solutions to support business when required.
• Provide input and implement operational and business strategies, industry best practices and ensure necessary ITO governance is in place.
• Perform database monitoring and notification to ensure optimal data access, to support business database applications in line with contractual agreements.
• Perform a database consultation role and provide design solutions to Business Development and Service Management to support initiatives when required for current and future projects.
• Be an integral part of the disaster recovery (DR) team which designs, performs and documents disaster recovery procedures.
• Service all incidents, changes and requests and ensure that SLAs are met.
• Enforce security standards to prevent data being compromised and to maintain database integrity.
• Provide managerial reports of database utility, capacity and utilisation in order for them to make informed decisions.
• Maintain relationships with suppliers for incident handling.

Educational Requirements:

• IT degree or equivalent Industry accreditation preferred.
• 8 years within the IT industry with at least 5 of those years being an operational DBA within a large complex corporate environment.
• Understanding of mainframe operating system concepts and experience in another mainframe discipline.
• Experience in participating in a DR exercise.
• Minimum of 4 years working experience on IDMS/DB2 databases.

Skills:

• Programming background
• Trouble shooting – Essential.
• Database analysis and design - Essential.
• Analytical thinking and problem solving - Essential.
• DB2 SQL writing - Essential.
• Database Performance tuning – Essential.
• Database security knowledge - Essential.
• Backup and recovery strategy knowledge – Essential.
• Usage of Database Utilities - Essential
• Database Internals
• Disaster recovery knowledge - Essential
• Mainframe Operation systems knowledge – Essential
• JCL and Mainframe schedulers - Essential.
• IBM Utilities and editor – Essential.
• Usage of supplied database toolsets DB2 Tools (Db2 Admin and Spufi) and IDMS supplied and DMLO navigation.

Additional information:

• The position requires standby duties and after-hours support.
• Able to provide customer support during weekend slots.
• Able to travel when required.

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Job Description:

To clarify business requirements, documenting associated user stories and acceptance criteria, through in-work collaboration with business stakeholders, cross functional teams and product owners contributing to the accurate and effective end-to-end delivery of expectations. To assume the role of scrum master within the Feature team if required.

Qualifications:

• First Degree in Bsc Computer Science or BCom in Information Technology as well as Microsoft SQL Server certification.

Requirements:

• 5 - 7 Years proven experience in requirements elicitation, gathering, documentation and management and analysing business needs and provide solutions, working in an agile environment.
• 5 - 7 Years good understanding of Agile working practices and LEAN and SCRUM proficiency and working collaboratively across teams.
• 5 - 8 Years exposure to or understanding of T-SQL programming.

Technical Competencies:

• Agile Concepts & planning
• Analysing and Interpreting Information
• Data Analysis
• Basic SQL Server & PowerBI
• Stakeholder Management

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Purpose 
Conduct demand management, prioritise digital opportunities aligned with architecture and business goals.

Key Outputs

• Facilitate demand management, collaborating with business units to prioritise digital transformation initiatives aligned with application architecture and business goals.
• Develop and maintain a clear roadmap for digital projects, optimizing resource usage and integration with existing systems.
• Collaborate with Application architects to ensure digital solutions comply with technology standards and principles.
• Monitor and report on the progress and impact of digital initiatives, using data-driven insights for informed decisions.
• Advise with expertise on emerging technologies and trends, fostering innovation in digital consulting.
• Develop and nurture relationships with stakeholders to gain support for digital initiatives in line with application architecture.
• Driving the establishment of the function-technology strategy and roadmap.
• Translation of business requirements developed by the functions into technical workable solutions.
• Identification, incubation and exploration of relevant technology innovation opportunities.
• Owning portfolio prioritization, planning, monitoring, reporting, funding and investment activities.
• Formulating the function's technology architecture plan and models.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience as a Solutions Architect.
• Strong background in data analytics and demand management.
• Proven track record in project roadmap development and monitoring.
• Collaborative experience with application architects.