Platform Owner

2 days ago

Sandton, South Africa The Focus Group Full time

The Focus Group Sandton, South Africa 21 May 2025 Senior 1000000 - 1700000 Full Time Cost to Company 10 years - 15 years Skills Database Database Administration Disaster Recovery IBM DB2 Infrastructure IT Risk Networks Security Storage Team Management Industries Banking Finance Financial Services Job Description
Job Purpose
Own the DB2MVS Database platform and provide technical platform support for IT Operations, also manage it as part of an end-to-end customer experience.
Job Responsibilities
**Own the DB2MVS Database platform end-to-end including**:
Platform governance, platform lifecycle, strategic direction, deployment of new services and,
Platform availability and stability
Work with the infrastructure integrators to ensure that designs and blueprints incorporate best practices
Approve all designs and blueprints specific to the platform domain
Identify, prioritize and implement platform improvement opportunities
Responsible for the overall service definition and delivery
Work across platform domains to coordinate and ensure that the platform is correctly integrated, implemented and monitored
Evaluate non-functional requirements
Establish good vendor relationships with regards to strategic direction and support of platform
Support the achievement of the business strategy, objectives and values
Stay abreast of developments in field of expertise
Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities Contribute to the organization Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc.)
Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy
Seek opportunities to improve business processes, models and systems though agile thinking.
Essential Qualifications - NQF Level
Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
Essential Certifications
DB2 Database certified
Preferred Qualifications
IT Related Degree or Diploma
Platform certification
Cloud / AI certification
Minimum Experience Level
15 years Platform Specific experience on IBM Mainframe
15 years technical operational IT experience in db2mvs database support
5 - 10 years DB2MVS Database Technical Team Leader experience
Technical / Professional Knowledge
Networking
Storage area network infrastructure
Database Knowledge including in-depth understanding of DB2MVS with 15 years technical database administrator experience.
Database administration and maintenance
Performance tuning at database and query level
Database optimization and improvements
Team management as a technical leader
IT Risk and security principles
Disaster Recovery & Business continuity standards
Information systems and technology
Behavioral Competencies
Technical thought leadership
Team leader
Professional Knowledge and Skills
Decision Making
Building Partnerships
Managing Work
Influencing
Work Standards
Continuous Learning

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