Senior BI DevOps Engineer

6 months ago

Cape Town, South Africa Sanlam Full time

JOB DESCRIPTION

Santam’s Guidewire BI DataHub team is looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer, with a solid Solution Architecture background.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The incumbent will work with the broader BI Team, specifically with Technical Architecture and Release & Deployment Management to support and maintain the BI DataHub technical infrastructure, DevOps processes & procedures. Specific emphasis for this role will be the support of the development teams, implementation of alerting & monitoring and the support of infrastructure and application components. Technical mentorship of the devops engineers is a critical component of this position, to ensure that the devops capability support the BI architectural guidelines and framework, with emphasis on stability and constant optimisation

PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES

Technical support of BI Datahub technology (hardware, software, databases - including upgrades, resolving vulnerabilities) Administration of infrastructure deployment, technical support procedures, application deployments & releases, servers, nodes, databases, etc. Monitoring and management of hardware & software resource performance (CPU, Memory, Disk I/O, across all environments and take decisive action where potential business user impact is anticipated or experienced Collaborating with Architects and Technical Specialists on ways to automate and improve the development, release management and production observation processes & procedures Collaborates with Solution Architects, ETL developers, data engineers and data analysts to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended Ensure that all BI solutions align to the Approved BI architecture framework Technical guidance to BI Devops engineers System troubleshooting and maintenance Installation of software (from operating systems through to applications) across environments


General Functions

Consult with the Solution Architects on the Guidewire platform (PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, ClaimCenter, ContactManager, Digital, Data) in terms of application configuration and infrastructure to support application services Identification of bottlenecks and process inefficiencies and collaborate with team to create and implement improvements Identification of potential risks / issues and give input into risk plan Develop and maintain a comprehensive understanding of the internal workings of key software packages within BI DataHub  Work with key vendors to understand their current and future offerings & services with a view of adopting and driving broad implementation Collaborates with Architect and Technical Specialist on the future BI architecture, the implementation roadmap and solution architectures. 


Quality Assurance

Work as a team member with Development teams and technical staff, to ensure the solutions/amendments are implemented according to best practice Participate in various Troubleshooting & Problem-Solving initiatives setup and managed by Technical Support and/or SGT

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

National Diploma / Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Informatics, Information Systems, Information Technology, Engineering or another quantitative field preferred Minimum 8 years of DevOps engineering experience Minimum 5 years of exposure in BI Solution Architecture enviroment Working experience with Windows, scripting (. Powershell), SQL Databases, distributed web applications Exposure to ETL tools (. SSIS, DataStage) will be beneficial Experience with CI/CD (continuous integration, continuous delivery) tools Experience with the Atlassian toolset (or similar) in DevSecOps process is advantageous.  Experience in application development, version control, support and release management Experience in web services, SOAP, REST, SOA, SMTP, FTP, secure FTP Experience working with and supporting complex systems deployed to cloud (. AWS) would be beneficial Experience working in Data Warehousing/BI landscapes

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Familiarity with monitoring tools and the management thereof Good understanding of complex IT environments, network infrastructure such as load balancers, network proxies, etc. Good understanding of information security and how it impacts applications, users and the broader IT environment Solid knowledge in data management Data Warehousing knowledge Experience in BI solutions architecture, traditional and big data solutions Industry best practice knowledge for BI architectures, coding (ETL) and technical warehouse solutions An enquiring mind with a wide degree of creativity and lateral thinking Focusing and guiding others in accomplishing work objectives by setting goals, establishing best procedures, measuring and facilitating performance, and developing plans for improvement Striving for continuous competitive improvement in line with business requirements

COMPETENCIES

Competent in problem solving and troubleshooting at application and networked infrastructure levels Stakeholder management as it relates to business and technical users at different levels in the organisation Research and presentation skills  Must be able to work in a team focused highly pressurised and dynamic environment Investigation and analysis of information Planning and organisation Communication of technical guidance and instruction to team members Ability to write technical instructions in the use of programs and / or program modifications Ability to accept accountability for actions and decisions

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Santam is the leading short-term insurer in South Africa. Along with its subsidiaries, the business transacts all classes of short-term insurance. Santam is a large, diversified, and transforming company and our success is rooted in our passion for our clients. Everything we do is centred on our delivery of insurance good and proper. 

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