MS Cloud Storage Specialist at Durban University of Technology

Minimum Requirements:

• An NQF Level 7 qualification in ICT or Electronic Engineering
• Certification in Azure (Ideal)
• 5-years’ experience in storage systems
• 3 years’ experience of Microsoft Azure
• Sound knowledge of:
• Cloud Development
• Cloud life cycle management
• Development Operations
• ICT cloud infrastructure

Summary of Duties (but not limited to):

• The need for the development of a control system is identified during operational execution
• The need for a control system is identified as a result of the auditing process
• Receive a request for the development of a control system and analyse to determine the requirements of the control system
• Consult existing control systems to determine components that can be utilised in the new control system
• Determine dependencies, inter-dependencies, and co-dependencies to other control systems
• Develop the first draft of the control system in accordance with company format and requirements
• Conduct the necessary working groups with the relevant role players to obtain inputs into the draft control system
• Develop the final control system in accordance with the company standards and specifications
• Obtain approval for the control system in accordance with the delegation of authority
• Implement the control system in accordance within Institutional policies and procedures
• Consult the ICTS strategy, roadmap, and relevant role players to determine the MS Cloud requirements
• Develop the MS Cloud blueprint as architecture baseline
• Consult with the relevant role players on the blueprint to ensure that all storage requirements are met
• Check the current status of systems, applications, licenses and skills to determine capacity requirements
• The availability and integrity of the data is checked to ensure high quality user access
• Analyse the future requirements to determine capacity requirements
• Compare the current capacity to the future requirements
• Planning, installation, and configuration of multi cloud storage facilities and services
• Researching new cloud server/systems technologies
• Receive and analyse a request for the development of script to determine the nature of the functionality
• Identify the need for new script during operational output
• Liase with the users to determine the exact needs and to compile a first draft URS
• Conduct an impact study to determine the possible effect on the current- and associated systems
• Conduct a feasibility study to determine the cost of the implementation of the script
• Obtain approval for the development of the script and the necessary acquisitions
• Compile a functional specification in accordance with the URS
• Develop the script in accordance with the functional specification
• Test the script to ensure that it conforms to the functional specification
• Receive a request for the development of a cloud solution/functionality and analyse to determine the nature of the solution/functionality
• Analyse received business needs to determine an appropriate solution/functionality
• Implement the software configuration strategy aligned to the overall strategy and complete maintenance actions as required
• Compile the necessary processes and plans to ensure successful implementation of the strategy
• Maintain the software development process to ensure currency and relevancy
• Ensure that the configuration management environment is managed
• Manage the software configuration repository and tools to enable line to execute the appropriate outputs
• Provide support as required to ensure operations
• Receive and analyse a request to determine the nature and extent of the support to be provided
• Escalate the problem to the relevant role players for a solution
• Ensure that escalated problems are resolved within the allocated time frame
• Analyse the business plan to determine the applicable deliverables and targets
• Determine the human resource requirements, permanent and contractors, in accordance with the expected deliverables
• Secure the human resource requirements to ensure that deliverables will be met in accordance with the expected targets
• Conduct performance reviews in accordance with policies and procedures and take corrective actions where necessary.