Systems Administrator at Nedbank

Job Purpose

• To ensure that the production/ service delivery meets set objectives as per the Service Level Agreements (SLA's), customise, and to maintain and support Enterprise Systems Management tool in order to ensure availability, scalability and sustainability, in line with Nedbank business strategy.

Job Responsibilities

• Keep abreast of legislation and other industry changes that impacts on role
• Understand and embrace the Nedbank vision and values
• Ensure that own contribution and participation contributes to the achievement of team goals
• Facilitate the JHB regional asset management component
  Allocation of assets 
  Retrieval of assets 
  Hardware/software upgrades 
  Upgrade tracking and facilitation 
  Maintenance of asset register
• Contribute to a culture of transformation by participating in Nedbank culture building initiatives, business strategy, and CSI
• Stay abreast of developments in field of expertise, ensuring personal and professional growth
• Understand and embrace the Nedbank vision and values, leading by example
• Ensure knowledge management, continuity and team success through constructive participation in a diverse team and sharing knowledge with team
• Build internal relationships by engaging with team members and provide timeous and effective feedback on any operational issues
• Ensure client needs are addressed
• Assist clients by providing consistent second level support and troubleshooting
• Ensure smooth work flow
• Identify opportunities to improve or enhance processes, adding value to Nedbank
• Identify remedial and/or enhancement actions by providing and analysing MIS information
• Monitor the trends of system activity and work with colleagues to agree policies and procedures, for future system enhancements
• Ensure compliance to standards
• Guide and perform daily operational work requirements within existing policies, processes and procedures
• Ensure the stability of ESM technologies within existing processes, procedures and policies
• Ensure problems are solved effectively
• Ensure recurring incidents are managed appropriately to resolution. Ensure that all standards are observed and procedures are documented and carried out in a timely manner
• Propose and implement consequent improvements by monitoring and reviewing performance, throughput, availability, and exceptional incidents
• Research and understand product roadmaps
• Provide input to enhancement by participating in the planning and implementation of upgrades and fixes
• Ensure work is completed to plan
• Ensure that all standards are observed and procedures are carried out timeiously, so that all systems functionality and data is accurate
• Deliver agreed expense budget by ensuring that overtime spend is kept within budget, tracking monthly attendance and leave schedules, and managing all claims and telephony expenses

Job Responsibilities Continue

People Specification

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate

Preferred Qualification

• IT Diploma or Degree; Product certification

Essential Certifications

• Certification applicable to relevant technology

Preferred Certifications

Minimum Experience Level

• 3-5 years IT industry with 2-3 of these years in systems management

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Administrative procedures and systems
• Data analysis
• Microsoft Office
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Business writing skills
• Information Technology concepts
• Role relevant related technologies
• Multiple operating system
• Computer Literacy
• Performance monitoring and tuning

Behavioural Competencies

• Applied Learning
• Collaborating
• Customer Focus
• Initiating Action
• Work Standards
• Managing Work