Business Intelligence Administrator

SUMMARY:
Ensure the efficiency of the BI environment - Manage compliance and capacity demands Ensure busine

POSITION INFO:

Ensure the efficiency of the BI environment

o Monitor performance, reliability and availability of the BI technical environment

o Monitor usage patterns and the response times of BI applications and formulate actions and strategies to improve performance

• Manage compliance and capacity demands

o Administer BI applications and install required upgrades and patches

o Conduct capacity planning and formulate actions and strategies around data growth

• Ensure business continuity

o Formulate, implement and maintain backup and recovery plans

o Formulate, implement and maintain BI disaster recovery strategy

o Give input in BI Architecture and Design Forums and review technical design documents in partnership with BI Data Architect(s) and BI Technical Manager(s)

• Manage problems effectively

o Effectively manage problems in a timeously manner

o Utilize problem solving skills & techniques to drive the resolution of issues

• Build and maintain relationships across business, suppliers and IT

o Establish effective and collaborative partnerships with relevant IT teams (Infrastructure, Networks and Database Administration)

o Communicate effectively with internal and external clients to identify needs and evaluate alternative business and technical solutions 

• Lead and drive research and development

o Remain current with industry trends and thought leadership on Business Intelligence end to end

Minimum requirements

• Relevant 3 year tertiary or NQF aligned qualification

• Relevant AWS certification (AWS Cloud Practitioner, AWS Solutions Architect, AWS Developer)

• Up to 6 years’ experience in IT, with a minimum of 3 years in a BI administration role

• Proven track record of administering BI technical platforms

• Proven track record of installing and configuring BI application software

• Solid knowledge in AWS services (EC2, Lambda, AWS Glue, S3, Amazon Redshift)

• Solid knowledge in BI visualisation and analytical tools such as Qlik and SSRS

• Exposure to Agile and DevOps practices

Additional Criteria 

• In depth knowledge of Data Warehousing, Data Management and BI best practices

• In depth knowledge of BI visualisation, reporting and analytics 

• In depth knowledge in cloud computing platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure and GCP

• In depth knowledge of BI environments, solutions and implementations (end-to-end BI architecture and technologies)

• In depth knowledge of operating systems, databases and IT systems

• Excellent skills in database administration and optimisation

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