Technology/Domain Specialist II Postgres

SUMMARY:
To actively own and be accountable for the overall evolution of multiple Technology or Domain assets while influencing and maintaining the health of the asset. Play a leadership role on the associated COE’s.

POSITION INFO:
Job Responsibilities:
- For multiple Technology or Domain assets within sphere of influence including external components that impact these assets:
- Provide guidance to stakeholders in terms of expertise and experience.
- Guide and practice code design, analysis, and integration to ensure effective application of technology.
- Conduct Technology Reviews of code and design quality assurance.
- Drive assets health in the relevant technologies or domains.
- Define and review Patterns / practices/standards in application of technology or domain.
- Guide Code Branching and Merging
- Play an advisory role to Engineering leads and other stakeholders (Engineering lead and Div execs)
- Collaboration with domain architects and technical consultants ito technology and /or domain roadmaps
- Work within governance and compliance frameworks of the organisation in terms of Technology and domain application.
- Provide detailed technical roadmaps in context of the organisation architecture and interdependent technologies.
- Plan and drive implementation of the agreed technical roadmaps.
- Conduct research and development experimentation to test thinking regarding technology or domain applicability.
- Participate in special interest groups and conferences relating to these assets.
- Ensure an understanding of technology or domain requirements, performance integrations and optimisation as positioned in organisation.
- Assist with and apply troubleshooting to resolve issues.
- Evaluate and influence technology decisions.
- Mitigate risk by evaluating risks and impacts on technology or domain.
- Update the asset knowledge base.
- Conduct internal knowledge sharing sessions.
- Provide coaching, mentoring, and upskilling of others within area of expertise.
- 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 company 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.
- Conduct self-development both by mentoring others and being mentored.
- Participate in the talent management practice of the Engineering stream.

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level:
- Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate

Preferred Qualification
- Degree or Diploma in IT

Minimum Experience Level:
- Min of 5 years relevant experience with strong digitilisation background and experience
- Experience in Leading and guiding a Team in terms of technical capabilities
- Experience in Cloud (AWS, Azure)

Type of Exposure
- PostgreSQL development and administration experience
- Technical Leadership
- Cloud Experience (AWS)
- DevOps experience
- Ability to train and transfer knowledge.

Technical / Professional Knowledge:
- Asset management
- IT Assets management processes
- Data Warehousing
- Information Technology (IT) Architecture

Behavioral Competencies:
- Decision Making
- Courage
- Stress Tolerance
- Quality Orientation
- Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills
- Emotional Intelligence Essentials
- Resolving Conflict