(990) Applications Technical Specialist (CSS) x3 - BSTD

Job title : (990) Applications Technical Specialist (CSS) x3 - BSTD

Job Location : Gauteng, Pretoria
Deadline : May 14, 2025

Detailed Description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Support the BSTD applications by monitoring the underlying environments (databases and application servers) to ensure capacity management, systems availability and optimal performance.
• Maintain the BSTD applications by applying corrective measures (e.g. patches, upgrades, bug fixes).
• Proactively monitor all application upgrades, new releases and product replacements which would affect the assigned application.
• Configure the application infrastructure to ensure optimal performance and install new features to enable new functionality.
• Investigate and resolve technical issues of a medium to high complexity by interacting with users, developers and other stakeholders on allocated applications.
• Provide reports and recommendations on solution performance and system availability to senior management and relevant stakeholders.
• Proactively manage business and stakeholder relationships with respect to application support.
• Keep abreast of best practices and technologies related to BSTD and ensure the application thereof, where relevant.
• Impart knowledge of the technical environment to the system development team.
• Maintain compliance to security and application standards.

Qualifications

Job requirements

To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

• a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (NQF 7), Information Management/Information Technology (IT) or an equivalent qualification;
• six to eight years’ experience in supporting, maintaining and enhancing IT business applications;
• three years’ experience in working with IWMS, BIM or smart building environments.