DB2MVS Platform Owner (Db2 for z/OS Platform Owner)

<p><img id="Picture_x0020_1" src="https://rmkcdn.successfactors.com/dd82a348/461743ac-ca78-42fa-8634-a.png" style="height:255.0px;width:600.0px"></p> <div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Job Purpose</b></H2> </div><div><div>The DB2MVS Platform Owner is responsible for the overall ownership, stability, security, performance, and strategic direction of the Db2 for z/OS platform, ensuring effective governance and collaboration across stakeholders.</div></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Job Responsibilities</b></H2> </div><div><ul> <li>Own the platform end-to-end including:</li> <li>platform governance, platform lifecycle, strategic direction, deployment of new services and,</li> <li> platform availability and stability</li> <li>Work with the infrastructure integrators to ensure that designs and blue-prints incorporate best practises</li> <li>Approve all designs and blueprints specific to the platform domain</li> <li>Identify, prioritise and implement platform improvement opportunities</li> <li>Responsible for the overall service definition and delivery</li> <li>Work across platform domains to coordinate and ensure that the platform is correctly integrated, implemented and monitored</li> <li>Evaluate non-functional requirements</li> <li>Establish good vendor relationships with regards to strategic direction and support of platform</li> <li>Support the achievement of the  business strategy, objectives and values</li> <li>Stay abreast of developments in field of expertise</li> <li>Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities Contribute to the Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc.)</li> <li>Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy</li> <li>Seek opportunities to improve business processes, models and systems though agile thinking.</li> </ul> </div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Essential Qualifications - NQF Level</H2> </div><ul style="margin-top:0.0;margin-bottom:0.0"><li>Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate </li></ul></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Preferred Qualification</b></H2> </div><div><ul> <li>IT Related Degree or Diploma</li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Preferred Certifications</b></H2> </div><div><ul> <li>Platform Specific Certifications</li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Minimum Experience Level</b></H2> </div><div><ul> <li> <div><strong>8–10+ years experience</strong> in DB2 for z/OS in enterprise, including ownership, governance and design assurance responsibilities</div> </li> <li> <div>Owning a <strong>critical production DB2 environment</strong></div> </li> <li> <div>Working across <strong>multiple mainframe domains</strong></div> </li> <li> <div>Being accountable for: <ul> <li>Platform stability</li> <li>Standards compliance</li> <li>Production readiness</li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul></div></div></div><p style="line-height:18.9px"><img alt="" height="228" src="https://rmkcdn.successfactors.com/dd82a348/61ad7a3f-eb85-4980-a04c-e.jpg" style="height:75.0px;width:600.0px" width="245"></p> <p style="line-height:18.9px">---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p> <p style="line-height:18.9px"><span style="color:#006341"><em><b>Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566 </b></em></span></p>