JOB DESCRIPTION:

Job Title: Technical Support Analyst
Employment Type: Permanent
Work Location: Randburg, Johannesburg

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Key areas of operations for the group are:

An African platform operator, Video Entertainments expertise lies distributing media products, creating media content, and selling advertising. Its key areas of operations are:

Pay Television: direct-to-home satellite and digital terrestrial television services; and
SVOD: subscription video on demand services across multiple online platforms with a focus on library and local content in developing markets.

Operating in the majority of African countries, Video Entertainment is the leading Pay TV provider in most of the key African markets. Its strategy is to offer the best local and international content across multiple platforms to customers wherever they are.

The groups strength lies in its focus on local language and culture, its entrepreneurial spirit, and the quality of its workforce. Over the years Video Entertainment has built a successful track record of identifying trends early, adapting them for the markets in which it operates and leveraging them to maximum advantage. The group generates revenues mainly by collecting subscription fees, with a moderate contribution from advertising revenue. Its key objectives are to:

Build its Pay TV and SVOD subscriber base.
Focus on investment and technology.
Maintain a local approach.
Provide quality service.
Attract innovative and motivated employees.

TECHNICAL SKILLS AND SUPPORT REQUIRED:

Oracle, SQL Server
Web Methods
Web Services
Automation I Scheduling tools / frameworks
SOA
SWL
SharePoint
SQL Server Integration Services
SQL Server Reporting Services
Microsoft knowledge (CSF, CCF, etc.)
Working knowledge of APl-based services (e.g. REST, SOAP)
Understanding of basic integration concepts
Basic knowledge of the Agile and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) processes, cloud computing, ITIL, COBIT
Facilitation
Investigation/ Fact Finding
Structured analysis
Command of the English Language
Excellent Communication Skills