Jobs at SABC – Principal Technician MP

Job Description:

Effective & efficient support of technology, operations and resources to design, install, sustain and provide administration of broadcast systems/ facilities, equipment, servers and networks in order to ensure optimum, functional, secure and available facilities/ equipment for SABC Technology

Job Responsibilities:

• Contribute and provide (technical) submissions to Divisional Strategy in alignment with the Corporate Plan and the Target Operating Model.
• Contribute to the business strategical requirement to develop the Opex and Capex investments
• Interpretation of tactical needs to enhance and promote technology infrastructures and customer user requirements and specifications
• Capex and Opex involvement to input into the project scope development,
• Provide in Capex Project with designs, risks, migration requirements, project implementations plans, integration system implementations, commissioning and workflows to deliver on functional requirements and avoid on-air disruptions
• Design innovative solutions and plan of in-area system projects with implementation and monitoring to their completion on-time and within constraints
• Proper investigation & acceptable explanation of budget for motivations
• Accurate calculation and submission of Capex & Opex inputs into departmental budget
• Opex motivation submissions to ensure maintenance and systems sustainability
• Minor Capex motivation submissions to ensure new requirements are addressed
• Long-term maintenance matrix planning submissions to develop system and equipment life/cycle
• Agreed % of targets met; Agreed % of resources, equipment and facility availability
• Above average rating of SLA
• Products, processes, practices & equipment in line with SABC technical & operational broadcast standards
• Set service delivery standards and assist the team to achieve them
• Submission of ad-hoc incidence fault reports and resolutions to customers as required
• Accurate monthly reporting on deliverables (maintenance and tasks), non-conformance & flagging of potential risks with provided solutions/mitigations
• Ensure fault reports in order to safeguard department facilities, equipment functional and shortfalls are adequately addressed
• Prevention of on-air technical faults to less than agreed SLA %
• Response time to match urgency for technical assistance in accordance with delivery requirements (in support of the % availability of the on air systems)
• Effective technical advice & support to users in order to reduce downtime
• Correct configuration & testing of digital equipment to ensure less than agreed % of technical on-air faults
• Compliance of upgrades with Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) specifications to ensure integrations with internal broadcasts systems
• Ensure virus free, secure, functional, streamlined and reliable digital systems
• Establish and sustain compatibility & integration between all digital systems
• Ongoing assessment of system functionality through logs & system checks
• Driving of all preliminary research activities on the best practises, cutting edge technologically advancements and enhancements to improve facility efficiency, effectivity and sustainability
• Designing fit-for-purpose innovative solutions in consultation with digital partners to create resolutions
• Procurement of correct digital solution in line with customer requirements & Company Procurement policy & procedures
• Escalate Risk findings reported with corrective treatment plans
• Monitor adherence to OHS and compliance with SABC Company Policies & Procedures

Job Requirements:

• 3 year National Diploma (S4/T3) in Electrical Engineering (Light Current, Communications, Computer Studies or Information Technology)  (NQF6)
• BTech for the Electrical Engineering for the above formal qualification
• Driver’s License: OB – Code 10
• Driver’s License: minimum B (specific to the Job Profile)
• Minimum 7 years’ experience in technical broadcast

Job Details:

Company: SABC

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Location: Nelspruit

Application Deadline: N/A

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