MIS SYSTEMS SPECIALIST, R500K PER YEAR + CTC NEGOTIABLE, IN SOUTH AFRICA

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitability qualified MIS Systems Specialist for one of the large paper and pulp manufacturing firms based in the south of Durban Minimum Requirements A minimum of 4 years relevant experience in a manufacturing environment (preferably in the pulp and paper industry). DCS, Pulp and Paper knowledge will be an added advantage. Matric (Maths and Physical Science) CompTia N+ and CompTia A+ Certification Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) PI System Administration for IT Professional Building PI System Assets & Analytics with Asset Framework Visualising PI System Data Duties PI Enterprise Server or PI Able to plan, support, and maintain PI servers, including security, archive sizing and tuning Able to plan, support, and maintain other OSISoft components, such as Module Database/AF, PI Web Parts, PI SDK (Software Development Kit), PI AF (Asset Framework) SDK (Software Development Kit), PI OLEDB (Object Linking and Embedding) and Microsoft SharePoint web parts Interfaces: PI OPC (Object Linking and Embedding) for Process Control), PI RDBMS (Relational Database), PI to PI interface Tag configuration and setup Create/edit reports using Excel and SSRS (Sequel Server Reporting Services) Create Notifications within PSE (PI Server Enterprise) Create AF (Asset Framework) hierarchy using S88/S95 standards (design philosophy for batch process control) Design elements/notifications/analysis templates Create asset based analytics and rollup calculations Design and implement data visualization through Process Book, Data Link and web parts Ensure operation of system and data backups Perform routine daily, weekly, and monthly system manager tasks Perform system recoveries, upgrades, and vendor patches as needed Providing 24x7 on-call emergency support for High Priority issues and other business critical situations in a fast paced environment. Providing training for end-users and system administrators Monitoring of related integration jobs utilizing Windows Event Log, NetIQ, Windows NT Scheduler and various commercial-off-the-shelf scheduling tools and utilities. Administrator for various applications that could receive data from PI and including business data administration, configuration/setup, report writing, and security administration.