Formal Education At least 4 to 5 years Capacity Management experience (Essential) An M3 Qualification would be an advantage ITIL Foundation Qualification an advantage Experience: Proven record of accomplishment of at least 5 years’ experience in the IT industry Previous experience in Capacity Planning and Reporting solutions are crucial Being able to translate business needs into technology solutions Proven ability to understand the dynamics of technology Experience in Mainframe and Open Systems Technical / Legal Certification: Driver’s license with reliable transport (Compulsory) Responsibilities: Ensures that appropriate levels of monitoring of resource capacity and system performance are executed, and that the information recorded in a CBD is kept up-to-date and used by all parts of the Capacity Management process. Provides regular management reports, which include current usage of resources, trends and forecasts. Contributes to reports on performance against targets contained in SLAs. Maintains a knowledge of future demand for IT resources and associated SLAs and predicts the effects of demand on performance service levels. Determines when system resources should be tuned and makes recommendations to IT management on the design and use of system resources to optimize their use. Provides resolution recommendations to performance-related Incidents and Problems Ensures that there is sufficient capacity to meet service level targets. Provides capacity requirements for new or modified IT services. Maintains an overall understanding of current service capacity and trends. Produces and maintains a Capacity Plan Assesses the capacity impact of new change requests, Problems and Incidents. Participates on the Change Advisory Board (CAB) as needed Is responsible for monitoring IT capacity levels, comparing actual levels against targets, and addressing shortfalls. Ensures that appropriate levels of monitoring of resource capacity and system performance are executed, and that the information recorded in a CBD is kept up-to-date and used by all parts of the Capacity Management process. Provides regular management reports, which include current usage of resources, trends and forecasts. Contributes to reports on performance against targets contained in SLAs. Maintains a knowledge of future demand for IT resources and associated SLAs and predicts the effects of demand on performance service levels. Determines when system resources should be tuned and makes recommendations to IT management on the design and use of system resources to optimize their use. Skills and Competencies: Problem Solving skills. Professional reporting skills Communication skills: ability to express clearly, articulate and encourage open communication. Effective interpersonal presentation and interpersonal skills Customer relations skills: keep closer to the customer to build relationship. Collaboration skills: build closer relationships with key managers, grasps opportunities for growth and profitability and be sensitive to the needs of business. Understand different forecasting techniques and the appropriate application for different scenarios. Ability to communicate technical issues clearly and broadly Learning and Growth Perspective: Talent Database Ensure CV updated and remains current on talent management system Execute personal development plan (PDP) Participate in activities as described in personal development plan Knowledge sharing Participate in opportunities for knowledge sharing within the team and relevant communities of practices (COPs) Global IT background and insight Experienced in the development of performance metrics, trending and service level monitoring of application and information technology subsystem resources. Aligning business process with technology Thorough knowledge of Capacity Planning discipline and process Knowledge of current hardware offerings in the market Personal Attributes: Presentable Team player Customer focus, i.e. directing energy towards satisfying customer needs. Pro-active orientation, i.e. to be innovative and creative in identifying problems, issues and opportunities and to take appropriate action. Professional, i.e. reaching such work standards that your behaviour reflects the principles, practices, skills, character, methods and code of conduct expected. Understand the impact of own behaviour on the perceptions, attitudes and behaviour of others.

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