Moloko Moneatse
Data Operations Manager
Pretoria
Summary
Results-driven Data Operations Manager with over 15 years of experience in managing end-to-end data operations, specializing in on-premises to Azure cloud migrations. Adept at orchestrating seamless transitions to cloud environments, optimizing data architectures, and enhancing data accessibility and security. Proficient in Azure Data Services, including Azure SQL Database, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, and Azure Data Lake. Demonstrated expertise in data governance, ETL processes, database administration, and performance tuning. Skilled in leading cross-functional teams, managing large-scale projects, and implementing best practices for data management and operations
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Data Operations Manager
Dark Fibre Africa
10.2022 - Current
- Creating and implementing an annual plan to achieve assigned KPIs Collaborate with the management team to develop and enforce procedures and principles, and ensure they are documented and current.
- Collaborating with the management team to develop and enforce database architecture, policies, procedures, and standards, and ensuring they are documented and current.
- Developing strategies and implementing solutions for resource loading, managing schedules, backups, restorations and replication, and team coordination.
- Directing and supporting the activities of the administrators, ensuring a timely schedule of their work deliverables.
- Establishing and enforcing SLAs and OLAs with ICT and business stakeholders Conduct ad-hoc quality assurance procedures with teams Customer and Business Centricity.
- Consulting with the client about system interfaces & the functional impacts on specific functionalities of the systems.
- Providing advice, specialized services, and integrated DBA solutions.
- Overseeing the compilation of various documents for the team and ensuring relevant and consistent communication takes place within ICT and in business.
- Setting meaningful performance targets for all employees and clearly outlining efforts required to reach deliverables Support, coach, and mentor staff.
- Developing and agreeing upon standards against which to measure behaviour and performance upfront Assess performance and behaviour.
- Providing regular, constructive feedback and reinforcement regarding performance.
- Working with staff to create individual development plans addressing employee and business needs and encouraging employees to participate in learning opportunities.
- Providing developmental assignments to staff based on career interests and business needs Manage team performance by promoting cohesiveness and taking corrective action where necessary
Database Manager
Road Accident Fund (RAF)
04.2018 - 09.2022
- Managing a team of professionals to design and develop database systems.
- Guiding the database team on database structures and features.
- Creating standard procedures to enhance the scalability and performance of existing database architectures.
- Troubleshooting complex database issues in an accurate and timely manner,
- Maintaining database disaster recovery procedures to ensure continuous availability and speedy recovery.
- Supervising the installation, migration, and upgrade of databases; ensuring that databases are developed according to business requirements.
- Preparing reports on database scalability and capacity planning as needed Identify and resolve database issues related to performance and capacity.
- Overseeing the day-to-day activities of the database team.
- Developing best practices for performance and operational efficiency.
- Ensuring that database management and maintenance tasks are performed effectively.
- Conducting training programs for staff on database development and maintenance procedures.
- Performing regular audits to ensure data integrity and quality.
- Providing regular updates to management on database project status.
- Staying updated with new database technologies and analyzing such technologies to bring them into the scope of existing infrastructure
Senior Database Engineer
Road Accident Fund (RAF)
02.2013 - 03.2018
- Determining database structural requirements by analyzing client operations, applications, and programming; reviewing objectives with clients; evaluating current systems.
- Developing database solutions by designing proposed systems; defining database physical structure and functional capabilities, security, back-up, and recovery specifications Installing database systems by developing flowcharts; applying optimum access techniques; coordinating installation actions; documenting actions.
- Maintaining database performance by identifying and resolving production and application development problems; calculating optimum values for parameters; evaluating, integrating, and installing new releases; completing maintenance; answering user questions.
- Preparing users by conducting training Providing database support by coding utilities, responding to user questions, and resolving problems Accomplishing information systems and organization missions by completing related results as needed
Senior Database Engineer
Dimension Data
03.2011 - 01.2013
- Installing and upgrading the database server and application tools.
- Allocating system storage and planning storage requirements for the database system Modifying the database structure, as necessary, based on information given by application developers.
- Enrolling users and maintaining system security ensure compliance with the database vendor license agreement.
- Controlling and monitoring user access to the database.
- Monitoring and optimizing the performance of the database.
- Planning for backup and recovery of database information.
- Maintaining archived data Backing up and restoring databases.
- Contacting the database vendor for technical support.
- Generating various reports by querying from the database as per need Managing and monitoring data replication Acting as liaison with users
SQL Database Engineer
South African Revenue Service (SARS)
04.2006 - 02.2011
- E-filing Backend support Establishing the needs of users and monitoring user access and security Monitoring performance and managing parameters to provide fast responses to front-end users.
- Mapping out the conceptual design for a planned database, considering both the back-end organization of data and front-end accessibility for end-users.
- Refining the logical design so that it can be translated into a specific data model Further refining the physical design to meet system storage requirements Installing and testing new versions of the database management system (DBMS) Maintaining data standards, including adherence to the Data Protection Act.
- Database documentation, including data standards, procedures, and definitions for the data dictionary (metadata Access control, permissions, and privileges).
- Developing, managing, and testing backup and recovery plans.
- Ensuring that storage and archiving procedures are functioning correctly.
- Carrying out capacity planning Working closely with IT project managers, database programmers, and multimedia programmers.
- Communicating regularly with technical, applications, and operational staff to ensure database integrity and security.
- Commissioning and installing new applications and customizing existing applications to make them fit for purpose Managing the security and disaster recovery aspects of a database
Education
MBA - Technology And Strategy
University of Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa 04.2001 -
Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration - General Management
University of Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa 04.2001 -
Bachelor of Science - Applied Mathematics And Computer Science
University of Limpopo
Polokwane, South Africa 04.2001 -
Skills
Data Management
Azure Cloud Services
Data Migration
Database Administration
ETL Processes
Team Leadership
Business Intelligence
Availability
Calendar month
Qualificationsandcourses
- Matric, Kgolouthwana Secondary School, 1998
- Bachelor of Science (Applied Mathematics and Computer Science), University of Limpopo, 2003
- Informix 12.0 System Administration Certification, 2017
- Management Advancement Programme, Wits Business School, 2018
- Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration, Wits Business School, 2019
- Masters of Business Administration, Wits Business School, 2023
Contactdetails
083 216 8772, moneatsec@gmail.com
Areaofresidence
Centurion
Salaryrequired
Negotiable
Timeline
Data Operations Manager
Dark Fibre Africa
10.2022 - Current
Database Manager
Road Accident Fund (RAF)
04.2018 - 09.2022
Senior Database Engineer
Road Accident Fund (RAF)
02.2013 - 03.2018
Senior Database Engineer
Dimension Data
03.2011 - 01.2013
SQL Database Engineer
South African Revenue Service (SARS)
04.2006 - 02.2011
MBA - Technology And Strategy
University of Witwatersrand
04.2001 -
Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration - General Management
University of Witwatersrand
04.2001 -
Bachelor of Science - Applied Mathematics And Computer Science
University of Limpopo
04.2001 -
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