Data Archiving Administrator

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Business Unit: Discovery Central Services
Function: Information Technology
Date: 2 Apr 2025

About Discovery
Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose and whose values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating to not only achieve financial success but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

Key Purpose
The Data Archiving Administrator is responsible for managing and supporting data archiving for O365 Mail, OneDrive, Project Server/Online, SharePoint Server/Online, and SQL/Online. The role includes:

  • Monitoring and administrating archiving systems
  • Ensuring compliance with business standards and requirements
  • Managing access controls, backup, and recovery
  • Troubleshooting and resolving incidents and complex problems related to data archiving

Areas of Responsibility
Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Maintaining archiving infrastructure and retention standards for business serviceability
  • Resolving incidents/requests assigned to the team within the specified SLA
  • Investigating, troubleshooting, and resolving archiving data recovery issues
  • Logging and representing changes in the Change Management forum and implementing updates
  • Performing minor version upgrades of archiving software and hardware code
  • Regular patch management and commissioning of new archiving clients
  • Drafting and maintaining standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the archiving environment
  • Exporting, uploading, and compiling license capacity reports

Technical Skills

  • Change Management & Release Management
  • Veritas Enterprise Vault Administration
  • Project Administration
  • MS Cluster Technologies
  • Governance & Compliance
  • Product & Integration Support
  • Active Directory & Azure AD
  • Business organization & services awareness
  • Accuracy, Time Management, and Prioritization
  • Technical report writing

Education and Experience

Essential:

  • Matric
  • Veritas Enterprise Vault certification
  • Cloud Archiving Technologies certification
  • 3 years of experience in an IT environment
  • 2+ years of Data Archiving support
  • 2+ years of Microsoft infrastructure support

Advantageous:

  • MCSA – SharePoint Administration knowledge
  • MCP O365/Archiving certification
  • Microsoft 365 Certification
  • Experience with archiving tools (e.g., EV, Mimecast)
  • Sound understanding of Veritas Enterprise Vault

Employment Equity
Discovery is committed to employment equity and will consider the Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets in the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome applications from individuals with various disabilities.

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