Head of IT Operations

 

Recruiter:

Data Centrix

Job Ref:

JHB005933/Liste

Date posted:

Monday, May 23, 2022

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa


JOB SUMMARY:
Our client based in Parktown is looking for a Head of IT Operations to join the team.

The candidate needs to have excellent knowledge of current protocols and standards, including Active Directory, Group Policies, MS Exchange, Core Switching/Routing, SSL/IPSec, SAN, Virtualization, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Qualifications and Experience :

  • Bcom Computer Science, Diploma in IT or similar
  • Certifications in server, network, IT governance and project management will be an added advantage
  • 5 years of experience managing and configuring enterprise-wide LANs, WANs, WLANs, VPNs, etc.
  • 3 to 5 years successful leadership of an infrastructure and IT operations team
Experience :
  • Establish strong partnerships with Vendors
  • Set clear expectations
  • Establish service level agreements and measure vendors
  • Ensure contracts are in place to support the services provided by the Infrastructure team
  • Assist in the planning and implementation of additions and deletions to the network infrastructure
  • Oversee the administration and maintanence of the companies network infrastructure including WAN
  • Implement network security
  • Monitor network to ensure network functionality and availability to all system users
  • Install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair cabled, wireless and other network infrastructure
  • Manage Information Technology and computer systems
  • Oversee troubleshooting, system backups, archiving, disaster recovery and provide expert support as needed
  • Work with project teams to help enhance internal systems
  • Plan, organise, control and evaluate IT and electronic data operations
  • Ensure end users are trained on how to utilise computer systems
  • Design, develop, implement and coordinate systems, policies and procedures
  • Maintain quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards
  • Establish standard ways of working to ensure technical teams work together in a consistent manner
  • Identify problematic areas and implement strategic solutions in time
  • Maintain the company’s effectiveness and efficiency by defining, delivering, and supporting strategic plans for implementing information technologies.
  • Direct technological research by understanding the goals, practices, strategies and projects of the company
  • Accomplish financial objectives by forecasting requirements, preparing an annual budget, scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances and initiating corrective action
  • Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, benchmarking state-of-the-art practices, participating in professional societies

 

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