IT Manager

Recruiter:

SRK Consulting South Africa

Job Ref:

CPT000001/LD

Date posted:

Friday, March 18, 2022

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

Market Related Annually

JOB SUMMARY:
A vacancy for an IT Manager has become available in our Johannesburg office. The successful candidate will report to the General Manager under the direction of SRK’s global Chief Technology Officer. The successful candidate will be expected to work closely with business leadership teams across SRK South Africa and participate in the broader global technology team to support SRK through the effective use of technology.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Experience and Skills:
The candidate must have:

Information Technology / Information Systems related degree or equivalent experience.
Minimum of 10 years relevant IT experience.
At least 5 years experience in a senior IT leadership/management role.
Demonstrable experience with any of the ICT governance frameworks (ITIL, COBIT, ISO 20001).
Demonstrable experience with Microsoft cloud platforms including Microsoft 365 (focus on Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, and Microsoft Endpoint Manager) and Azure.
Demonstrable experience with Microsoft Active Directory.
Must be knowledgeable and take a keen interest in technology trends, cyber security trends, related regulations, adoption behaviours and measurement frameworks/tools.
Strategic and innovative thinking.
Demonstrated ability to guide a transition from a file server system to a cloud system.
Demonstrated ICT risk management expertise.
The ability to audit, analyse and overhaul an existing stagnant IT Infrastructure.
The ability to develop IT procedures and processes to address ICT service and infrastructure-related risks.
Working knowledge of software platforms including, among others: Microsoft (Office 365, SharePoint, Azure, Power BI), Adobe DC, ERP systems (e.g., Sage 300 and PROMAN).
A proactive, adaptable approach.
A focused, detail-oriented work habit.
A proven ability to multi-task and meet deadlines.
An aptitude for quickly learning new technologies.
A strong sense of personal responsibility and accountability.

Duties and Responsibilities:
The candidate’s duties and responsibilities are to:

Lead and manage the South African IT Department and ensure that the team can deliver on SRK’s IT needs.
Manage the replacement cycle and day to day maintenance of the IT network and infrastructure.
Identify potential IT service and infrastructure risks and proactively address them.
Address audit findings identified by external and internal auditors.
Best practice methodologies in terms of server management, maintenance, and backups.
Responsible for annual IT budgets to ensure that the budget reflects Infrastructure needs and requirements and that all Opex expenditure is catered for accordingly.
Responsible for the Companies IT Opex / Capex requirements related to upcoming/ongoing projects.
Maintenance of an asset register for all business assets (hardware and software), in line with procurement and decommissioning control procedure.
Oversee projects related to infrastructure to ensure that they meet the business requirements and are actioned timeously.
Oversee support of all software packages within the business including installation, training, upgrades, maintenance, licenses, and user support.
Participate in discussions on matters related to cybersecurity with the SRK Global Cybersecurity team.
Technology risk analysis and implementation of risk-mitigating controls.
Defining company standards and policies for systems, equipment, data management and software in line with best practice guidelines (including POPIA).
Oversee the company's IT solution to ensure incidents and requests for infrastructure are dealt with timeously and meet business SLA’s where applicable.
Service level management in terms of vendor performance and service towards internal customers.
Implement and maintain data architecture in line with best practice principles and business requirements.
Reporting to senior management on key performance indicators, budget comparison and performance levels.
Innovative solutions to streamline day to day processes and keep up to date with new technologies and software.
Assist with company website queries (e.g., uploading of content).

Other considerations:
Experience/knowledge of the following will be advantageous:

Advanced Database Skills.
Advanced IT Administration.
Software Development.
Leadership of teams.

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