Information Technology (IT) Lead

 

Recruiter:

AGA Recruitment Specialists

Job Ref:

CPT000046/AJ

Date posted:

Thursday, March 25, 2021

Location:

Capetown, South Africa

Salary:

Market Related


SUMMARY:
Our client is looking for an experienced IT Lead who will be required to assist in effectively managing the IT infrastructure and support services.

POSITION INFO:

Duties include, but not limited to:

  • Translate requirements into technical solutions providing proof of concepts where necessary
  • Optimize work process within the IT team to ensure our client’s infrastructure meets the following criteria:
    • Stable
    • Supportable
    • Scalable
    • Highly Available
    • Simple
    • Automated 
  • Ensure obstacles of a technical nature within the team are quickly eradicated
  • Analyse current infrastructure and actively seek ways to innovate and optimize our systems through selfinitiated projects
  • Support and maintain all of our client’s core hardware infrastructure
  • Ensure monitoring is in place to detect failure or potential failure of all our client''s systems including but not limited to Servers, Storage and Data Centre services
  • Define and drive process around effective daily management of all systems, including regular health checks, audits and feature enhancements
  • Work closely with other Infrastructure teams to understand their requirements or challenges and match their needs with solutions available
  • Promote the services available from IT team to other teams within the client''s Technology and Business teams
  • When required work closely with the Enterprise Architect team to facilitate the alignment of future needs with the infrastructure already deployed within the company
  • Leading the weekly team planning meetings and assigning scopes of work to talent that is best suited for the job
  • Effective use of Jira and Confluence for planning and documentation and driving its usage in the team
  • Proactively research new technologies to ensure the company stays ahead of the curve when it comes to core server infrastructure solutions.

Essential Criteria:

  • A Relevant Information Technology tertiary qualification and Microsoft Certifications
  • Minimum 2 years’ experience in the Information Technology industry using Microsoft Technologies

Desirable Criteria:

  • Good general Development programming knowledge
  • Ability to find defects and bugs quickly
  • Understanding of systems and architecture (DB''s, Servers, Networks etc.)
  • Understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
  • Experiences in Quality Management Software and Processes
  • Knowledge and experience in technical aspects of software solution being tested
  • Business process understanding

Personal Specifications:

  • Communication
  • Decision Making
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Problem Solving
  • Strategic Vision
  • Stress Tolerance
  • Technical Knowledge
  • Time Management
  • Thinking Skills


 

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