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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