Information Technology (IT) Lead

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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