Our client with a national footprint requires someone to fulfill the following duties:
- Ensure policies and procedures are aligned to strategy, legislative, regulatory and internal requirements (including standards and best practice).
- Plan all aspects of infrastructure environment to optimally deliver service to the Group of companies.
- Plan staff and resource requirements to deliver on agreed ICT strategy.
- Manage all infrastructure areas - plan, implement, operate, monitor and measure according to the agreed standards and best practices selected.
- Conduct technology research related to Infrastructure to remain abreast of current developments and future trends.
- Managing the day to day operational and projects tasks within the IT Infrastructure team.
- Managing the organization's network infrastructure overseeing network security, ensuring that the network is stable and efficient, and minimizing downtime.
- Ensure that servers are properly maintained, secure, and optimized for performance.
- Responsible for managing changes to the IT environment. This includes evaluating new software and hardware, implementing upgrades, and ensuring that all changes are properly documented and tested.
- Responsible for managing data centers, including ensuring that data is stored securely, managing access, and minimizing the risk of data loss.
- Keep meticulous records of everything related to systems and processes to ensure consistency and reliability.
Managing the IT Infrastructure staff by recruiting and training employees, communicating job expectations and monitoring performance.
Overseeing the annual IT Infrastructure budget and ensuring cost effectiveness.
Monitoring daily operations, including server hardware, software and operating systems.
Coordinating technology installations, upgrades and maintenance.
Selecting and recommending new and replacement hardware and software, when necessary.
Testing, troubleshooting and modifying information systems so they operate effectively.
Generating performance reports for operating systems and t