- Manage day-to-day IT infrastructure operations across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
- Ensure high availability, reliability, scalability, and performance of IT infrastructure services.
- Oversee server administration, storage, virtualization, network infrastructure, and data center operations.
- Manage Windows and Linux server environments, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and related infrastructure services.
- Monitor infrastructure health, capacity, performance, and availability using appropriate monitoring tools.
- Ensure timely resolution of infrastructure incidents, service requests, and operational issues.
B. Network and Security Operations
- Oversee LAN, WAN, Wi-Fi, VPN, firewall, routing, switching, and network connectivity operations.
- Coordinate with cybersecurity teams to implement infrastructure security controls and policies.
- Ensure timely patching, vulnerability remediation, access reviews, and configuration compliance.
- Support identity and access management, privileged access management, and endpoint security initiatives.
- Ensure infrastructure operations comply with applicable security standards and organizational policies.
C. IT Service Management
- Own infrastructure incident, problem, change, and request management processes.
- Establish and monitor SLAs, KPIs, service availability, and operational performance.
- Lead root cause analysis for major incidents and implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Ensure effective change management, release coordination, and maintenance planning.
- Maintain SOPs, operational runbooks, escalation matrices, and infrastructure documentation.
- Drive continual service improvement in line with ITIL best practices.
D. Cloud and Virtualization Management
- Manage infrastructure hosted on platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud, as applicable.
- Oversee virtualization technologies such as VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, or equivalent platforms.
- Optimize cloud resource utilization, infrastructure performance, and operating costs.
- Support cloud migration, infrastructure modernization, automation, and hybrid cloud initiatives.
- Ensure appropriate governance, access controls, backup, and monitoring for cloud environments.
E. Backup, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
- Ensure regular backups, successful backup verification, and periodic restoration testing.
- Develop, maintain, and test disaster recovery and business continuity plans.
- Define and monitor Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs).
- Coordinate disaster recovery drills and document test outcomes and remediation actions.
- Ensure critical business systems meet agreed recovery and availability requirements.
F. Team and Vendor Management
- Lead, mentor, and develop infrastructure engineers, system administrators, network engineers, and support teams.
- Define team objectives, shift schedules, escalation procedures, and performance expectations.
- Manage third-party service providers, OEMs, cloud providers, and infrastructure vendors.
- Review vendor performance, service delivery, contracts, and SLA compliance.
- Manage infrastructure budgets, renewals, procurement, licensing, and asset lifecycle planning.
G. Project and Process Management
- Plan and execute infrastructure upgrades, migrations, deployments, and technology refresh projects.
- Coordinate with application, security, business, and service desk teams to support business requirements.
- Drive automation, standardization, and reduction of repetitive operational tasks.
- Maintain infrastructure inventory, configuration records, and lifecycle management plans.
- Prepare operational dashboards, management reports, risk registers, and capacity forecasts.