Chief Platform Operations & Multi-Cloud Automation

Be Different Sa; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 1 200 000 - 1 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in South Africa is seeking an experienced senior leader for IT operations. This role requires over 12 years in IT operations, including 5 years in senior leadership. Key responsibilities include defining operational strategies for infrastructure and application operations, ensuring compliance with South African regulations, and fostering high-performance team culture. Strong expertise in multi-cloud environments (Azure, AWS, GCP) is essential. Excellent leadership and communication skills are crucial for success.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of IT operations experience with at least 5 years in senior leadership roles.
• Strong expertise across infrastructure (compute, network, storage, hybrid/cloud).
• Knowledge of South African legal/regulatory frameworks and global best practices.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute platform operations strategy across infrastructure and application operations.
• Oversee infrastructure operations ensuring uptime and performance.
• Lead end-to-end application operations, including deployment and performance optimization.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Client engagement

Cost optimization

Incident management

Risk mitigation

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

A leading technology firm in South Africa is seeking an experienced senior leader for IT operations. This role requires over 12 years in IT operations, including 5 years in senior leadership. Key responsibilities include defining operational strategies for infrastructure and application operations, ensuring compliance with South African regulations, and fostering high-performance team culture. Strong expertise in multi-cloud environments (Azure, AWS, GCP) is essential. Excellent leadership and communication skills are crucial for success.