Data Centre & IT Operations Manager

Boardroom Appointments; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments seeks a Datacentre Manager responsible for maintaining, supporting, deploying hosting solutions, and ensuring data centre stability and performance. You will oversee AD, corporate systems, email, SQL and app servers, hosted repositories, and cloud hosting environments.

You will run monitoring, backups, and business continuity planning to deliver excellent IT services across affiliated businesses.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 plus relevant tertiary qualification advantageous (Cobit/ITIL).
• ITIL V4.0 certification required.
• A+ and N+ certifications required.
• Minimum 8 years IT infrastructure and datacentre management experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate operational changes across stakeholders.
• Provide operational inputs into hosted infrastructure.
• Manage day-to-day interactions with third-party suppliers.
• Plan and implement optimal technology services.
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities.
• Provide input into IT strategies related to the data centre environment.
• Align IT services with business requirements.
• Ensure adherence to IT governance processes.
• Serve as a point of escalation for unresolved issues.
• Mentor service desk employees for their growth.
• Participate in migration projects between data centres when necessary.
• Provide input in due diligence processes when required.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Crisis management

Critical thinking

Independent working

Education

Grade 12

Cobit

ITIL V4.0 certification

A+ certification

N+ certification

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Boardroom Appointments seeks a Datacentre Manager responsible for maintaining, supporting, deploying hosting solutions, and ensuring data centre stability and performance. You will oversee AD, corporate systems, email, SQL and app servers, hosted repositories, and cloud hosting environments.

You will run monitoring, backups, and business continuity planning to deliver excellent IT services across affiliated businesses.