Head of Infrastructure

Network1; Stellenbosch; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking a Head of Infrastructure to join their team in South Africa, focusing on cloud security and enterprise-wide infrastructure strategy. The ideal candidate should have over 10 years of experience in infrastructure roles and proven leadership skills. This role involves managing data centers, ensuring performance, and driving modernization initiatives. Applicants must hold a relevant degree and have certifications such as ITIL or Cisco.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years experience in infrastructure roles, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership or managerial capacity.
• Proven expertise in cloud strategy including hybrid or multi-cloud environments.
• Experience with regulatory frameworks such as GDPR, ISO 27001, and PCI DSS.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the IT infrastructure roadmap aligned with business goals.
• Lead modernization, scalability, and cloud transformation initiatives.
• Ensure maximum uptime, performance, and disaster readiness.

Skills

Data centers server and network management

Virtualization (VMware and Hyper-V)

Cloud strategy (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Disaster recovery and business continuity

Strong leadership

Education

Bachelors or Masters Degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

ITIL

Cisco (CCNP / CCIE)

Microsoft (MCSA / MCSE)

Job description

Seeking a Head of Infrastructure (Corporate IT) to be based in Gauteng (hybrid role). You will be part of senior leadership and cloud security and strategy focused.

Lead the enterprise-wide infrastructure strategy modernize cloud and data center operations drive performance and resilience and influence executive-level decisions in a business-critical function.

Qualifications & Experience :

Required :

Bachelors or Masters Degree in Computer Science Information Technology or related discipline

Minimum of 10 years experience in infrastructure roles with 35 years in senior leadership or managerial capacity

Certifications (Preferred) :

ITIL

Cisco (CCNP / CCIE)

Microsoft (MCSA / MCSE)

AWS / Azure / GCP Architect level

Requirements :

Proven expertise in :

Data centers server and network management

Virtualization (VMware and Hyper-V)

Cloud strategy (AWS Azure and GCP) hybrid or multi-cloud

Disaster recovery and business continuity

Regulatory frameworks : GDPR ISO 27001 and PCI DSS

Infrastructure performance monitoring and reporting

Strong leadership stakeholder engagement and vendor management experience

Key Performance Areas (KPAs) :

Strategic Leadership :

Own and drive the IT infrastructure roadmap aligned with business goals

Lead modernization scalability and cloud transformation initiatives

Infrastructure Operations :

Manage all infrastructure environments : Data centers networking storage and servers

Ensure maximum uptime performance and disaster readiness

Team Leadership :

Mentor and manage Engineers and system specialists

Build skill pipelines through training and structured KPIs

Security & Compliance :

Implement enterprise-grade security controls (firewalls and IDS / IPS)

Maintain regulatory compliance and manage audits and assessments

Budgeting & Vendor Governance :

Plan manage and optimize infrastructure budgets

Oversee vendor contracts evaluations and strategic partnerships

Project Oversight :

Deliver major infrastructure projects on time and within scope

Own cloud migrations upgrades and infrastructure rollouts

Monitoring & Reporting :

Deploy monitoring tools for performance incidents and uptime

Report to C-suite on risks outages and operational metrics

Apply Now!

Ready to lead a mission-critical IT function at enterprise scale Bring your infrastructure expertise leadership strength and cloud transformation vision to this high-impact role. Apply now to become the strategic force behind reliable secure IT operations.

Note : If you do not hear back within 14 days please consider your application unsuccessful.

Contact : emailprotected

Required Experience :

Director

Key Skills

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Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1