Infrastructure Manager

Edge Executive Search Group; Johannesburg; Presencial; ZAR 600.000 - 800.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading executive search firm in Johannesburg seeks an experienced Infrastructure Manager to lead the design and delivery of scalable infrastructure across multiple platforms. The successful candidate will oversee capacity planning and modernisation initiatives, ensuring alignment with business objectives and governance standards. Ideal for candidates with 6–8 years in senior roles, strong expertise in infrastructure automation, and proven experience in managing complex enterprise-scale environments. This role offers the opportunity to drive innovation in a high-performance setting.

Formación

• 6–8+ years in a senior infrastructure or technical architecture role.
• Proven experience designing and managing complex, enterprise-scale infrastructure.
• Deep knowledge of infrastructure automation, orchestration, and configuration tools.

Responsabilidades

• Define and implement infrastructure strategy and standards.
• Lead end-to-end infrastructure solution design from POC to implementation.
• Drive scalable, high-performance infrastructure across multiple data centres.

Conocimientos

Infrastructure solution design

Infrastructure automation

Capacity planning

Technical leadership

ITIL principles

Herramientas

Virtualisation tools

SAN environments

SQL databases

Oracle databases

Network design tools

Descripción del empleo

Infrastructure Manager | Johannesburg | Permanent

Shape the backbone of enterprise technology in a complex, high-performance environment. Lead infrastructure strategy and delivery across multiple platforms and data centres.

This role is responsible for defining, designing, and delivering scalable, resilient infrastructure solutions across a large enterprise landscape. You will take ownership of infrastructure architecture from concept through to implementation, ensuring alignment with business objectives, service levels, and long-term IT strategy.

Working closely with Enterprise Architecture, Service Delivery, and Project teams, you will guide infrastructure standards, capacity planning, and technology roadmaps. You will also play a key role in modernisation initiatives, including cloud migration and infrastructure automation, while maintaining governance across design quality, performance, and operational excellence.

Our client is a well-established enterprise operating within a complex, multi-site environment, with a strong focus on innovation, scalability, and long-term digital transformation.

What You’ll Do

• Define and implement infrastructure strategy, standards, and roadmaps
• Lead end-to-end infrastructure solution design from POC to implementation
• Drive scalable, high-performance infrastructure across multiple data centres
• Oversee capacity planning, monitoring, and performance optimisation
• Guide technology selection, refresh cycles, and investment planning
• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, governance, and business objectives
• Support cloud migration and hybrid infrastructure strategies
• Collaborate with architecture, project, and service delivery teams
• Provide technical leadership in resolving major incidents and service issues

What You Bring

• 6–8+ years in a senior infrastructure or technical architecture role
• Proven experience designing and managing complex, enterprise-scale infrastructure
• Strong cross-domain expertise across servers, networks, storage, and databases
• Deep knowledge of infrastructure automation, orchestration, and configuration tools
• Experience with virtualisation, SAN, Wintel and Unix environments
• Solid understanding of LAN, WAN, WiFi, and VoIP network design
• Exposure to SQL and Oracle database technologies
• Knowledge of authentication technologies including SSO and federation
• Familiarity with SDLC, security, and risk mitigation frameworks
• Exposure to ITIL and/or TOGAF principles

What Success Looks Like

• High-performing, scalable infrastructure aligned to business needs
• Minimal deviation from enterprise architecture standards
• Strong SLA performance and service reliability
• Successful delivery of infrastructure initiatives and technology refresh programmesEffective collaboration across architecture, delivery, and operations teams