Infrastructure Solution Architect – Hybrid Cloud

ATS Client; Randburg; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Absa Bank Limited is seeking a Specialist Infrastructure Solution Architect to join the ESPO team. You will design and deliver fit-for-purpose, strategy-aligned infrastructure solution architectures, working with infrastructure and applications teams to document architectures and designs.

The role requires deep expertise in server hardware, virtualization, OS, storage, and data centre networking, with exposure to hybrid cloud environments such as AWS and Azure.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in Infrastructure Architecture.
• Infrastructure architecture and/or design in banking or large corporate environment.
• Working knowledge of server hardware and virtualization.
• Working knowledge of server OS (RHEL, Windows Server).
• Working knowledge of storage systems (SAN/IP Storage).
• Working knowledge of data centre networking (DNS, GSLB, IP Routing).
• Gathering business and application requirements and translating that into an infrastructure architecture/design artefact.
• Hybrid Cloud experience (AWS, Azure, VMware, Azure Local, RedHat OpenShift, Nutanix).
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
• Windows Server.
• IBM Flash Storage.
• Pure Storage.
• Dell PowerScale (Isilon) ECS, PowerFlex.

Responsibilities

• Focused on the technical solution design and implementation verification of the various components of the solution architecture.
• Requires a high level of in-depth expertise.
• Closely aligned to relevant technical SME's for collaboration.
• Responsible for the preparation of artefacts for operational handover.
• Responsible for informing stakeholders about potential threats and misalignment of solutions, including areas for improvement and optimization.

Skills

Infrastructure Architecture

Hybrid Cloud

RHEL

Windows Server

Storage Systems (SAN/IP)

Data Centre Networking

Kubernetes

Cloud Platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

OpenShift / Huawei Cloud Stack

Education

Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology

Tools

IBM Flash Storage

Pure Storage

Dell PowerScale (Isilon) ECS, PowerFlex

Job description

Absa Bank Limited is seeking a Specialist Infrastructure Solution Architect to join the ESPO team. You will design and deliver fit-for-purpose, strategy-aligned infrastructure solution architectures, working with infrastructure and applications teams to document architectures and designs.

The role requires deep expertise in server hardware, virtualization, OS, storage, and data centre networking, with exposure to hybrid cloud environments such as AWS and Azure.