IT Infrastructure and Cloud Specialist

Business Partners Limited; Johannesburg; Vor Ort; ZAR 600.000 - 900.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Business Partners Limited in Johannesburg is seeking an experienced IT Infrastructure & Cloud Specialist to join the IT team. The role focuses on administering, monitoring, securing and improving on-premises and cloud infrastructure.

You will manage Windows Server, Active Directory, Azure and Microsoft 365, ensure identity security, backup and disaster recovery, and contribute to cloud migrations and infrastructure modernisation. The position reports to the Head of Information Technology.

Qualifikationen

• Minimum 5 years' relevant experience in infrastructure, systems, network and/or cloud administration.
• Strong hands-on experience with Windows Server, AD, Azure and Microsoft 365.
• Experience with Entra ID, Intune and Defender; knowledge of MFA and Conditional Access.

Aufgaben

• Administer and maintain network, server, virtualization and cloud infrastructure.
• Manage Windows Server, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP and Group Policy environments.
• Administer Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive and Teams.

Kenntnisse

Analytical thinking

Planning and organising

Relating and networking

Applying expertise and technology

Analysing

Ausbildung

Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Information Technology/Computer Science

Tools

Windows Server

Active Directory

DNS

DHCP

Group Policy

Microsoft 365

Azure

Entra ID

Intune

Defender

SharePoint Online

OneDrive

Teams

PowerShell

Virtualisation

Backup and DR technologies

Jobbeschreibung

For over 40 years, Business Partners Limited has been the entrepreneur’s financier, empowering small and medium enterprises (SMEs) through tailor-made financing solutions, mentorship, technical assistance, and affordable business premises. We believe that entrepreneurship is one of the most aspirational and inspirational human endeavours. As we pursue our goal to be a world-class value-adding SME investor, we recognise that our people make the difference with their skills, knowledge, and passion for what we do. Diversity and inclusivity are therefore central to our values and deeply embedded in our purpose to empower entrepreneurs to build sustainable businesses.

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated IT Infrastructure and Cloud Specialist. The role will be based at our Houghton Estate office.

We are looking for an experienced IT Infrastructure & Cloud Specialist to join our IT team. The successful candidate will be responsible for the administration, monitoring, security and continuous improvement of our on-premises and cloud technology infrastructure.

The role requires a hands‑on technical professional with strong experience across Microsoft infrastructure, Azure, Microsoft 365, networking, endpoint management, identity and access management, backup and disaster recovery.

Responsibilities:

We are looking for a person who will be able to fulfill the following requirements:

• Administer and maintain network, server, virtualisation and cloud infrastructure.
• Manage Windows Server, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP and Group Policy environments.
• Administer Microsoft 365, including Entra ID, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive and Teams.
• Manage endpoints and device compliance using Microsoft Intune and Defender.
• Manage identity and access controls, including MFA, Conditional Access and SSO.
• Monitor infrastructure availability, performance, capacity and security and proactively resolve issues.
• Administer and monitor enterprise backup and recovery solutions and support disaster recovery testing.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure, network, cloud and endpoint incidents.
• Support vulnerability remediation, patching, infrastructure hardening and cybersecurity initiatives.
• Participate in infrastructure modernisation, cloud migration and technology improvement projects.
• Maintain infrastructure documentation, procedures, runbooks and operational reporting.
• Support IT governance, audit, compliance and IT service management processes.

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate should have:

• Minimum 5 years' relevant experience in infrastructure, systems, network and/or cloud administration.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Windows Server, Active Directory, Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365.
• Experience with Microsoft Entra ID, Intune and Defender.
• Strong understanding of networking technologies, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, VPNs, firewalls and wireless networks.
• Experience with virtualisation, backup, recovery and disaster recovery technologies.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity, vulnerability management, MFA and Conditional Access.
• Experience with PowerShell scripting and automation.
• Relevant Microsoft, Azure, networking or cybersecurity certifications will be advantageous.

Competencies:

• Deciding and initiating action.
• Relating and networking.
• Applying expertise and technology.
• Analysing.
• Planning and organising.

This position reports directly to the Head of Information Technology.

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