Lead Enterprise Resilience & DR Architect

University of KwaZulu-Natal; Durban; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits included

Job summary

The University of KwaZulu-Natal requires a Principal Systems Consultant to lead enterprise resilience, backup, storage and disaster recovery across ICS. The role focuses on architecture, governance, implementation and operational management to keep systems secure, recoverable and aligned with institutional strategy.

The PSC provides technical leadership, supports enterprise ICT programmes, mentors the Systems & Services team and collaborates with vendors to evolve infrastructure across

Qualifications

• Eight years of enterprise-level experience in systems, backup, storage and DR in a large IT organisation.
• Professional IT certifications in backup, virtualization, cloud or infrastructure technologies.
• Strong architecture, governance and problem-solving capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Architect, implement and maintain enterprise backup, storage and DR solutions.
• Develop scalable, secure recovery architectures for hybrid environments.
• Lead disaster recovery testing, runbooks and documentation.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship within the team.
• Coordinate with vendors and ensure adherence to SLAs and standards.

Skills

Enterprise resilience

Governance

Leadership

Mentorship

Education

Matric and degree (NQF Level 7)

Tools

VMCE

VCP

Microsoft

Rubrik

Job description

The University of KwaZulu-Natal requires a Principal Systems Consultant to lead enterprise resilience, backup, storage and disaster recovery across ICS. The role focuses on architecture, governance, implementation and operational management to keep systems secure, recoverable and aligned with institutional strategy.

The PSC provides technical leadership, supports enterprise ICT programmes, mentors the Systems & Services team and collaborates with vendors to evolve infrastructure across