Senior Infrastructure Systems Engineer (Durban) (2-Year Contract) Hlr7968

Helen Lucre Resourcing (Pty) Ltd.; Durban; On-site; ZAR 700 000 - 850 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading medical research company in Durban is urgently seeking a Senior Infrastructure Systems Engineer with a Bachelor's degree in computer science. This role requires at least 5 years of IT experience, including 3 years in a leadership role. Key responsibilities include managing infrastructure and support, leveraging cloud technologies, and optimizing systems for high availability. The position is a two-year renewable contract offering the opportunity to lead cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 5 years' experience in IT with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
• Experience in technology strategy development, system design and development.
• Proven track record in leading cross-functional teams on projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage infrastructure, support, and maintenance.
• Handle systems and network environment.
• Patch management of all servers and end user devices.

Skills

Leadership skills

Troubleshooting aptitude

Resourcefulness

Advanced skills in Microsoft Active Directory

Experience in IT Vendor Management

Cloud-based technologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Tools

Microsoft Active Directory

Azure Active Directory

Office (Exchange online, SharePoint, PowerApps)

VMware

Veeam

Job description

Job Title : Senior Infrastructure Systems Engineer

Research company focusing on medical research for Global projects has an urgent requirement for a Senior Infrastructure Systems Engineer.

2 year renewable contract.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Take responsibility and management of the infrastructure, support and maintenance.
• Management of systems and network environment.
• Leverage cloud-based technologies.
• Communicate with stakeholders to identify what they want to accomplish with a system.
• Use expert-level administration and optimization of hosts and servers to ensure high degree of availability and appropriate resource management.
• Patch management of all servers and end user devices.
• Management of Helpdesk service requests.
• Monitor and respond to system alerts and system / server backups.
• Conduct high-level root-cause analysis of service interruptions and establish preventive measures.

Desired Experience & Qualification

• Bachelor's degree in computer science.
• 5 years' experience in IT with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
• Experience in technology strategy development, system design and development.
• Extensive expertise in leading cross-functional teams on projects.
• Proven track record in IT Vendor Management.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Active Directory, Azure Active Directory, Office (Exchange online, SharePoint, PowerApps), VMware, Veeam and related hyper-converged infrastructure.
• Server Installation and Configuration, LAN / WAN configuration and support.
• ITIL.
• Knowledge of Linux Systems advantageous.
• Resourcefulness and troubleshooting aptitude.
• Leadership skills.