Senior IT Infrastructure Architect - On-Site Vereeniging

Placements24; Vereeniging; Sur place; ZAR 900 000 - 1 500 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical aid

Pension fund

On-site position in Vereeniging

Résumé du poste

Placements24 in Vereeniging, Gauteng, is seeking a highly experienced Senior Infrastructure Architect to design, implement, and manage critical IT infrastructure on-site. You will ensure stability, scalability, and security across servers, storage, networks, and cloud services.

You will lead architecture roadmaps, select components, enforce standards, mentor engineers, and collaborate with IT operations to maintain high availability and DR capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in IT infrastructure design, implementation, and management.
• Proven expertise in designing and managing complex server, storage, and network environments.
• Strong knowledge of virtualization technologies (VMware, Hyper-V) and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure).
• Experience with networking protocols, firewalls, load balancers, and security best practices.
• Familiarity with Windows Server and Linux operating systems.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities.
• Experience working in an on-site role in Vereeniging.
• Relevant certifications (Cisco CCNA/CCNP, VCP, cloud certifications) are a plus.

Responsabilités

• Design scalable, reliable, and secure IT infrastructure solutions.
• Develop and maintain the infrastructure architecture roadmap, aligning with business goals.
• Evaluate and select hardware, software, and network components.
• Oversee deployment and configuration of servers, storage, networks, and cloud services.
• Ensure high availability and disaster recovery capabilities for critical systems.
• Collaborate with IT operations teams to manage and maintain the infrastructure.
• Define and enforce infrastructure standards, policies, and procedures.
• Identify and address infrastructure performance bottlenecks and security vulnerabilities.
• Manage vendor relationships and evaluate new technologies.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to infrastructure engineers.

Connaissances

Infrastructure leadership

Problem solving

Communication

Security best practices

Formation

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Outils

VMware

Hyper-V

AWS

Azure

Windows Server

Linux

Firewalls

Load balancers

Description du poste

Placements24 in Vereeniging, Gauteng, is seeking a highly experienced Senior Infrastructure Architect to design, implement, and manage critical IT infrastructure on-site. You will ensure stability, scalability, and security across servers, storage, networks, and cloud services.

You will lead architecture roadmaps, select components, enforce standards, mentor engineers, and collaborate with IT operations to maintain high availability and DR capabilities.