Seeking a Head of Infrastructure (Corporate IT) to be based in Gauteng (hybrid role). You will be part of senior leadership and cloud security and strategy focused.
Lead the enterprise-wide infrastructure strategy modernize cloud and data center operations drive performance and resilience and influence executive-level decisions in a business-critical function.
Qualifications & Experience:
Required:
Bachelors or Masters Degree in Computer Science Information Technology or related discipline
Minimum of 10 years experience in infrastructure roles with 35 years in senior leadership or managerial capacity
Certifications (Preferred):
ITIL
PMP
Cisco (CCNP/CCIE)
Microsoft (MCSA/MCSE)
AWS / Azure / GCP Architect level
Requirements:
Proven expertise in:
Data centers server and network management
Virtualization (VMware and Hyper-V)
Cloud strategy (AWS Azure and GCP) hybrid or multi-cloud
Disaster recovery and business continuity
Regulatory frameworks: GDPR ISO 27001 and PCI DSS
Infrastructure performance monitoring and reporting
Strong leadership stakeholder engagement and vendor management experience
Key Performance Areas (KPAs):
Strategic Leadership:
Own and drive the IT infrastructure roadmap aligned with business goals
Lead modernization scalability and cloud transformation initiatives
Infrastructure Operations:
Manage all infrastructure environments: Data centers networking storage and servers
Ensure maximum uptime performance and disaster readiness
Team Leadership:
Mentor and manage Engineers and system specialists
Build skill pipelines through training and structured KPIs
Security & Compliance:
Implement enterprise-grade security controls (firewalls and IDS/IPS)
Maintain regulatory compliance and manage audits and assessments
Budgeting & Vendor Governance:
Plan manage and optimize infrastructure budgets
Oversee vendor contracts evaluations and strategic partnerships
Project Oversight:
Deliver major infrastructure projects on time and within scope
Own cloud migrations upgrades and infrastructure rollouts
Monitoring & Reporting:
Deploy monitoring tools for performance incidents and uptime
Report to C-suite on risks outages and operational metrics
Apply Now!
Ready to lead a mission-critical IT function at enterprise scale Bring your infrastructure expertise leadership strength and cloud transformation vision to this high-impact role. Apply now to become the strategic force behind reliable secure IT operations.
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