Server and Cyber Security Manager 12Month Contract
Minimum Requirements:
- Matric (Grade 12)
- Degree
- Relevant experience in applying jobrelated concepts techniques and processes at the required level
- Experience in working with senior management
- People management experience
- Creating and managing capex and opex budgets
- Vendor management
Responsibilities:
Manage server infrastructure
- Manage all server infrastructure including iSeries and standard servers to industry standards
- Provide 24 x 7 x 365 support on iSeries standard server infrastructure and invoice printers to support continuous business operations (Supply Chain Production Logistics)
- Manage all Data Centres (both Companyowned and hosted with 3rd parties)
- Ensure 99% infrastructure uptime
- Provide server support for warehouse management infrastructure
- Ensure server infrastructure goals are aligned with business goals
- Ensure accurate server asset management
- Drive server business continuity
- Define policies and procedures to optimise server infrastructure
- Manage all Data Centres (both Companyowned and hosted with 3rd parties)
Drive Optimisation on Strategic Projects
- Support CIO to plan and execute the IT strategy in support of Company business strategy
- Improve user selfservice to reduce call load to the IT Service Desk
- Reduce long term costs
- Drive cost efficiencies in all contracts
Maintain internal service delivery
- Identify global Cloud trends in Platform as a Service PaaS and Infrastructure as a Service IaaS that are applicable to Company and drive adoption of these
- Cultivate relationships with IT service providers to broaden the supplier pool
- Ensure server backup restore and Data Centre services meet SLA
- Participate in and lead (where required) RFIs and RFPs related to IT solutions
- Proactively eliminate technical debt through constant upgrades of technology
- Provide database administration services
- Ensure optimal security and protection is afforded to the server infrastructure
Lead project management
- Plan motivate for and manage the capex and opex budgets with a focus on cost efficiency and return on investment
- Deliver projects on time scope budget and to user satisfaction
- Proactively eliminate technical debt through constant upgrades of technology
- Ensure projects are managed within budget
- Deliver business cases to executive management for IT operations projects and solutions.
Manage Team efficiencies and collaboration
- Create a culture of high performance supportive team dynamics within IT to deliver superb customer service to Company business
- Establish communicate manage and enforce appropriate IT operational best practices through policies and standard operating procedures
- Improve team skill levels and eliminate key person dependencies