IT INFRASTRUCTURE TEAM LEADER IN SOUTH AFRICA

Job Purpose The main purpose of this job is to manage the Infrastructure Team as a technical competency that is to implement and execute IT Infrastructure strategy in line with IT and business strategy Job Objectives: To drive the administration and management of the Infrastructure Team at both head office and distribution centres To create relevant IT systems infrastructure, architecture, standards and roadmaps Deliver quality technical design, planning and deployment of IT infrastructure solutions that are in line with business requirements To set and provide documentation for standards on infrastructure solutions To provide input to and successfully execute IT infrastructure strategy To drive operational improvement and stabilisation activities to meet service levels To provide input into the Groups  Enterprise Agreement with Microsoft Experience and Education: 6 years Senior Technical Specialist experience Expert knowledge of Solaris Servers and OS Expert knowledge on Microsoft Back Office and Infrastructure solutions Degree or related qualification in Information Technology Related technical qualifications (e.g Systems Certification) would be desirable Related ITIL qualifications Understanding of networking  environments Understanding of virtualised environments would be advantageous People and project management experience advantageous JOB RELATED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE: Verbal, written and numerical skills, sight and hearing, abstract/ symbolic skills, creative thinking Leadership and networking skills 6years Technical IT skills 3 years people management experience 3 years systems analysis and design knowledge 2 years quality assurance knowledge Technical support process knowledge 3 years IT industry standard knowledge Competencies required: Planning / Directing / Controlling/Assessing / Evaluating / Developing /Supervising / Learning