Regenesys Business School is actively recruiting a Senior Infrastructure Architect to join the team.
Working closely with the Head of Development & Head of Projects, the successful candidate will ensure infrastructure design, information security, and governance supporting all technology operations, projects and change initiatives are aligned with the company’s overall technology strategy.
This is a senior role with emphasis first on leading an infrastructure refresh programme including adoption of cloud technologies, workplace, and network modernisation, and outsourcing of specialised functions, and secondly an ongoing management of the organisation’s technology portfolio.
The role is diverse and requires an individual who has experience working across multiple large programmes at a senior technical level.
To be successful in the role, you’ll be an experienced technical or infrastructure architect with strong knowledge of leadership, project management and IT operations.
You’ll have excellent commercial and communication experience, must be able to think strategically, and be able to influence across senior levels of the organisation.
DUTIES AND DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES:
– Assist with the development and execution of the Information Technology (IT) strategy.
– Manage and drive delivery of the IT Strategy within the business, technology and development teams and external partners.
– Develop and promote solid architecture standards and practices throughout the Group
– Develop cloud design principles and policies to drive consistency.
– Establish suitable governance frameworks to guide and govern technology consumption, adoption, and management activities.
– Advising management in relation to information security issues, processes, products, and services.
– Promote security principles in areas such as infrastructure, applications, cloud technologies, and endpoint computing.
– Define and manage IT policies and strategies based on future expectations and historical trends.
– Track and manage budgets for IT strategy, projects, and operations
– Oversee design and operations changes to ensure alignment of development solutions and architecture to best practice.
– Research and evaluate emerging technologies including cloud and Anything-as-a-Service.
– Continuously analyse technologies, suppliers, and processes to drive efficiency and inform business decisions.
– Review and manage contracts and agreements with service providers and [URL Removed]
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
– +15 years relevant technology and management experience.
– Experience in full IT lifecycle including change and risk management, infrastructure architecture, service delivery, and software development.
– Experience in cybersecurity architecture design and governance in both Data Centre and Cloud environments.
– Experience with frameworks and standards such as ISO27001, NIST, ITIL and COBIT.
– Hands-on networking, infrastructure, applications and information security at design and architecture level.
– Proven experience managing high quality teams within an operations and development organisation.
– Strong understanding of technical architecture, design and delivery of Enterprise and Cloud technologies.
– Technical design and integration experience within a large division/organisation.
– Comprehensive background knowledge of cloud architecture platforms such as Amazon, Azure, M365.
– Understanding of financial sector regulations and compliance such as POPIA, and their technical application.
– Must be assertive with good communication skills at all levels.
ADVANTAGE:
– Experience in DevOps.
COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:
– Excellent communication and relationship building skills
– Good documentation and report writing skills
– Track record in strategic and operational hands-on management
– Expert problem-solving skills
Desired Skills:
– Senior Infrastructure Architect
– Infrastructure Design
– Information Security
– Governance
– Technology Strategy
– Change and Risk Management
– Service Delivery
– Software Development
– Cyber Security
– Data Centre
– Cloud
– ISO27001
– NIST
– ITIL
– COBIT
– Amazon
– Azure
– M365
– POPIA
Desired Skills:
- Senior Infrastructure Architect
- Infrastructure architecture
- Infrastructure Design
- Information Security
- Governance
- Project Management
- IT Operations
- Cloud Design
- Strategy
- Cyber Security
- DevOps
- ISO27001
- NIST
- ITIL
- COBIT
- Amazon
- Azure
- M365
- POPIA
Desired Work Experience:
- More than 10 years Tertiary Education
- More than 10 years Technical / Business Architecture
Desired Qualification Level:
- Degree
About The Employer:
Since 1998 Regenesys has been transforming lives by awakening the potential of students across Africa and India. What sets us apart is our holistic approach to education: developing our students intellectually, emotionally and spiritually – delivering learning programmes that inspire and transform not only the minds but the hearts and souls of our students. In this way we maximise the impact of the individual, the organisation and society.
To work at Regenesys is to work among 300 purpose-driven and exceptionally talented engineers, faculty, growth and sales, finance and operations teams in an energetic, cross functional, entrepreneurial and innovative environment.
Our growth to date has been phenomenal: we have over 200,000 alumni and our enrolments are growing exponentially: we expect to double our intake next year and quadruple in 2022. We are growing on all fronts, expanding our education programmes, our global presence and making a Regenesys qualification accessible to all via our #EdForAll campaign. In order to support our growth, we are investing in our technology and education platforms to provide the most immersive and scalable edtech solution in the world.
Employer & Job Benefits:
- Salary
- Provident Fund