The focus of this position will be the management of a team of Windows Server Engineers, and the Windows Server environment ensuring optimal server performance and system availability. You would assume responsibility and accountability for the strategy, planning, operational support and delivery of Windows Server technologies.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for management of Microsoft server system environment
- Direct & develop the team towards deep engineering on well architected frameworks focusing on stability, security, performance & automation of operations and management of the environment
- Direct & develop strategy toward architecture and design of server environment within private and public cloud environments
- Ensure all Windows Server environments are being properly monitored, secured, patched, and backed up
- Evaluate and recommend tools for best management of Server environment
- Project Management for design, installation, configuration, and maintenance of Systems
- Work closely with Applications Team & business units for capacity planning of compute and storage environments
- Manage the Disaster Recovery leveraging multiple Data Centres and Cloud
Experience required:
- Matric/Grade 12
- Relevant Microsoft Server certifications
- Cloud experience, certifications and knowledge (Advantageous)
- Security experience, certifications and knowledge on Windows server platforms (Advantageous)
- ITIL (Advantageous)
- Relevant tertiary qualification will be advantages
- 7 years Windows server operating systems experience
- 4 – 6 years team management experience
- Storage and Network experience in context of operating systems
- RACI and RCA experience for P1/P2 incidents
- Disaster Recovery Experience
- Project Management skills to oversee the implementation of projects
- Strong problem solving and troubleshooting system level problems including server failure, OS and network connectivity into Server environment
- Broad understanding of infrastructure platforms (Compute, Storage, Virtualization, Cloud, Networking, IaaS etc.)
Please note that if you have not been contacted within 7 days of your application, please consider your application unsuccessful. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. You are welcome to call our offices for more information on [Phone Number Removed]; or email [Email Address Removed] directly.