Job Purpose
To implement and maintain the private and hybrid cloud environments in line with Cloud Strategy in order to optimise IT expenditure and deliver efficiencies through automation.
Job Responsibilities
- Engage and collaborate with Infrastructure Designers and Platform Owners to review and approve cloud template and patterns
- Conduct logical deployments of cloud configuration/s
- Automate cloud services
- Collaborate with Public Cloud Providers specifically around the integration and consumption of services
- Maintain and enhance cloud service offerings including portal and catalogue items
- Ensure all service offerings integrate into processes (includes infrastructure recoveries, management and delivery according to SLA)
- Responsible for capacity planning to ensure capacity exists at the right time with the right infrastructure
- Ensure that enterprise standards and IT governance standards are applied to the cloud infrastructure
- Report on the performance of the cloud infrastructure and recommend actions where required
- Act as a third level support to the cloud infrastructure operations team
- Advise and consult to project workgroups on all cloud related matters
- Ensure and maintain the stability and reliabitly of the cloud services
- Rightsize the infrastructure as and when required
- Execute deliverables in line with cloud stategy within agreed timeframes
- Keep certifications valid and up to date
- Keep up to date with current industry trends
- Support the achievement of the business strategy, objectives and values
- Stay abreast of developments in field of expertise
- Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities
- Contribute to the Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc.).
- Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy
- Seek opportunities to improve business processes, models and systems though agile thinking.
Job Responsibilities Continue
- Automation of cloud database services end to end
- Conduct logical deployments of cloud configuration/s.
- Maintain and enhance cloud service offerings including portal, catalogue and marketplace items.
- Ensure that enterprise standards and IT governance standards are applied to the cloud database services.
- Performance and cost Optimization practices.
Essential Qualifications – NQF Level
- Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees
Preferred Qualification
- Relevant IT related Degree or Diploma
Preferred Certifications
- Public Cloud Certification and Virtualisation certification (VMware preferable)
Minimum Experience Level
- 8-10 Years IT infrastructure and operations experience
- 6+ Years Database administration experience
- 3+ Years advanced automation/code deployments experience
Technical Knowledge
- Advanced database management and security best practices
- Advanced automation deployments
- Disaster Recovery and business continuity.
Professional Knowledge
- Networking Knowledge
- Storage area network infrastructure
- Database Management
- Computer Security
- Disaster Recovery & Business continuity standards
- Information Technology concepts
- Systems application Design
Behavioural Competencies
- Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills
- Managing Work
- Influencing
- Innovation
- Continuous Improvement
- Initiating Action
- Collaborating
Desired Skills:
- AWS
- AZURE
- AUTOMATION