·      Manages the core network infrastructure environment, including Cisco firewall and switch day to day administration.

·      Manages the installation, securing, repair/troubleshooting and maintenance of LAN and WAN environments, overseeing the implementation of data and network security.

·      Maintains the business-as-usual activities around the LAN and WAN environments.

·      Adheres to organisation’s policies, procedures, and documentation requirements (i.e.Change Control, etc.).

·       Full Azure Tenant administration, Licensing, Reporting, troubleshooting.

·       Microsoft Office 365 - Teams, SharePoint, Exchange Administration, etc.

·       Support day-to-day operations using One Drive, and SharePoint Online

·       Administration, architecture design, maintain, report on AWS / Azure IaaS, PaaS, SaaS services.

·      Understanding of Infrastructure as Code concepts, comfortable managing and provisioning computer data centres through machine-readable definition files. Scripting and deploying using PowerShell and Terraform.

·       Azure Privilege Administration - Role based access, Group administration, Audits, Manage memberships, licensing, and general troubleshooting.

·       Monitor software applications for performance, integrity, and security in accordance with relevant compliance policies, standards, laws, and best practices.

·       Architect, configure, deploy, and maintain necessary production and non-production environments related to cloud applications on servers and/or workstations.

·       Monitor for upgrades, patches, updates, installs, and keeps service versions current on production and test environments.

·       Maintain and use testing and validation processes to assure integrity and stability of services and applications.

·       Work within the change management process for all configuration changes to cloud services and related environments.

·       Maintain documentation and diagrams for cloud services.

·       Manage and Maintain Service Level Agreements, Memos of Understanding, Service Definitions, Run Books, and Playbooks.

·       Work with internal and 3^rd party teams to facilitate and coordinate resources needed to support the software applications including servers, network, firewall, database, identity, monitoring, backup, security, project management, architecture, and communication.

·       Use financial costs and metrics of operating service applications including those related to operational and backup resources as part of organisational strategy.

·      Select and operate tools for cloud storage management, high availability, cloud migration, and optimisation of cloud costs.

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Special Requirements:  

·      Willing to work overtime - as an exception when required.

·      Perform standby duties - as an exception when required.

·      Travel nationally.

·      Must be self-learning.

·      Able to work independently.

·      Must have own and reliable transport.

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·      Matricor equivalent qualification recognised by the Department of Higher Education & Training.

·      National diploma or degree inrelevant field will be an advantage.

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Skillsand Experience

·      Jnr at least 2 – 3 years’ work experience in Cloud / Systems administration role.

·      Snr at least 6 – 10 years’ work experience in Cloud / Systems administration role.

·      Multicloud knowledge and experience is highly advantageous.

·      Strong knowledge of AWS (preferred) and or Azure Cloud, SAAS, IAAS and PAAS service.

·      Strong knowledge of Microsoft office 365 forEnterprise.

·      Knowledge of Cloud Security and patch management processes on Cloud environment.

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