Johannesburg: Infrastructure Specialist

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Collaborate with cross-functional teams to assess, understand, and document business requirements for new implementations. Analyse existing or new architecture on projects or enhancements and work to ensure that requirements are progressed through the various forums required to ultimately allow successful setup, working with both architecture and ops team to achieve success. Analyse existing infrastructure to identify opportunities for migration to the cloud and provide recommendations. Develop comprehensive architecture strategies and design roadmaps for effective deployment of new environments. Configure and optimize infrastructure, ensuring scalability, security, and optimal performance. Collaborate with development teams to ensure proper utilisation of services and monitor resource consumption. Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) solutions for provision and management of all resources. Monitor and maintain cloud environments, resolving performance issues, malfunctions, or outages. Ensure compliance with industry security standards and best practices throughout all infrastructure configurations. Stay up-to-date with emerging cloud technologies and methodologies, recommending improvements and innovations to enhance business operations. Provide technical guidance, support, and training to end-users on infrastructure and related tools. Assist with production related problems related to environments, compute, storage, backup and infrastructure Assist with project delivery on projects for all non-functional requirements. Required Knowledge and Experience 5 8 years relevant experience including; Proven experience in infrastructure management and cloud management, preferably with major cloud service providers (e.g. AWS, Azure, Google Cloud). Must have experience with Linux based installations, and good knowledge of command line tools (e.g., Helm, Kubectl, SFTP, OpenSSL). Experience in designing and deploying highly scalable, fault-tolerant solutions. Must have experience in containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, Repositories) and microservices architecture Knowledge Strong understanding of computing concepts, including virtualization, storage, networking, and security. Proficiency in cloud automation/orchestration tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation). Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Chef, Puppet, or SaltStack. Understanding of network protocols, firewalls and network security groups, load balancers, and VPN configurations. Skills Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to research and troubleshoot complex technical issues. Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams. Educational Requirements Bachelor`s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect) are highly desirable.

Infrastructure Specialist position available in Gauteng, Johannesburg. This job position was posted by . The job has been posted on 2024-05-15 in the It Computing Software category

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