About the position
Client based in Gauteng is seeking a Cloud Architect to oversee cloud computing architecture through deployment, management, and support for cloud applications
Responsibilities:
- Be the Subject Matter Expert (SME) on building cloud infrastructure and the design of cloud migration solutions
- Modernizing and migrating on prem workloads to cloud
- Knowledge and experience in building and managing cloud and hybrid solutions in Azure and M365
- Thorough understanding of enterprise IT Strategies and Concepts
- Proven ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
- Drive the development of robust cloud hosting architecture
- Implement industry best practice frameworks and controls on their services
- Administration of technical documentation, bulletins and release notes for known problems
- Supporting the Support Staff in resolving tickets
- Communicate areas for improvement to management to improve the overall integrity and functionality of the environment in the organization
- Follow-up on technical cases including escalation and management of the case until case closure.
Requirements:
- Tertiary IT qualification and matric with 4 years+ experience as a Support Engineer with emphasis on Microsoft products
- Azure Solutions Architect Certification
- Azure Administrator Certification
- Microsoft Associate certification
- Cisco networking certification
- ToGAF Level 1 Certified
- Experience in provisioning, configuring and maintaining cloud computing services
- Implementation of Cloud Adoption Frameworks
- Previous exposure to support roles and IT Service management (ITIL) methodologies
- Working knowledge of applicable data privacy and security practices and laws
- Experience with performance optimization and capacity planning of virtualized environments.
- Knowledge of SAN storage and backup environment administration
- Working knowledge of cloud security concepts
- Solid working knowledge of current ICT technologies across a wide variety of technical disciplines
- Experience supporting Microsoft technology, including, but not limited to: Windows Server and Client OS, Active Directory, Remote Desktop Services, SQL, IIS, DNS, and DHCP
- Expert knowledge of Cloud Hosting Platforms, App Modernization, Automation across Web, APIs, Databases and operating systems
- 3+ years of experience designing and supporting Azure environments, including IaaS and PaaS
Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contact
Desired Skills:
- Cloud Architect
- Azure
- ITIL
- IaaS
- PaaS