Infrastructure Manager (JHB)

ENVIRONMENT

A provider of tailored Financial Solutions seeks the expertise of an Infrastructure Manager to fill this hands-on technical leadership role suited to a professional with deep, current experience across servers, virtualization, storage, networking, and security — not solely a management or oversight function. You will manage vendor relationships, and ensure the reliability, security, and performance of the organisation's infrastructure. The ideal candidate will require at least 10 years’ hands-on experience in enterprise IT infrastructure including SAN, LAN, WAN, Zero Trust and Enterprise Antivirus Solutions.

DUTIES

• Manage and maintain enterprise server infrastructure, including hypervisor/virtualization platforms, ensuring high availability and optimal performance.
• Own SAN and storage architecture, including capacity planning, replication strategy, and performance troubleshooting.
• Design, implement, and maintain network infrastructure, including LAN/WAN architecture and multi-ISP failover configurations.
• Manage firewall infrastructure, including security policy configuration, SSL inspection, and threat mitigation.
• Own backup and disaster recovery strategy and execution, including regular restore testing and ransomware-resilient backup design.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a technical team, setting clear standards and providing hands-on technical guidance.
• Manage infrastructure vendors, contracts, and budgets.
• Ensure infrastructure changes are governed through appropriate change management and risk assessment processes.
• Produce infrastructure performance, capacity, and incident reporting for senior management.

REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum 10 years' hands-on experience in enterprise IT infrastructure, with demonstrable, current technical depth across the majority of the following areas:
• Server administration and hypervisor/virtualization technologies
• SAN and enterprise storage systems
• Networking (LAN/WAN design, routing, switching)
• Firewall and network security management
• Backup and disaster recovery solutions
• Zero Trust / Enterprise Antivirus Solutions

• Proven experience leading or mentoring a technical team.
• Strong troubleshooting and incident management capability, with a track record of resolving complex, high-pressure infrastructure incidents.

Advantageous –

• Relevant technical certifications (virtualization, network security, backup/DR, or equivalent).
• Relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology or a related field.

ATTRIBUTES

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage confidently with both technical staff and senior stakeholders.

Desired Skills

• Infrastructure
• Manager
• JHB