43 Infrastructure Consultant jobs in South Africa

Location: North West

Industry: IT

Salary: £65,000 - £70,000 per annum + Pension, Medical, Gym

Posted: 02/10/2024

We are seeking a Technical Consultant / Senior Infrastructure Engineer with experience in Product Implementation, supporting client-facing projects and BAU operations. The role involves 4th line support for technologies including Windows Server 2019+, O365/Azure, SCCM/SCOM, PowerShell, and Cloud services such as AWS and Azure. The position is based in Warrington and is office-based.

Ideal candidates will have a background in Infrastructure & Product Implementation and be prepared to bring their expertise to a hybrid role involving both consultancy and escalation support. You will lead a team of 1st/2nd line engineers and handle complex 3rd/4th line queries, with approximately 60% project work and 40% support.

Key skills include Windows Server 2016/2019, O365/M365, Active Directory, Azure/AWS, SCCM/SCOM, PowerShell, and SharePoint. Virtualization experience with VMware or Hyper-V is beneficial. Cloud experience with AWS or Azure is preferred but not mandatory. Training on client-specific software products will be provided during onboarding.

The role encompasses product, server, network, and application support, along with solution implementation. You will work closely with external clients and internal stakeholders, including C-Level executives, providing advice and ensuring optimal system utilization. You will own certain systems and platforms, acting as a Subject Matter Expert (SME).

This is an office/onsite role, requiring engagement with clients and internal teams, attending meetings, and contributing ideas. It offers a unique opportunity to diversify your skills and advance your career in a high-tech environment.

For more details and the full job specification, please contact me at 07791 615703.

Salary & Benefits: Up to 70K base, Medical, Pension, Gym, On-site parking with free EV charging, and more. The role is commutable from Manchester and Wigan.

We welcome candidates of all ages and backgrounds. Ascent People acts as an Employment Agency for this role.

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Perm Role - Hybrid (3 days in office, 2 days remote) - Cape Town

• Design and maintain infrastructure solution architecture overviews and diagrams.
• Provide technical consultancy to service line managers and IT architects.
• Present and obtain solution design approval at relevant architecture or quotation forums.
• Determine sequence of events for infrastructure changes and reduce impact on business.
• Design and present infrastructure solution overviews and their associated quotations.
• Complete infrastructure due diligence exercises for new business client take-on projects.
• Logging and coordination of infrastructure related changes across multiple teams.
• Drafting of proposed billing models and partner with the finance team for implementation.
• Consult service line managers during priority incidents to ensure quick resolution.
• Architect and implement highly available solutions that can also be utilized in a disaster.
• Verify that service provider baseline architectures are up to date.
• Complete the end-of-life infrastructure hardware replacement quotations.
• Complete functional testing of deployments to ensure implementation aligns to architecture design.

• Grade 12
• Relevant IT Diploma or Degree will be an advantage
• Hardware Certified Engineer
• VMware Certified Engineer
• Relevant accredited courses or IT certifications (A+, N+, S+)
• Recommended certifications:
• Microsoft Certified Engineer
• Linux Certified Engineer
• Storage Certified Engineer
• Post Matric Qualification
• MS Visio or Draw.io experience
• TOGAF or Zachman Framework
• Project Management
• ITIL

Infrastructure Solutions Architect

• Consulting

Leading Financial Service Client in Cape Town requires an Infrastructure Solutions Architect to provide Infrastructure related services to the IT Business and Community.

Minimum Requirements:

1. Matric
2. IT Diploma or Degree
3. Certified Hardware, VMWare Engineer
4. Preference to Certifications: Microsoft Certified Engineer, Linux, Storage, TOGAF & ITIL
5. 10 Years experience in a similar role
6. Good experience in Architecture principles and frameworks, VMware, Linux, Storage
7. Good understanding of Private and hybrid cloud concepts

Responsibilities:

1. Designing and maintaining Infrastructure Solutions
2. Providing technical consultancy to IT Architects
3. Presenting and obtaining solutions design
4. Designing and presenting infrastructure changes and reducing impact on business

Salary Market Related

Leading Financial Service Client in Cape Town requires an Infrastructure Solutions Architect to provide infrastructure-related services to the IT Business and Community.

1. Matric
2. IT Diploma or Degree
3. Certified Hardware, VMware Engineer
4. Preference to Certifications: Microsoft Certified Engineer, Linux, Storage, TOGAF & ITIL
5. 10 Years experience in a similar role
6. Good experience in architecture principles and frameworks, VMware, Linux, Storage
7. Good understanding of private and hybrid cloud concepts

1. Responsible for designing and maintaining infrastructure solutions
2. Provide technical consultancy to IT Architects
3. Present and obtain solutions design
4. Design and present infrastructure changes and reduce impact on business

Salary Market Related