Head of Infrastructure

2 days ago


Stellenbosch, South Africa Herotel Full time

Herotel is seeking a skilled **Head of Infrastructure **to report to our National Support Office in Stellenbosch. This position will have remote work flexibility.

**Description of the role**:
As the Head of Server Infrastructure at Herotel, you will be responsible for overseeing the company's cloud and on-premises infrastructure and related vendor relationships. You will lead a team of infrastructure professionals and ensure that the company's systems are secure, scalable, and available to meet the needs of the business.

**Key Responsibilities will include**:

- Further develop and implement the infrastructure strategy and ensure that it aligns with the overall business objectives of the company.
- Lead and manage a team of infrastructure professionals, including network engineers, system administrators, and database administrators.
- Ensure that the company's systems and networks are secure, reliable, and available to meet the needs of the business(platform stability, uptime, and security.)
- Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders both within and outside of the company.
- Provide regular reports and updates to senior management on the status of the company's cloud and on-premises infrastructure.
- Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of the company's server and storage infrastructure.
- Ensure that disaster recovery and business continuity plans are in place and tested regularly.
- Stay up to date with the latest trends and technologies in infrastructure and provide guidance to the organization on best practices.
- Manage the budget for the infrastructure function and ensure that expenditures are within the approved budget and continually look for cost optimizations.
- Manage the infrastructure support desk.
- 6+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, with at least 3 years in a leadership role
- Strong knowledge of network and system administration principles and best practices, as well as regulatory requirements related to infrastructure
- Strong experience in Azure and AWS cloud infrastructure, from a design and support aspect
- Experience managing a team of infrastructure professionals
- Demonstrable experience in managing complex disaster recovery plans & procedures.
- Requires working knowledge of ISP's and their operations and procedures.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to operate at all levels of the organization.
- Ability to manage change within the organization.
- Demonstrate flexibility and the ability to work in a team environment.
- Strong organizational and planning skills, resourcefulness, creative problem-solving and critical thinking skills.

**Qualifications**:

- Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field.
- Professional certifications such as follows are highly desirable:

- CCNA, CCNP, MCSE, or RHCE
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
- Docker Certified Associate (DCA)

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