Specialist: Infrastructure

**At Curro,** **we care.**:
**Specialist: Infrastructure (Server & VOIP) Support**:
**Curro Head Office**

**Vacancy Reference: 21752**:
Make a difference without standing in the front of a classroom. Curro needs skilled administrators to help maintain the efficiency of our educational operations. If you're detail-orientated and love supporting educational goals, this opportunity is for you

**What are we looking for?**
We are looking for someone with the following experience, qualifications and /or skillsets:
This Specialist must not only be well-versed in the ins-and-outs of IT structures — he/she must be suited to work under pressure when infrastructures go down and must also be excellent at both deductive and inductive reasoning and must be able to make sound decisions within a short period of time.

Education (Formal Qualification certifications) Minimum
- Cisco CCNA or CCNP
- Fortinet NSE4 or above
- Microsoft MCSA or MCSE
- Microsoft Azure Certification
- Secure E-Mail Gateways
- Web & Application Security
- VMWare certifications
- Cyber Security Knowledge
- Understanding of ITIL principles/processes
- Well skilled in VMWare & Hyper-V Hypervisor Platforms - Extensive
- Well skilled in Microsoft Server & Linux Server Operating Systems - Extensive
- Well skilled in Veeam Backup & Disaster Recovery platforms - Extensive
- Well skilled in Fortinet Fabric (FortiAnalyzer, FortiManager, FortiGate, FortiSwitch, FortiAP, FortiExtender, FortiWeb, FortiEMS, FortiClient, VPN, FortiSDWAN)
- Well skilled in VMWare Aria Suite (Operations, Automation, Network Insights and Logs)
- Sound knowledge of Kubernetes and Docker
- Hybrid Cloud IT experience (e.g. AWS certification)
- Understanding SIP, VOIP
- Driver’s License
- 15 Years’ Experience working as a Technical Specialist (Cluster, Server, Network & VOIP) in DC environments & support for a large organization
- 10 Years’ Experience functioning in a Technical Specialist role

**Advantageous**
- Experience within a school setting with insight into nuances of education specific technology requirements

**The responsibilities are**:
**Infrastructure & Networks**
- Work alongside different support teams in order to support, maintain and administrate the DC, server, network, security and VOIP platforms within existing and/or legacy systems.

**Establishing the Platforms & Infrastructure**

**Monitoring & maintaining the infrastructure**
- Infrastructure and VOIP monitoring and analysis are core duties in this area. Troubleshooting infrastructure problems and ultimately enhancing performance for users via performance tuning are essential responsibilities. Execution of Incident, Change, Release, Problem, Performance, and Availability Management.

**Securing the Infrastructure**

**Upgrading the Infrastructure, VOIP and Security**
- Assist the Infrastructure Architect to upgrade the infrastructure, server and cluster platforms & VOIP services. Test, evaluate, and install service enhancements to ensure that they are the best choices. These upgrades will only be performed after hours following set change control regulations.

**Backup and DR**
- Ensure the recovery of data in any circumstance, including fire, catastrophic hardware or software failure, file deletion or virus or hacker attack. Data can be destroyed by system malfunction or accidental or intentional means. Adequate backups will allow data to be readily recovered as necessary.
- This will be done according to Company Policy and regulations.

**Updating Job Knowledge & Security**
- Keep updated on knowledge in their field of expertise. They must participate in relevant educational opportunities such as live classes and webinars, read professional publications, network with other professionals, and maintain active memberships in professional organizations.
- Setup and maintain related infrastructure drawings.

**Read more about where you will work**

If you have not had any feedback from the school within two weeks of the closing date of this advert, accept that you were not successful for this position.
But don’t be dismayed, next time it might be you.
Curro reserves the right not to make an appointment.