Infrastructure Architect

1 week ago


Johannesburg, South Africa Dimension Data Full time

To lead and manage the IT Infrastructure Architecture Team in developing a Group IT Infrastructure Architecture aligned to business strategy and technology direction, mapping solutions across all divisions and systems, validating proposed new systems and changes, developing architectural frameworks and policies, and facilitating project prioritization. To identify new and emerging relevant technologies, methodologies, and products and to evaluate their potential value to the company.

**Requirements
- 5 years of strategic planning of critical Infrastructure in
- Developing a multi-year technology strategy for IT technology types to ensure ROI and improve efficiency - updated annually.
- Designing and ratifying solutions from service providers to ensure the assets are relevant for 5-8 years.
- 1-year tactical planning and execution against operational plans
- Ongoing alignment to Enterprise Architecture and business strategy
- Set Infrastructure standards for the group and act as the technical authority for Infrastructure investments.
- Understand how to implement complex technology solutions into a highly integrated and interdependent technology landscape.
- Ability to accurately appreciate the implications of technology changes to operating costs and business continuity.
- Need to understand when a trend or system is progressing or declining.
- Need to understand business and technical capabilities and interdependencies at a very detailed level

**Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree or National Diploma in Information Systems, Computer Science or Related Field.
- 15 years experience in IT, of which at least 5 years experience in a lead design role in large projects is desired.
- Experience in IT Solution Design / IT Operations / IT Outsourcing / IT Service Management
- Architecture Certifications
- Computing technology certifications



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