Cloud Architect - Midrand, South Africa - Manpower Group SA (Pty) Ltd

    Manpower Group SA (Pty) Ltd
    Manpower Group SA (Pty) Ltd Midrand, South Africa

    3 weeks ago

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    Description
    Client based in Gauteng is seeking a Cloud Architect to oversee cloud computing architecture through deployment, management, and support for cloud applications

    Responsibilities:
    • Be the Subject Matter Expert (SME) on building cloud
      infrastructure and the design of cloud migration solutions
    • Modernizing and migrating on prem workloads to cloud
    • Knowledge and experience in building and managing
      cloud and hybrid solutions in Azure and M365
    • Thorough understanding of enterprise IT Strategies and
      Concepts
    • Proven ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in
      a high-pressure environment
    • Drive the development of robust cloud hosting architecture
    • Implement industry best practice frameworks and controls
      on their services
    • Administration of technical documentation, bulletins and
      release notes for known problems
    • Supporting the Support Staff in resolving tickets
    • Communicate areas for improvement to management to
      improve the overall integrity and functionality of the
      environment in the organization
    • Follow-up on technical cases including escalation and
      management of the case until case closure.
    Requirements:
    • Tertiary IT qualification and matric with 4 years+ experience as a Support Engineer with emphasis on Microsoft products
    • Azure Solutions Architect Certification
    • Azure Administrator Certification
    • Microsoft Associate certification
    • Cisco networking certification
    • ToGAF Level 1 Certified
    • Experience in provisioning, configuring and maintaining
      cloud computing services
    • Implementation of Cloud Adoption Frameworks
    • Previous exposure to support roles and IT Service
      management (ITIL) methodologies
    • Working knowledge of applicable data privacy and security practices and laws
    • Experience with performance optimization and capacity
      planning of virtualized environments.
    • Knowledge of SAN storage and backup environment
      administration
    • Working knowledge of cloud security concepts
    • Solid working knowledge of current ICT technologies
      across a wide variety of technical disciplines
    • Experience supporting Microsoft technology, including, but not limited to: Windows Server and Client OS, Active
      Directory, Remote Desktop Services, SQL, IIS, DNS, and
      DHCP
    • Expert knowledge of Cloud Hosting Platforms, App
      Modernization, Automation across Web, APIs, Databases
      and operating systems
    • 3+ years of experience designing and supporting Azure
      environments, including IaaS and PaaS
    Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contact