Aws Administrator Senior - Cape Town, South Africa - Network Contracting

Thabo Mthembu

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Required:

A numerate honours degree (e.g. Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering).

Ability to develop technical solutions and functional specifications based on business requirements.

Knowledge of leading technologies including

AWS certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, or AWS Certified SysOps Administrator

Experience with AWS infrastructure as code tools such as CloudFormation, Terraform, Gitub

Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, etc

Understanding of networking concepts such as TCP/IP, DNS, Load Balancing, and VPN

Good understanding of working with relational databases, including database administration.

Proven production experience and best practice knowledge of cloud platforms, features, and capabilities (AWS components)

Experience integrating cloud services to securely work with on premise data sources.

Excellent interpersonal, communication skills, written and verbal combined with effective technical presentation skills.

Organised, methodical and able to multi-task whilst working under tight deadlines.


Job Duties:
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Cloud infrastructure Strategy:


  • Design, deploy, and manage AWS infrastructure and services to meet organizational requirements.
  • Ensure security and compliance of the AWS environment, including implementing security best practices, monitoring and auditing, and maintaining compliance certifications.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to AWS infrastructure and services, including network connectivity, storage, and compute resources.
  • Create and maintain documentation for AWS architecture, design, and operations.
  • Automate routine tasks using scripting and other tools, and implement DevOps best practices.
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Functional Expertise:


  • Provide functional expertise and guidance around leveraging the capabilities of cloud platforms to business stakeholders.
  • Act as liaison between business key users and the IT Department for investigating, analyzing, and implementing cloudbased solutions (including documenting, data mapping, analytical processing and source system modifications).
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Solution Development:


  • Assist in the development of endtoend solutions for new and existing digital projects.
  • Run proof of concepts and investigate opportunities for use of innovative cloud solutions.
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Solution Support:


  • Support incident resolution on productionised digital solutions.
  • Responsible for ensuring the production services are optimally configured and aligned to best practices to protect production data.
  • Support the development of automated data pipelines and in conjunction with business stakeholders and IT teams.
  • Work in close collaboration with IT to define and develop the industrialised digital support process which will be managed and administered by IT.

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