Cloud, Storage and Unix Design Solution Architect at Liberty Group South Africa

Purpose

To provide advice and support in area of specialisation and enable the design, creation, development, documentation & testing of solution..

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas [NQF Level 07] in Information Technology and Computer Sciences

Additional Minimum Qualifications

• Storage Certification,
• Unix Certification,
• Cloud Certification

Minimum Experience

3 - 5 years experience in a similar environment, of which 1 -2 years at a junior specialist level

Technical Experience

• Storage and Backup Technical knowledge.

• Good understanding of Unix, Storage, Backup and Arching landscape.
• Experience with designing Cloud Solutions.
• Experience with Cloud implementations. Exposure to Information Lifecycle Management.

Technologies:

• Cloud,
• On-premises DCs,
• Storage, Backup,
• HA/DR and Archiving
• SAN, NAS, SMB, Object Storage

Stakeholders

All levels, Executives (CTO, CISO, etc), HoD, Technical/SMEs, Architects, and business.

Team Dynamic

• Small, High Impact Team that's collaborate with many role players.
• Self-motivated, always something new to learn
• The individua will be exposed to New Technologies, Cloud, Agile, DevOps.  

Outputs

• Designing Storage and Backup infrastructure solutions for on-premises and cloud.

• Evaluating peers designs for Unix, Storage and Backup requirements.
• Evaluate proposed IT solution design.
• Understand and consider Regulatory and Governance compliance requirements in all designs

Process

• Apply relevant research methodologies, tools and techniques to effectively and purposefully gather information.
• Understand the interdependence and integration of different systems and related processes to apply practically in an area of work.
• Provide specialist advice and support in area of accountability to ensure that identified solutions and recommendations are appropriate and effective.
• Comprehensively test solution to ensure delivery according to identified requirements and document changes for recording and governance purposes.
• Gather specification and related information in order to inform the architectural design of IT systems.
• Provide constructive and timeous feedback on work progress and problems encountered to relevant stakeholders.
• Research and examine current systems and consult users to obtain information to inform possible improvements.
• Write software and develop documentation and related operating manuals to increase the utility value of systems.
• Develop and deliver technical design solutions according to agreed standards that address business requirements within an agreed timeframe.
• Draw on own technical knowledge and experience and plan activities that identify and develop solutions to improve operational service and quality.
• Accountable for the improvement of quality, service and work outputs, continuously recommending improvements.
• Plan for the organisation of work outputs and process improvement activities in light of a specific situational context related to the area of specialisation.
• Proactively identify area of specialisation related problems, determine cause and effect and recommend the best option to implement corrective action based on previous experience.

Customer

• Provide specialist expertise and advice to internal/external customers, that builds strong relationships and creates a favourable impression aligned to Treating the Customer Fairly (TCF) principles.

Finance

• Adhere to financial controls, governance and compliance policies and processes throughout an area of specialisation, contributing to cost efficiency.

Learning and Growth

• Contribute positively to human capability improvement, related to knowledge optimisation and associated with area of specialisation.
• Actively pursue and embed individual cross-skilling (T-shaping) and future-skilling (Cloud) using a growth mindset.
• Learn about, implement, participate in and mature Lean Agile Ways of Working, aligned to enterprise adopted frameworks, principles and practices.

Governance

• Comply to risk and governance policies, implement and provide subject matter input to the development of related processes, applicable to the area of specialisation.

Technical Competencies

• Design Patterns (Proficient)
• Design Software (Proficient)
• Research and Information Gathering (Intermediate)
• Knowledge of IT Governance and Business (Proficient)
• IT Knowledge (Proficient)
• IT Development (Proficient)
• Lean Agile Knowledge (Intermediate)

Behavioural Competencies

• Relationship Management and Networking (Intermediate)
• Problem Solving and Analysis (Intermediate)
• Professional/Technical learning (Intermediate)