Deputy Director: ICT Infrastructure at Departments: Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

REF NO: DDICT/29

REQUIREMENTS : 

• A three-year National Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology/ Systems or equivalent qualification at NQF level 6/7 as recognised by SAQA. 3-5 years’ experience in Information Technology field. Proficiency in MS Excel, MS Word, MS Project and MS PowerPoint.
• Other Competencies: Microsoft 365 Certified Administrator. Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator. Microsoft Azure/ Microsoft Windows Certification.
• Generic Competencies: Planning and Organising. Problem solving and decision making. Coordination. Project management. People management and empowerment. Team leadership. Client orientation and customer focus. Diversity management. Communication (verbal and written).
• Technical Competencies: In depth knowledge of: The ICT Governance in terms of the Corporate Governance of ICT Policy Framework (CGICTPF). DPSA Cloud Directive.
• Minimum Information Security Standards (MISS). VMWare/ Microsoft Azure skills. Datacentre Infrastructure Management skills. Teamwork and negotiation skills. Troubleshooting and problem-solving skills. Analytical skills.

DUTIES : The successful candidate will perform the following duties:

• Manage, implement, maintain and monitor all ICT Infrastructure in compliance with the relevant policies and operations to improve infrastructure costs, performance and end user satisfaction. Manage, implement and monitor ICT availability and capacity management for on-premises and cloud infrastructure. Manage and monitor local area network (LAN) and wide area network (WAN) traffic and report accordingly. Provide third-line technical support services (incidents, problem and change management).