Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Western Cape) at Flash Group

Description

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the design and implementation of complex, enterprise-level infrastructure projects.
• Develop and enforce infrastructure policies and procedures.
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies to enhance infrastructure capabilities.
• Provide expertise in areas such as cloud architecture, automation, and scalability.
• Lead efforts to optimize performance, security, and reliability.
• Act as a subject matter expert in resolving escalated technical issues.
• Collaborate with executives to align infrastructure strategies with business objectives.
• Mentor and coach junior and intermediate engineers.
• Attain expert-level certifications (e.g., CISSP, AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional).
• Lead major infrastructure projects and initiatives.
• Develop and present technology roadmaps.
• Contribute to the development of IT policies and procedures.
• Engage in thought leadership through publications, speaking engagements, or community involvement.
• Explore managerial or directorial roles if interested in leadership beyond technical expertise

Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Have a minimum of 7 years’ experience as a infrastructure engineer

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE / TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Have had exposure to the full software development lifecycle
• Networking virtualization
• Cloud platforms
• Automating and scripting
• Containerization and orchestration
• Security and disaster recovery
• CI/CD pipelines
• Monitoring performance

COMPETENCIES / ATTRIBUTES:

• Strong and proven leadership qualities
• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Effective communicator across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Leadership and mentorship aptitude within technical teams.
• Strategic planning and decision-making abilities.
• Collaborative approach to working with cross-functional teams and executives