Job Vacancies at Optimal Growth Technologies

Role purpose:

• We are seeking a highly skilled and analytical financial manager to join our finance team, with a strong focus on Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A). The ideal candidate will be responsible for preparing budget forecasts, conducting margin analysis, working within HFM (Hyperion Financial Management), ESSbase & VIP, and preparing detailed monthly performance reports to aid in strategic decision-making.

Key accountabilities

Group Responsibilities:

• Manage and improve the Business group financial reporting
• Budgeting and Forecasting: Develop, implement, and maintain an effective budgeting and forecasting system that will provide accurate projections for revenue and expenditure, enabling the management to make informed decisions.
• Margin Analysis: Conduct thorough margin analysis to identify trends, variances, and potential areas of improvement, contributing to the optimization of profitability.
• HFM Proficiency: Utilize Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) for financial consolidation, reporting, and analysis. Ensure data integrity and compliance with financial reporting standards.
• Monthly Performance Reporting: Prepare comprehensive monthly performance reports, including variance analysis, key performance indicators (KPIs), and executive summaries to provide insights into financial performance.
• Financial Analysis and Modeling: Utilize advanced financial modeling techniques to analyze various financial
• Strong understanding of financial reporting standards and compliance requirements. scenarios and outcomes.
• Provide recommendations based on financial analysis to support business growth and efficiency.
• Compliance and Control: Ensure compliance with accounting standards, tax regulations, and internal controls.
• Regularly review and update financial
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex financial information in a clear and concise manner.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• policies and procedures to reflect changes in the business environment or regulations.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Work closely with various departments to gather input for budgeting and forecasting.
• Present financial reports to senior management, stakeholders, and board members, providing clear and actionable insights.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for process improvements within the finance function. Implement best practices in FP&A to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• Strategic Financial Planning: Partner with the leadership team to formulate and refine short- to long-term financial and strategic plans, ensuring they align with the company's goals and promote sustainable growth.
• Operational and Financial Analysis: Perform in-depth analyses of financial and operational results to better understand the company's financial health, identifying key trends, opportunities, and areas for improvement.
• Budget Collaboration and Evaluation:
• Rolling Forecasts: Manage rolling forecasts under various scenarios to provide a continuously updated financial outlook, facilitating agile and informed decision-making.
• VIP System Management: Ensure accurate and timely uploading of financial data, including forecasts and reports, into the VIP system (or another specified financial system), maintaining data integrity for analysis and strategic planning.
• Long-Term Growth Modeling: Develop comprehensive models to project the company's long-term growth, considering external and internal factors that may impact performance,
• Budget owned Evaluate historical budgets and collaborate with department leaders to develop accurate annual budgets and forecasts, aligning them with the company's strategic and operational objectives:

Core competencies, knowledge and experience

• Analytical
• Team player
• People skills
• Handle change
• Strong analytical skills
• Knowledge of the company and industry
• Compelling communication skills
• Financial acumen
• Multiple-stakeholder management ability
• Advanced skills in Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) system, ESSBASE,VIP & SAGE X3
• Advanced levels of experience in financial and business analysis
• Experience in financial strategic planning
• Experience in management of financial information and reporting

Must have technical / professional qualifications:

• Chartered Accountant certification (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) (desirable)
• Hons. Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in financial planning and analysis.
• Proficiency in Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) and advanced Excel skills.

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Role purpose:

• The primary purpose of the role is to manage and support Cyber Prevent operations across companies products, services and technology environments under the direction and supervision of the Manager: Cyber Prevent. The role provides preventative cyber security assurance, identifies and manages material risks, supports control compliance and reporting, and coordinates assigned activities within strategic security programmes across business units and markets. In performing this role you will:
• Identify cyber security risks in new and changed products, services, applications and technology solutions, and define preventative controls to avoid, reduce or mitigate those risks;
• Review solution designs and control implementation to confirm that security requirements are embedded during design and build;
• Provide security assurance before go-live by validating that required controls are implemented, evidenced and aligned with companies security requirements and applicable laws;
• Assess cyber security risks arising from material changes to live products, services and technology environments, and track agreed remediation actions; and
• Ensure security risks, access, data, infrastructure and control obligations are addressed when products, services or technology components are decommissioned.
• You will also support delivery of the Cyber Prevent strategy, control-maturity improvements and risk-reduction initiatives across assigned business units. This includes monitoring assigned activities against agreed outcomes, escalating material risks and blockers to the Manager: Cyber Prevent, and supporting the protection of Vodacom infrastructure, services and customer data from cyber threats.
• The role requires close collaboration with business, cyber security, Technology and IT stakeholders across Group and operating companies to help ensure preventative controls are consistently understood, implemented and evidenced across markets.

Key accountabilities and responsibilities:

• Manage Cyber Prevent operations, planning, prioritisation, delivery governance and performance across assigned business units and markets.
• Manage KRI data quality, reporting and automation under agreed governance, providing accurate management information, trend analysis and timely escalation of control weaknesses, risks and delivery blockers.
• Provide preventative cyber security assurance, guidance and decision support to strategic programmes, projects, products and services throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Translate companies policies, standards and control requirements into practical requirements, guardrails, security patterns and acceptance criteria.
• Manage assigned cyber security assessment governance and quality-assurance activities, including planning, evidence review, recommendations, exceptions and remediation tracking, under the oversight of the Manager: Cyber Prevent.
• Identify material cyber security risks, agree proportionate treatment plans with accountable owners, and track remediation, exceptions and residual-risk acceptance to closure.
• Manage assigned CHARM compliance activities, control evidence, technology alignment and the tracking of control gaps and overdue actions under agreed oversight.
• Support DevSecOps security enablement by helping to embed preventative controls into agile delivery, engineering practices, CI/CD pipelines and developer tooling.

Core competencies, knowledge and experience:

• Three-year technical diploma or degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline.
• Relevant industry certification. CISSP is strongly preferred; CCSP, OSCP, CISM, CISA or equivalent certifications will be considered. SABSA, TOGAF or other security architecture qualifications are advantageous.
• Minimum of five years' experience in a cyber security role, including responsibility for governance, risk, assurance or preventative security controls.
• Knowledge of recognised technology management and compliance frameworks, including ISO/IEC 27001, NIST CSF, ISF, PCI DSS, OWASP and SANS.
• Strong understanding of technology security risks, preventative controls, risk treatment and evidence-based assurance.
• Experience across at least three security domains, including security assessment and testing, software development security, governance and risk management, security architecture and engineering, network security, identity and access management, security operations or asset security.
• Experience managing or coordinating cyber security programmes, workstreams or control-improvement initiatives across multiple stakeholders or markets under defined governance and management oversight.
• Experience in KRI management, management reporting, data quality and workflow or reporting automation.
• Experience managing vendors, security deliverables, contractual dependencies and commercial performance.
• Provide technical subject-matter expertise, executive decision support and escalation management for complex or high-risk cyber security matters.
• Manage vendor engagement, security deliverables, commercial dependencies and contract performance with procurement, legal and accountable business owners.
• Partner with Security Architecture, Cyber Defence, Identity, Cloud Security, Technology Risk, Privacy, Audit and delivery teams to resolve cross-functional dependencies.
• Coordinate and support the Cyber Prevent community across markets, promoting consistent ways of working, knowledge sharing, capability uplift and adoption of common controls.
• Manage assigned deliverables and provide coordination support across strategic initiatives including AI security, Dynamic Trust, SD-WAN, PAM, DLP, IAM

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Role purpose:

• The primary purpose of the role is to manage and support Cyber Prevent operations across companies products, services and technology environments under the direction and supervision of the Manager: Cyber Prevent. The role provides preventative cyber security assurance, identifies and manages material risks, supports control compliance and reporting, and coordinates assigned activities within strategic security programmes across business units and markets. In performing this role you will:
• Identify cyber security risks in new and changed products, services, applications and technology solutions, and define preventative controls to avoid, reduce or mitigate those risks;
• Review solution designs and control implementation to confirm that security requirements are embedded during design and build;
• Provide security assurance before go-live by validating that required controls are implemented, evidenced and aligned with companies security requirements and applicable laws;
• Assess cyber security risks arising from material changes to live products, services and technology environments, and track agreed remediation actions; and
• Ensure security risks, access, data, infrastructure and control obligations are addressed when products, services or technology components are decommissioned.
• You will also support delivery of the Cyber Prevent strategy, control-maturity improvements and risk-reduction initiatives across assigned business units. This includes monitoring assigned activities against agreed outcomes, escalating material risks and blockers to the Manager: Cyber Prevent, and supporting the protection of Vodacom infrastructure, services and customer data from cyber threats.
• The role requires close collaboration with business, cyber security, Technology and IT stakeholders across Group and operating companies to help ensure preventative controls are consistently understood, implemented and evidenced across markets.

Key accountabilities and responsibilities:

• Manage Cyber Prevent operations, planning, prioritisation, delivery governance and performance across assigned business units and markets.
• Manage KRI data quality, reporting and automation under agreed governance, providing accurate management information, trend analysis and timely escalation of control weaknesses, risks and delivery blockers.
• Provide preventative cyber security assurance, guidance and decision support to strategic programmes, projects, products and services throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Translate companies policies, standards and control requirements into practical requirements, guardrails, security patterns and acceptance criteria.
• Manage assigned cyber security assessment governance and quality-assurance activities, including planning, evidence review, recommendations, exceptions and remediation tracking, under the oversight of the Manager: Cyber Prevent.
• Identify material cyber security risks, agree proportionate treatment plans with accountable owners, and track remediation, exceptions and residual-risk acceptance to closure.
• Manage assigned CHARM compliance activities, control evidence, technology alignment and the tracking of control gaps and overdue actions under agreed oversight.
• Support DevSecOps security enablement by helping to embed preventative controls into agile delivery, engineering practices, CI/CD pipelines and developer tooling.

Core competencies, knowledge and experience:

• Three-year technical diploma or degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline.
• Relevant industry certification. CISSP is strongly preferred; CCSP, OSCP, CISM, CISA or equivalent certifications will be considered. SABSA, TOGAF or other security architecture qualifications are advantageous.
• Minimum of five years' experience in a cyber security role, including responsibility for governance, risk, assurance or preventative security controls.
• Knowledge of recognised technology management and compliance frameworks, including ISO/IEC 27001, NIST CSF, ISF, PCI DSS, OWASP and SANS.
• Strong understanding of technology security risks, preventative controls, risk treatment and evidence-based assurance.
• Experience across at least three security domains, including security assessment and testing, software development security, governance and risk management, security architecture and engineering, network security, identity and access management, security operations or asset security.
• Experience managing or coordinating cyber security programmes, workstreams or control-improvement initiatives across multiple stakeholders or markets under defined governance and management oversight.
• Experience in KRI management, management reporting, data quality and workflow or reporting automation.
• Experience managing vendors, security deliverables, contractual dependencies and commercial performance.
• Provide technical subject-matter expertise, executive decision support and escalation management for complex or high-risk cyber security matters.
• Manage vendor engagement, security deliverables, commercial dependencies and contract performance with procurement, legal and accountable business owners.
• Partner with Security Architecture, Cyber Defence, Identity, Cloud Security, Technology Risk, Privacy, Audit and delivery teams to resolve cross-functional dependencies.
• Coordinate and support the Cyber Prevent community across markets, promoting consistent ways of working, knowledge sharing, capability uplift and adoption of common controls.
• Manage assigned deliverables and provide coordination support across strategic initiatives including AI security, Dynamic Trust, SD-WAN, PAM, DLP, IAM

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Role purpose:

• The Business Payments Agile Release Train (ART) delivers digital payment solutions and value-added business services that enable merchants and businesses to accept payments across multiple channels.
• These solutions may include smartphone applications across Android and iOS, international payment and remittance capabilities, and business tools that support merchants and agents.
• The role translates agreed product priorities into an integrated delivery plan, with clear milestones, dependencies, resource requirements and release commitments. It manages execution from discovery and planning through development, integration, testing, market readiness, launch and post-launch stabilisation.
• Working within the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), the Release Train Engineer (RTE) is responsible for facilitating ART processes and supporting effective execution across multiple teams. This includes managing impediments, escalating risks where necessary, enabling value delivery and driving continuous improvement within the ART and across its teams.
• The RTE will also support the Lean-Agile transformation to the target operating model by coaching leaders, teams and Scrum Masters and fostering an agile mindset.
• Success in this role means delivering reliable, scalable payment and merchant capabilities at pace, with the technical, operational and market readiness required to support adoption and business value.

Key Accountabilities and Decision Ownership

Servant Leadership

• Build a collaborative delivery environment across Product, Technology, Design, Operations, market teams and vendors.
• Support teams in identifying problems and making informed decisions.
• Create an environment of mutual influence, trust and open communication.
• Understand and empathise with others while encouraging individual and team development.
• Coach individuals and teams through effective questioning rather than relying on authority.
• Apply systems thinking and consider the broader impact of delivery decisions.
• Support teams in meeting their commitments and achieving agreed outcomes.
• Encourage collaboration between teams, Product Management and System Architects.
• Maintain a strong customer focus throughout delivery.
• Support teams in resolving impediments and escalate issues requiring leadership intervention.

Align Strategy with Execution

• Drive delivery of the strategic product roadmap.
• Collaborate with Lean Portfolio Management, Product Management and System Architects to ensure alignment with strategic outcomes.
• Understand and operate within Lean budgets, ensuring adherence to agreed financial guardrails.
• Make dependencies, risks and trade-offs visible, securing decisions when scope, timelines, capacity or costs conflict.
• Manage delivery within agreed tolerances and escalate changes requiring product, budget or governance approval.

Improve Flow

• Manage and optimise the flow of value through the ART by continuously evaluating delivery practices associated with DevSecOps and Release on Demand.
• Provide input on resource requirements to address critical bottlenecks.
• Identify and manage risks, remove impediments and ensure mitigation plans are implemented.
• Improve delivery flow while accommodating software releases, hardware lead times, certification requirements and market rollout considerations.

Prepare and Facilitate PI Planning

• Facilitate PI Planning readiness by supporting the Continuous Exploration process.
• Support economic decision-making through feature and capability estimation and, where necessary, the consolidation of estimates into Epics.
• Prepare for and facilitate PI Planning events.
• Consolidate team-level PI Objectives into overall Program PI Objectives.
• Coordinate resource planning and recruitment requirements associated with the ART, including third-party resources.

Guide Program Execution

• Track feature delivery against agreed objectives, milestones and commitments.
• Manage risks, dependencies and cross-team delivery challenges.
• Escalate and track impediments through to resolution.
• Facilitate ART synchronisation events, System Demos and Inspect and Adapt workshops.
• Ensure effective vendor management and alignment with delivery commitments.
• Provide delivery analysis and progress updates to support informed decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate pilots, phased deployments, go-live decisions and post-launch stabilisation.
• Provide concise executive updates covering progress, forecast dates, risks, recovery actions and decisions required.

Encourage Innovation

• Establish delivery pathways for experiments, proofs of concept and pilots alongside committed roadmap activities.
• Support the Lean User Experience (UX) innovation cycle.
• Encourage regular innovation and exploration cycles to improve return on investment and customer satisfaction in line with SAFe principles.

Drive Continuous Improvement

• Drive continuous improvement through Inspect and Adapt workshops, assessing the ART's agility and identifying opportunities to improve.
• Foster Communities of Practice and encourage engineering excellence and Built-In Quality practices.
• Work with the Value Management Office to improve program execution and operational excellence.
• Incorporate lessons from incidents, customer feedback and market launches into future planning and delivery practices.

Core Competencies, Knowledge and Experience

Essential Qualifications and Experience

• Degree in a STEM-related field or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven track record of successful product delivery, working across business and IT functions.
• Strong understanding of digital payment capabilities, payment technologies and payment platforms.
• Excellent problem analysis and resolution skills, with the ability to operate effectively in reactive and proactive environments.
• Ability to understand end-to-end solutions, system architecture at a high level and relevant system use cases within the ART.
• Ability to present and explain systems and software solutions, identifying opportunities for optimisation.
• Relevant certified Scrum Master qualification, such as SAFe Scrum Master or equivalent.
• Three to five years' experience as a Delivery Manager and/or Release Train Engineer.
• At least five years' Agile experience, including engagement with international suppliers and/or markets.
• Experience delivering mobile applications, platform integrations and third-party technology solutions.
• Experience coordinating multiple delivery teams, external vendors and stakeholders across markets.
• Experience within mobile payments, digital payments or financial payment services.

Desirable Qualifications and Experience

• SAFe 6.0 Certified Release Train Engineer.
• ITIL Service Management qualification or relevant experience.
• Working knowledge of Jira and Confluence.
• Experience designing and implementing Agile or DevOps processes using SAFe or other frameworks.
• Experience delivering SoftPOS, POS devices or other solutions combining hardware and software.
• Experience with merchant platforms, business management tools, ERP systems or inventory integrations.
• Experience managing vendor delivery, contractual milestones and acceptance processes.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle, particularly within complex, data-driven initiatives and Agile methodologies such as Scrum and SAFe.
• Experience leading Agile feature teams to deliver new products, capabilities and continuous improvements.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to interpret data and resolve complex problems.
• Design thinking and a structured approach to problem-solving.
• Vendor management experience, particularly in managing scope, resources, timelines and delivery commitments.
• Strong business and customer focus, with an appreciation for customer-led design and user experience principles.
• Ability to work proactively in a demanding, fast-paced product development environment.
• Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills, with tact and diplomacy.
• Ability to understand and explain complex technical concepts to business stakeholders.
• Strong numerical, analytical, written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Experience working within multinational teams and supporting customers across multiple countries would be advantageous.

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Role Overview

• We are seeking a highly driven Sales Executive with proven experience in solar energy solutions, fibre connectivity, and telecommunications products/services.
• The successful candidate will be responsible for generating new business, managing key client relationships, and driving sales across our renewable energy, fibre, and telecom product lines.
• This role requires strong technical understanding, excellent relationship-building skills, and the ability to close deals in a competitive market.

Key Responsibilities

Business Development & Sales

• Identify and engage potential clients across the solar, fibre, and telecommunications sectors.
• Promote and sell solutions including solar PV systems, inverters, backup power solutions, fibre connectivity, VoIP, wireless internet, and telecom hardware.
• Conduct on-site client assessments, gather requirements, and recommend suitable technical solutions.
• Prepare and present proposals, quotations, and product demonstrations.
• Negotiate pricing, terms, and service agreements to close deals effectively.

Client Relationship Management

• Build and maintain strong, long-term customer relationships with both residential and commercial clients.
• Serve as a trusted advisor by providing expert product knowledge and solution-based selling.
• Ensure high levels of customer satisfaction through professional communication and follow-up.

Market & Product Knowledge

• Stay up to date with trends in solar technologies, fibre network expansions, telecommunications solutions, and energy efficiency.
• Understand key competitors, pricing structures, and market positioning.
• Provide feedback to management on market opportunities and customer needs.

Reporting & Administration

• Maintain accurate CRM records, sales pipelines, and forecasting.
• Prepare weekly and monthly sales reports.
• Collaborate closely with technical, installations, and support teams to ensure seamless service delivery.

Qualifications & Skills

Experience

• Minimum 3+  years experience in sales within solar, fibre, telecommunications, ISP, ICT, or related technical environments.
• Strong understanding of solar PV systems, inverters, batteries, and backup power solutions.
• Experience selling fibre connectivity, telecom solutions, or ICT services highly advantageous.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong technical comprehension with the ability to explain product benefits clearly.
• Excellent communication both verbal and written.
• High-level negotiation and closing skills.
• Proven ability to meet and exceed sales targets.
• Strong relationship-building and customer service orientation.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work independently.

Requirements

• Valid drivers licence and reliable vehicle.
• Proficiency with MS Office and CRM systems

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Job Summary:

• We are looking for a highly experienced Network Architect with 10+ years of experience in designing, implementing, and securing complex enterprise networks.
• The ideal candidate must have strong expertise in network security, cloud networking, and enterprise infrastructure, ensuring high availability, security, and scalability of network environments.

Key Responsibilities:

Network Architecture & Design:

• Design and implement scalable, high-performance network architectures for enterprise environments. Define and enforce networking standards, policies, and best practices.
• Develop secure, redundant, and high-availability network designs for data centers, branch offices, and cloud environments. Evaluate and recommend network technologies, hardware, and software to optimize performance.

Firewall & Security:

• Configure, manage, and optimize next-generation firewalls and network security devices. Design and implement firewall policies, rule sets, and security zones to align with industry best practices.
• Conduct firewall performance tuning, troubleshooting, and security audits. Implement intrusion detection and prevention (IDS/IPS) solutions and enforce Zero Trust Network principles. Stay updated with emerging technologies, threat intelligence, and security patches.

Network Administration & Optimization:

• Oversee the configuration, monitoring, and maintenance of enterprise LAN, WAN, MPLS, SD-WAN, and VPN infrastructures. Implement QoS, traffic shaping, and network segmentation to enhance performance and security.
• Ensure network redundancy, failover, and load balancing for mission-critical applications. Troubleshoot complex network performance issues and lead root cause analysis.

Cloud & Hybrid Networking:

• Design and implement secure cloud networking solutions on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Integrate cloud-native security controls and firewalls. Deploy VPNs, ExpressRoute, Direct Connect, and SD-WAN solutions for hybrid cloud connectivity. Ensure secure API and container-based networking within cloud and microservices environments.

Network Security & Compliance:

• Ensure compliance with ISO 27001, NIST, PCI-DSS, GDPR, and other regulatory standards. Implement Zero Trust Security, Network Access Control (NAC), and micro-segmentation. Conduct vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and risk mitigation for network security. Work with cybersecurity teams to integrate SIEM (e.g., Splunk, Sentinel, QRadar) and threat intelligence solutions.

Network Automation & Monitoring:

• Deploy and manage network monitoring tools (e.g., SolarWinds, PRTG, Nagios, Zabbix) for proactive issue detection. Automate network operations using Python, Ansible, Terraform, and REST APIs. Implement log management and correlation for security event detection. Optimize network configuration management using NCM and compliance reporting tools.

Technical Leadership & Documentation:

• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for networking and security architectures. Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior network engineers and security teams. Develop and maintain network diagrams, SOPs, technical documentation, and security policies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Cloud, Security, DevOps, Infrastructure) to align network strategies with business goals.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

Education & Certifications:

• Bachelor's or Masters degree in Computer Science, Network Engineering, or a related field.
• Cisco CCNP/CCIE (Enterprise, Security, or Data Center) Preferred
• Fortinet NSE4/NSE7 Advantageous
• Palo Alto PCNSE Advantageous
• AWS or Azure Networking Certifications (e.g., AWS Advanced Networking, Azure Network Engineer Associate)

Technical Skills:

• Expert-level experience with enterprise firewall platforms and security policies.
• Strong expertise in network protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VXLAN, MPLS, SD-WAN).
• Experience with Cisco, Juniper, Palo Alto, Fortinet, and Aruba network solutions.
• Hands-on knowledge of Layer 2/3 switching, VLANs, STP, and redundancy protocols (HSRP, VRRP, GLBP).
• Proficiency in network security solutions (NGFW, IPS/IDS, SIEM, NAC, DDoS protection).
• Deep understanding of cloud networking (VPC, VNET Peering, Direct Connect, ExpressRoute).
• Scripting and automation skills in Python, Ansible, Terraform, or PowerShell.

Soft Skills:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to lead teams, mentor engineers, and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Self-motivated with a passion for cybersecurity, network engineering, and automation.

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Job Summary:

• We are looking for a highly experienced Network Architect with 10+ years of experience in designing, implementing, and securing complex enterprise networks.
• The ideal candidate must have strong expertise in network security, cloud networking, and enterprise infrastructure, ensuring high availability, security, and scalability of network environments.

Key Responsibilities:

Network Architecture & Design:

• Design and implement scalable, high-performance network architectures for enterprise environments. Define and enforce networking standards, policies, and best practices.
• Develop secure, redundant, and high-availability network designs for data centers, branch offices, and cloud environments. Evaluate and recommend network technologies, hardware, and software to optimize performance.

Firewall & Security:

• Configure, manage, and optimize next-generation firewalls and network security devices. Design and implement firewall policies, rule sets, and security zones to align with industry best practices.
• Conduct firewall performance tuning, troubleshooting, and security audits. Implement intrusion detection and prevention (IDS/IPS) solutions and enforce Zero Trust Network principles. Stay updated with emerging technologies, threat intelligence, and security patches.

Network Administration & Optimization:

• Oversee the configuration, monitoring, and maintenance of enterprise LAN, WAN, MPLS, SD-WAN, and VPN infrastructures. Implement QoS, traffic shaping, and network segmentation to enhance performance and security.
• Ensure network redundancy, failover, and load balancing for mission-critical applications. Troubleshoot complex network performance issues and lead root cause analysis.

Cloud & Hybrid Networking:

• Design and implement secure cloud networking solutions on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Integrate cloud-native security controls and firewalls. Deploy VPNs, ExpressRoute, Direct Connect, and SD-WAN solutions for hybrid cloud connectivity. Ensure secure API and container-based networking within cloud and microservices environments.

Network Security & Compliance:

• Ensure compliance with ISO 27001, NIST, PCI-DSS, GDPR, and other regulatory standards. Implement Zero Trust Security, Network Access Control (NAC), and micro-segmentation. Conduct vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and risk mitigation for network security. Work with cybersecurity teams to integrate SIEM (e.g., Splunk, Sentinel, QRadar) and threat intelligence solutions.

Network Automation & Monitoring:

• Deploy and manage network monitoring tools (e.g., SolarWinds, PRTG, Nagios, Zabbix) for proactive issue detection. Automate network operations using Python, Ansible, Terraform, and REST APIs. Implement log management and correlation for security event detection. Optimize network configuration management using NCM and compliance reporting tools.

Technical Leadership & Documentation:

• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for networking and security architectures. Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior network engineers and security teams. Develop and maintain network diagrams, SOPs, technical documentation, and security policies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Cloud, Security, DevOps, Infrastructure) to align network strategies with business goals.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

Education & Certifications:

• Bachelor's or Masters degree in Computer Science, Network Engineering, or a related field.
• Cisco CCNP/CCIE (Enterprise, Security, or Data Center) Preferred
• Fortinet NSE4/NSE7 Advantageous
• Palo Alto PCNSE Advantageous
• AWS or Azure Networking Certifications (e.g., AWS Advanced Networking, Azure Network Engineer Associate)

Technical Skills:

• Expert-level experience with enterprise firewall platforms and security policies.
• Strong expertise in network protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VXLAN, MPLS, SD-WAN).
• Experience with Cisco, Juniper, Palo Alto, Fortinet, and Aruba network solutions.
• Hands-on knowledge of Layer 2/3 switching, VLANs, STP, and redundancy protocols (HSRP, VRRP, GLBP).
• Proficiency in network security solutions (NGFW, IPS/IDS, SIEM, NAC, DDoS protection).
• Deep understanding of cloud networking (VPC, VNET Peering, Direct Connect, ExpressRoute).
• Scripting and automation skills in Python, Ansible, Terraform, or PowerShell.

Soft Skills:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to lead teams, mentor engineers, and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Self-motivated with a passion for cybersecurity, network engineering, and automation.

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Job Summary:

• We are looking for a highly experienced Network Architect with 10+ years of experience in designing, implementing, and securing complex enterprise networks.
• The ideal candidate must have strong expertise in network security, cloud networking, and enterprise infrastructure, ensuring high availability, security, and scalability of network environments.

Key Responsibilities:

Network Architecture & Design:

• Design and implement scalable, high-performance network architectures for enterprise environments. Define and enforce networking standards, policies, and best practices.
• Develop secure, redundant, and high-availability network designs for data centers, branch offices, and cloud environments. Evaluate and recommend network technologies, hardware, and software to optimize performance.

Firewall & Security:

• Configure, manage, and optimize next-generation firewalls and network security devices. Design and implement firewall policies, rule sets, and security zones to align with industry best practices.
• Conduct firewall performance tuning, troubleshooting, and security audits. Implement intrusion detection and prevention (IDS/IPS) solutions and enforce Zero Trust Network principles. Stay updated with emerging technologies, threat intelligence, and security patches.

Network Administration & Optimization:

• Oversee the configuration, monitoring, and maintenance of enterprise LAN, WAN, MPLS, SD-WAN, and VPN infrastructures. Implement QoS, traffic shaping, and network segmentation to enhance performance and security.
• Ensure network redundancy, failover, and load balancing for mission-critical applications. Troubleshoot complex network performance issues and lead root cause analysis.

Cloud & Hybrid Networking:

• Design and implement secure cloud networking solutions on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Integrate cloud-native security controls and firewalls. Deploy VPNs, ExpressRoute, Direct Connect, and SD-WAN solutions for hybrid cloud connectivity. Ensure secure API and container-based networking within cloud and microservices environments.

Network Security & Compliance:

• Ensure compliance with ISO 27001, NIST, PCI-DSS, GDPR, and other regulatory standards. Implement Zero Trust Security, Network Access Control (NAC), and micro-segmentation. Conduct vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and risk mitigation for network security. Work with cybersecurity teams to integrate SIEM (e.g., Splunk, Sentinel, QRadar) and threat intelligence solutions.

Network Automation & Monitoring:

• Deploy and manage network monitoring tools (e.g., SolarWinds, PRTG, Nagios, Zabbix) for proactive issue detection. Automate network operations using Python, Ansible, Terraform, and REST APIs. Implement log management and correlation for security event detection. Optimize network configuration management using NCM and compliance reporting tools.

Technical Leadership & Documentation:

• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for networking and security architectures. Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior network engineers and security teams. Develop and maintain network diagrams, SOPs, technical documentation, and security policies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Cloud, Security, DevOps, Infrastructure) to align network strategies with business goals.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

Education & Certifications:

• Bachelor's or Masters degree in Computer Science, Network Engineering, or a related field.
• Cisco CCNP/CCIE (Enterprise, Security, or Data Center) Preferred
• Fortinet NSE4/NSE7 Advantageous
• Palo Alto PCNSE Advantageous
• AWS or Azure Networking Certifications (e.g., AWS Advanced Networking, Azure Network Engineer Associate)

Technical Skills:

• Expert-level experience with enterprise firewall platforms and security policies.
• Strong expertise in network protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VXLAN, MPLS, SD-WAN).
• Experience with Cisco, Juniper, Palo Alto, Fortinet, and Aruba network solutions.
• Hands-on knowledge of Layer 2/3 switching, VLANs, STP, and redundancy protocols (HSRP, VRRP, GLBP).
• Proficiency in network security solutions (NGFW, IPS/IDS, SIEM, NAC, DDoS protection).
• Deep understanding of cloud networking (VPC, VNET Peering, Direct Connect, ExpressRoute).
• Scripting and automation skills in Python, Ansible, Terraform, or PowerShell.

Soft Skills:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to lead teams, mentor engineers, and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Self-motivated with a passion for cybersecurity, network engineering, and automation.

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Role Purpose

• Lead the establishment, operation and continuous improvement of companies Continuous Threat Exposure Management capability. The role is accountable for providing a unified, risk-based view of cyber exposure across critical business services, infrastructure, telecommunications platforms, cloud environments, applications, APIs, identities, data, AI systems and approved third parties.
• The role will drive the complete exposure lifecycle, from discovery and prioritisation through remediation, validation, exception management and executive reporting, with success measured by verified risk reduction rather than vulnerability volumes.

Key Accountabilities

• Define and maintain the exposure-management strategy, operating model, roadmap, governance framework, standards and performance measures.
• Establish continuous discovery and reconciliation of assets and exposures against authoritative inventories.
• Integrate and correlate findings from vulnerability management, attack-surface management, cloud, identity, application-security testing, penetration testing, threat intelligence, incidents, audits and control-assurance activities.
• Prioritise exposures using business criticality, customer impact, internet exposure,reachability, attack paths, privilege, known exploitation, threat intelligence, CVSS, CISA KEV and EPSS, rather than technical severity alone.
• Maintain a single governed exposure backlog with accountable owners, required actions, target dates, dependencies, exceptions, evidence and audit trails.
• Coordinate remediation across infrastructure, network, cloud, application, identity, supplier, business and market teams.
• Lead urgent escalation and coordinated response for actively exploited vulnerabilities, credible zero-days, exposed privileged paths and critical control failures.
• Establish independent, evidence-based validation of remediation and ensure exposures are reopened where validation fails or evidence is insufficient.
• Govern time-bound risk acceptances, compensating controls and escalation of overdue exposures, ownership gaps and remediation blockers.
• Provide operational and executive reporting on exposure coverage, critical attack paths, ageing, remediation performance, exceptions, recurring issues and verified risk reduction.
• Manage exposure-management tooling, integrations, data quality, automation and supporting service-provider performance.
• Convert recurring exposure themes into systemic control improvements, architecture changes, security testing, supplier actions or problem-management initiatives.
• Coverage of priority business services and critical technology assets
• Reduction in critical attack paths and known-exploited exposures
• Remediation performance against approved targets
• Reduction in overdue, recurring and reopened exposures
• Percentage of material exposures with accountable owners
• Quality and timeliness of risk acceptances
• Successful independent validation of exposure closure
• Demonstrable and sustained reduction in residual cyber risk
• Relevant degree or equivalent experience in cybersecurity, technology, engineering or risk management.
• Significant experience leading vulnerability management, exposure management, cyber-risk reduction, security testing or a related enterprise security capability.
• Strong knowledge of infrastructure, cloud, identity, application, API, network and telecommunications security.
• Experience coordinating remediation across complex technology and business environments.
• Strong understanding of attack-path analysis, threat-informed prioritisation, security assurance and exception governance.
• Experience managing executive reporting, governance forums, senior stakeholders and service providers.
• Relevant certification such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CCSP, OSCP or GIAC is advantageous.
• Knowledge of NIST CSF 2.0, MITRE ATT&CK, CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS is advantageous.

Experience and Qualifications

Key Competencies

• Strategic leadership, business-focused risk judgement, stakeholder influence, executive communication, analytical decision-making, delivery discipline, constructive challenge and the ability to coordinate action during urgent cyber exposure events.

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ROLE PURPOSE:

• To manage Landlord relationships, end to end within company
• Cession of Lease Agreements: To obtain consent from landlords for the transfer of existing lease agreements
• Lease Renewals: To manage and renew lease agreements, ensuring favorable terms for the company.
• To manage strategic and operational Property related projects, negotiations, and reporting

RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:

• Build and maintain good business relationships with landlords in line with company services and ;
• Performance Management Framework and objectives
• Stakeholder engagement with relevant landlords, stakeholder and government bodies/ associations to strategically position the company to achieve its long-term objectives.
• Implement the companies services strategy with the aim of maximizing onward tenancies and cost containment in the long run
• Timely renewal and lease renegotiation of rentals (focus on reduction of rentals)
• To facilitate communication between company, Landlord and contractors.
• Regular Site Meetings and updates with Landlords
• Dispute resolution and ensuring business continuity
• Manage ground rent direct expense budget
• Support of site activities and access including upgrades through close coordination with landlords and customer stakeholders
• Reporting and tracking, on the status of lease agreements and negotiations
• Liaising with Landlord Relationship Specialists, requires teamwork and the ability to work as a unit within a larger property management framework
• Working on ad-hoc projects as requested by line manager and the organization

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Understanding of Basic Telecommunications Principles and site layout.
• Negotiation Skills including dispute management skills, is vital
• Communication Skills, essential for liaising with various stakeholders, including landlords, contractors, and internal teams.
• Contract management: Having understanding and Business acumen in dealing with contract clauses and implementation, ensuring all legal and procedural requirements are complied to.
• Organizational Skills, necessary for managing multiple leases, renewals, and workload
• Problem-Solving Skills, useful for addressing any issues that arise during the negotiation or cession process.
• Attention to Detail and reporting skills: Critical for drafting leases, capturing information,
• Excel, smart sheets and systems knowledge and ability to report on and analyse statistics.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

• Landlord dispute resolution / management / Persuasion and influencing skills
• Contract management and basic contract law
• Relationship management
• Stakeholder management
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of Town Planning Environment
• Understanding of Geographical Maps

TECHNICAL/PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Relevant 3 year Degree / National Diploma / Equivalent experience (Knowledge Skill Abilities) in Property, Town Panning, Law, or relevant Built Environment qualification.
• Understanding of basic business principles
• Relevant Property Legislation & leasing
• Knowledge of Policies and procedures
• 3- 5 years experience in a similar role
• 3 - 5 years Negotiating experience
• 3 - 5 years working with property/base stations/telecoms (Desirable)

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Role purpose

• Provide end-to-end architectural governance. The role ensures that business processes, operational technology, applications, integrations, infrastructure, security and support arrangements work together as a coherent solution and meet governance requirements.

Key roles and responsibilities

• Lead design reviews; establish design principles, standards and acceptance criteria.
• Act as the single architecture point of accountability for cross-domain decisions.
• Maintain an auditable architecture decision register with rationale, impacts, conditions, approvers and follow-up actions.
• Track technical debt, assumptions, exceptions and architecture risks to closure.
• Ensure solution designs and supplier deliverables remain aligned with the approved architecture.
• Review designs for new sites, components, interfaces and change requests before implementation or formal approval.
• Assess proposed changes for their effect on performance, security, availability, data integrity, supportability and disaster recovery.
• Provide oversight and ownership of solution artefacts
• Provide architectural oversight of the interfaces between OT devices, Applications, Kafka, SAP and integration platforms.
• Define architecture requirements for production readiness, monitoring, service continuity, disaster recovery and the transition into operational support.
• Guide technical teams in resolving issues that cross system or supplier boundaries.
• Assess non-functional requirements and architectural evidence for Cybersecurity, Identity, Network segmentation, Availability, capacity, observability, data integrity, backup, disaster recovery and IT service continuity.

Required experience and capabilities

• Senior Enterprise or Solution Architecture experience leading large, multi-vendor and multi technology tower programmes through design, implementation, commissioning and operational transition.
• Demonstrated authority in architecture governance - chairing design reviews, handling exceptions, documenting trade-offs and influencing decisions across organizational boundaries.
• Strong working knowledge of enterprise integration, OT/IT convergence, cyber security, infrastructure, resilience and disaster recovery.
• Ability to produce clear, decision-ready architecture artefacts and communicate risks to engineers, delivery leaders and senior stakeholders.
• TOGAF 9 or higher certified
• Senior hands-on experience in infrastructure, security, Service Provider, Enterprise Integration, application platforms or technical solution delivery.
• Ability to give engineers technical direction, maintain reliable evidence and documentation, and escalate decisions outside technical execution authority.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across networking, Security, APIs, messaging platforms, networks, proxies
• Ability to work across application, infrastructure, network and operational technology teams.
• Clear technical documentation and communication skills.
• CCIE level expertise or equivalent experience
• Education : Computer Science , Electrical Engineering and/or equivalent
• Years of experience : 5-8+ years of relevant experience

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• We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our team, focusing on recruiting top IT talent both locally in South Africa and globally.
• The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of the IT landscape, proven experience in sourcing and hiring for various IT roles, and the ability to manage the end-to-end recruitment process.
• This role requires excellent communication skills, a proactive approach to talent sourcing, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Talent Sourcing and Recruitment:

• Develop and execute innovative sourcing strategies to attract top IT talent locally and internationally.
• Utilize various channels including job boards, social media, professional networks, and direct sourcing to identify and engage potential candidates.
• Manage the entire recruitment process from job posting to candidate onboarding.

Candidate Experience:

• Ensure a positive candidate experience through timely communication and feedback.
• Coordinate and schedule interviews, assessments, and follow-up activities.

Employer Branding:

• Promote the company's employer brand to attract high-quality candidates.
• Participate in industry events, job fairs, and networking opportunities to enhance the company's presence in the IT talent market.

Experience:

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in IT recruitment, preferably with a focus on both local and international markets.
• Proven track record of successfully sourcing and hiring for various IT roles, including software developers, system administrators, network engineers, and cloud specialists.

Skills:

• Strong knowledge of IT terminologies, technologies, and industry trends.
• Excellent sourcing skills with experience using various recruitment tools and platforms.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

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Role Overview

• We are seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to support a client on an ad-hoc, project-based basis. The successful candidate will provide senior-level technical expertise across cloud infrastructure and Microsoft technologies, supporting the delivery, enhancement, and troubleshooting of enterprise IT environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, maintain, and support cloud infrastructure environments.
• Provide senior technical expertise on ad-hoc infrastructure and cloud projects.
• Support and manage Microsoft Azure cloud services and environments.
• Administer and support Microsoft Active Directory and related Microsoft infrastructure technologies.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, cloud, connectivity, and system-related issues.
• Assist with cloud migrations, infrastructure upgrades, integrations, and optimisation initiatives.
• Implement and maintain infrastructure security, access controls, and best practices.
• Collaborate with technical teams, stakeholders, and client representatives to deliver project requirements.
• Provide technical documentation, reporting, and knowledge transfer where required.
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture, security, performance, and operational requirements.

Required Experience & Skills

• 10+ years of experience working within large corporate / enterprise IT environments.
• Strong experience in Cloud Infrastructure Engineering.
• Extensive experience with Microsoft Azure.
• Strong knowledge and practical experience with Microsoft Active Directory.
• Strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure, networking, security, and systems administration.
• Experience supporting cloud infrastructure projects and technical implementations.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to work independently and manage ad-hoc project requirements.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills.
• Proficiency across the Microsoft technology ecosystem.

Advantageous

• Azure certifications such as AZ-104, AZ-305 or equivalent.
• Experience with Azure networking, security, identity, and governance.
• Experience with hybrid cloud environments.
• Experience with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD).
• Experience with PowerShell
• Experience working with enterprise-scale cloud environments.

Ideal Candidate

• The ideal candidate is a highly experienced and technically strong Cloud Infrastructure Engineer who is comfortable working independently, can quickly understand complex enterprise environments, and can provide hands-on technical support across a variety of ad-hoc projects.

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Role Overview

• We are seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to support a client on an ad-hoc, project-based basis. The successful candidate will provide senior-level technical expertise across cloud infrastructure and Microsoft technologies, supporting the delivery, enhancement, and troubleshooting of enterprise IT environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, maintain, and support cloud infrastructure environments.
• Provide senior technical expertise on ad-hoc infrastructure and cloud projects.
• Support and manage Microsoft Azure cloud services and environments.
• Administer and support Microsoft Active Directory and related Microsoft infrastructure technologies.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, cloud, connectivity, and system-related issues.
• Assist with cloud migrations, infrastructure upgrades, integrations, and optimisation initiatives.
• Implement and maintain infrastructure security, access controls, and best practices.
• Collaborate with technical teams, stakeholders, and client representatives to deliver project requirements.
• Provide technical documentation, reporting, and knowledge transfer where required.
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture, security, performance, and operational requirements.

Required Experience & Skills

• 10+ years of experience working within large corporate / enterprise IT environments.
• Strong experience in Cloud Infrastructure Engineering.
• Extensive experience with Microsoft Azure.
• Strong knowledge and practical experience with Microsoft Active Directory.
• Strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure, networking, security, and systems administration.
• Experience supporting cloud infrastructure projects and technical implementations.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to work independently and manage ad-hoc project requirements.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills.
• Proficiency across the Microsoft technology ecosystem.

Advantageous

• Azure certifications such as AZ-104, AZ-305 or equivalent.
• Experience with Azure networking, security, identity, and governance.
• Experience with hybrid cloud environments.
• Experience with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD).
• Experience with PowerShell
• Experience working with enterprise-scale cloud environments.

Ideal Candidate

• The ideal candidate is a highly experienced and technically strong Cloud Infrastructure Engineer who is comfortable working independently, can quickly understand complex enterprise environments, and can provide hands-on technical support across a variety of ad-hoc projects.

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Role Overview

• We are seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to support a client on an ad-hoc, project-based basis. The successful candidate will provide senior-level technical expertise across cloud infrastructure and Microsoft technologies, supporting the delivery, enhancement, and troubleshooting of enterprise IT environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, maintain, and support cloud infrastructure environments.
• Provide senior technical expertise on ad-hoc infrastructure and cloud projects.
• Support and manage Microsoft Azure cloud services and environments.
• Administer and support Microsoft Active Directory and related Microsoft infrastructure technologies.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, cloud, connectivity, and system-related issues.
• Assist with cloud migrations, infrastructure upgrades, integrations, and optimisation initiatives.
• Implement and maintain infrastructure security, access controls, and best practices.
• Collaborate with technical teams, stakeholders, and client representatives to deliver project requirements.
• Provide technical documentation, reporting, and knowledge transfer where required.
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture, security, performance, and operational requirements.

Required Experience & Skills

• 10+ years of experience working within large corporate / enterprise IT environments.
• Strong experience in Cloud Infrastructure Engineering.
• Extensive experience with Microsoft Azure.
• Strong knowledge and practical experience with Microsoft Active Directory.
• Strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure, networking, security, and systems administration.
• Experience supporting cloud infrastructure projects and technical implementations.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to work independently and manage ad-hoc project requirements.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills.
• Proficiency across the Microsoft technology ecosystem.

Advantageous

• Azure certifications such as AZ-104, AZ-305 or equivalent.
• Experience with Azure networking, security, identity, and governance.
• Experience with hybrid cloud environments.
• Experience with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD).
• Experience with PowerShell
• Experience working with enterprise-scale cloud environments.

Ideal Candidate

• The ideal candidate is a highly experienced and technically strong Cloud Infrastructure Engineer who is comfortable working independently, can quickly understand complex enterprise environments, and can provide hands-on technical support across a variety of ad-hoc projects.