South African Reserve Bank IT / Telecom Jobs in Pretoria
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Detailed description
The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:
- Research and recommend emerging and fit-for-purpose infrastructure (servers, mainframe, storage, etc.) solutions and participate in the procurement of such solutions aligned to the business strategy.
- Define and evolve the SARB Group's cloud architecture in alignment with the to-be architecture.
- Plan and develop cloud architecture blueprints and roadmaps for cloud solutions in alignment with industry best practices and standards.
- Oversee the implementation of cloud infrastructure designs and ensure alignment with industry best practices and standards.
- Provide expert guidance on cloud adoption and cloud cost management strategies.
- Oversee the management of the cloud technology life cycle.
- Lead the design of cloud native solutions.
- Implement and maintain the governance and security model for the cloud as developed by the Cyber and Information Security Unit.
- Develop, maintain and document technical standards, procedures, user guides, standard operating procedures (SOPs), instructional documents and so forth relating to the cloud infrastructure solutions.
- Collaborate and engage with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the functionality of the deployed cloud infrastructure solutions and technologies.
- Identify, address and remediate risks in the cloud environment as identified by auditors and governance-related assessments.
- Stay abreast of new developments in cloud architectures and technologies.
- Provide cloud architectural expertise as part of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure projects and participate in other SARB Group projects to contribute towards business objectives.
- Take responsibility for infrastructure capacity planning, disaster recovery and resource allocation to ensure optimal performance, continuity and scalability.
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Qualifications
Job Requirements
To be considered for this position, candidates must have:
- a minimum of an Honours (NQF 8) in IT, computer science or an equivalent qualification;
- TOGAF certification;
- ITIL v3/4 and COBIT 2019 will be an added advantage;
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect;
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect;
- VMware Certified Professional (VCP) will be an added advantage;
- Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) will be an added advantage; and
- a minimum of 8–10 years’ experience in cloud infrastructure architecture with a strong track record of designing and implementing cloud infrastructure solutions in enterprise organisations.