
Assistant Vice President - Cloud Architecture (Wintel & Infrastructure Operations)
- Cape Town, Western Cape
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Manage day-to-day IT operations to ensure stability and compliance
- Oversee large-scale Wintel operations across servers, storage, and virtualization technologies
- Ensure effective use of ITSM frameworks, processes, and controls
- Partner with internal stakeholders, service delivery teams, and external vendors
- Lead governance of partner and supplier relationships, including OEM coordination
- Provide technical guidance to SMEs while ensuring operational excellence in BAU functions
- Maintain compliance with security and regulatory standards such as ISO 27001, SOX, and PCI DSS
- Strong understanding of Wintel technologies: Active Directory, Group Policies, Office 365, SCCM, SCOM, Antivirus, Proxies, and Clustering
- Proven experience in AWS or Azure cloud infrastructure, server/storage technologies, and networking (DNS, DHCP, IP, LAN/WAN, firewalls)
- Knowledge of datacenter operations, server patching, performance tuning, and troubleshooting
- Familiarity with scripting, automation tools, and backup/storage technologies
- Certifications in Microsoft Server/Active Directory; ITIL Foundation required. PMP certification beneficial
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience
- Minimum 8-12 years' experience managing enterprise-scale IT operations
- Strong communication, influencing, and consultative skills
- Ability to operate effectively at all organizational levels
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