Assistant Vice President - Cloud Architecture (Wintel & Infrastructure Operations)

EQPlus Technologies

  • Cape Town, Western Cape
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 6 days ago
Key Responsibilities
  • 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
Technical Skills & Experience
  • 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
Qualifications
  • 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
If you're an experienced IT leader with expertise in cloud and Wintel infrastructure, we encourage you to apply.

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