Infrastructure Solutions Architect

at  Sanlam

WHO ARE WE?

Sanlam Group Technology is responsible for the provision of a digitally enabled technology service as a group COE, drive business and transformation and provide group-wide digital and data architecture. We operate the various technology platforms and shared services, ensure Cyber and Information Security resilience, and act as technology governance and risk orchestrator for technology across Sanlam.

EXPERIENCE:

• 10 years’ relevant work experience

KNOWLEDGE:

• Architecture principles and frameworks
• Data Centre Services
• VMware, Windows and Linux
• Storage, Backup
• Server concepts and technologies
• Disaster Recovery
• High Availability
• Clustering Concepts
• Datacentre networking and routing
• Security solution principles
• Application hosting
• Auto-provisioning and deprovisioning
• Private cloud concepts and services
• Hybrid cloud concepts and services
• Understanding of financial principles

Qualification

• Grade 12
• Relevant IT Diploma or Degree will be an advantage
• Hardware Certified Engineer
• VMWare Certified Engineer
• Relevant accredited courses or IT certifications (A+ & N+ & S+)
• Recommended certifications:
• Microsoft Certified Engineer
• Linux Certified Engineer
• Storage Certified Engineer
• Post Matric Qualification
• MS Visio or Draw.io experience
• Togaf or Zachman Framework
• Project Managemen

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

As the Infrastructure Solutions Architect, your role will entail providing infrastructure architecture related services to our IT and business community. As a champion for innovation and change, you will provide technical guidance based on established patterns and solution designs taking lead from the Principle and Senior E2E architects. You will work in conjunction with Datacentre Service Line Managers, Enterprise, Solution and Domain Architects to facilitate a robust, supportable and enterprise grade solution based on best practices and sound architecture principles while advocating for sharing, consolidation, reusability and cost saving opportunities. The role will also encompass a technical support function, providing operational support for planning, commissioning, testing, optimising, analysing and diagnosing problems specific to infrastructure services.

WHAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE?

• Design and maintain infrastructure solution architecture overviews and diagrams.
• Provide technical consultancy to service line managers and IT architects.
• Present and obtain solution design approval at relevant architecture or quotation forums.
• Determine sequence of events for infrastructure changes and reduce impact on business.
• Design and present infrastructure solution overviews and their associated quotations.
• Complete infrastructure due diligence exercises for new business client take-on projects.
• Logging and coordination of infrastructure related changes across multiple teams.
• Drafting of proposed billing models and partner with the finance team for implementation.
• Consult service line managers during priority incidents to ensure quick resolution.
• Architect and implement highly available solutions that can also be utilised in a disaster.
• Verify that service provider baseline architectures are up to date.
• Complete the end-of-life infrastructure hardware replacement quotations.
• Complete functional testing of deployments to ensure implementation aligns to architecture design.

Qualification

• Grade 12
• Relevant IT Diploma or Degree will be an advantage
• Hardware Certified Engineer
• VMWare Certified Engineer
• Relevant accredited courses or IT certifications (A+ & N+ & S+)
• Recommended certifications:
• Microsoft Certified Engineer
• Linux Certified Engineer
• Storage Certified Engineer
• Post Matric Qualification
• MS Visio or Draw.io experience
• Togaf or Zachman Framework
• Project Management