Junior 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:

At least 3 years’ relevant work experience
MS Visio / Draw.io experience

KNOWLEDGE:

Architecture Principles

Data Centre Services

• VMware, SAN, AIX, Windows, Linux

Defence in Depth
Perimeter Security
Server concepts and technologies
Firewall concepts and Firewall rules
Reverse Proxy services
Load Balancing
Disaster Recovery
High Availability and clustering concepts
Network VLANs and routing
Application hosting
Cloud Services
Understanding of Financial concepts

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

As the Jnr Infrastructure Solutions Architect, your role will entail providing infrastructure architecture related services to the 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 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 admin and coordination support for planning, commissioning, testing, optimising, analysing and diagnosing problems specific to infrastructure services.

WHAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE?

• Gather and compile technical requirements.
• Drafting and maintenance of solutions architecture diagrams.
• Present and obtain solution design approval at relevant architecture or quote forums.
• Logging of requests for architecture deployments:
• Server deployment request
• Reserve proxy requests
• Load balancing requests
• DNS requests
• Firewall rule requests
• Tracking of requests logged and ensuring timeous delivery thereof.
• Functional testing of deployments to ensure implementation aligns to architecture design.
• Delivery of health checks on implementations.
• Collaboration with business IT teams to ensure business implementation aligns to architectural design and SGT standards.
• Assist to ensure that solution documentation and solution packs are updated upon solution / project implementation.
• Assist in troubleshooting project and BAU incidents.
• Coordination of technical tasks in BAU initiatives or business projects and ensuring delivery of tasks.
• Admin related tasks:
• Preparation of progress reports
• Presentation compilation
• Creation and filing of Architecture Diagrams (under guidance of the Solutions Architect)
• Compilation of Quotations for Architecture Solutions (under guidance of the Solutions Architect)
  Qualification
  Matric
  Relevant IT degree or diploma
  Relevant accredited courses/IT certifications (A+ & N+ & S+)
  The following will be beneficial: