Harare, Zimbabwe
Full-time
Company Description
Vision
To modernize traditional African banking and provide world class, affordable transactional capacity to Sub-Saharan population by unlocking capability through proven agile technology and consultancy services for financial institutions.
To independently interface all Sub-Saharan V-Suite customers for never before seen inter-operability in an agile manner. To become a one-stop-shop for all financial service requirements: (http://www.bankinabox.africa)
Mission
To enable banks to provide their customers with innovative, agile and robust technology platforms. To assist in bridging the gap between legacy banking and the new Digital Africa. To understand the fundamental importance of the marriage between “technology” and “education and awareness”.
Values
Our People are our most important assets
Can-do attitude
Robust solutions
Local presence
Understand customer requirements
Partnership and long-term relationship with customers
Job Description
Purpose:
Reporting to the Head of Operations, the Infrastructure Manager is responsible for oversight and management of the organisation’s IT Infrastructure.
Responsibilities :
As Infrastructure Manager, your responsibilities include: –
Design and implement short- and long-term strategic plans and roadmaps to make certain Infrastructure capacity meets existing and future requirements. Play a leading role in translating business and strategic objectives to technology solutions.
Develop, implement, and maintain policies, procedures, and associated training plans for Infrastructure resource administration and appropriate use.
Oversee and assure adherence to ITIL and other best practice frameworks, including maintenance of inventory, life cycle management, change management and related documentation.
Ensure IT Infrastructure and its associated processes meet internal and external agreed KPI’s and SLA’s
Undertake a leading role in Infrastructure Project Management; overseeing the teams project pipeline, writing business cases, proposals, specifications and PID’s
Lead the development of the Infrastructure Team and maintain strong, positive relationships across the organisation
Inspect and monitor the use of IT Technologies and regularly report on effectiveness and efficiency
Control budget and report on expenditure
Provide Line Management and leadership to members of the Infrastructure Team
Prepare RFPs, bid proposals, contracts, scope of work reports, and other documentation for IT projects and associated efforts.
Monitor and report on operational and technical risks
Assist in building relationships with vendors and creating cost-efficient contracts
Other duties may be required as directed by the Operations Manager.
Qualifications And Experience
Qualifications
Skills
Ideally, candidates should possess the following skills:
Degree, HNC/HND or equivalent strong academic qualifications or experience
7 or more years’ experience in Information Technology, including at least:
1 year in a banking, insurance or financial services organisation.
3 years in a senior technical role
2 years in an IT management position
excellent intercommunication skills, and an ability to interpret non-technical business requirements into technical solutions
Be organised and highly efficient
Leadership skills
Experience in budget planning, forecasting and management
an ability to work under pressure, particularly when dealing with threats and at times of high demand.
Have an analytical approach to working
Experience working with and within security frameworks such as PCI-DSS, NIST SP 800 and equivalents
Self-motivated and driven; an ability to keep up-to-date with the latest emerging trends and best practices
time-management and organisational skills to manage a variety of tasks, prioritise workload and meet deadlines
Solid technical background, including a broad knowledge of computer networks, operating systems, software, hardware and security
the ability to work as part of a team and to build strong relationships with staff and other relevant individuals
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