Description
IT Infrastructure Analyst (Insurance)
A leading Financial Organisation (Insurance) is seeking an expert Insurance IT Infrastructure Analyst based in the Middle East (Dubai). Initially on a 6 month fixed term contract basis there will be scope for an extension as part of a long term programme across the Middle East and Africa Region.
Key responsibilities will include designing, sizing and documenting infrastructure for a core infrastructure replacement programme, the coordination for deployment, performance testing and monitoring of the infrastructure under the supervision of the IT Operations Manager.
Skills/Experience Required
- Extensive experience (min 5 years) in a senior Infrastructure role in IT consulting or related business/industry
- Experience in an IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) or ITIL project involvement is a plus.
- Excellent technical knowledge of Windows and.nix OS with appropriate qualifications.
- Comprehensive knowledge of LAN, WAN and other communications based equipment.
- Excellent technical knowledge of infrastructure deployments around enterprise databases (Oracle, MS SQL).
- Excellent technical knowledge of infrastructure deployments around enterprise Middleware (Oracle preferred) and the Citrix environment.
- Solid understanding of process and procedures required for configuration management and software deployment
- Knowledge of security requirements to support internal and external user base
- Educated to degree level beneficial