Description
Our client is seeking a skilled infrastructure architect for a 6 month contract, starting ASAP. You will be responsible for documenting Conceptual Architecture as well as the physical Solutions and Technical Designs.
Your skills and experience will include:
- Minimum of 5 years as an infrastructure architect specialising design and deployment of Storage and Backup
- Gather and analyse requirements for problem areas and produce options analysis for improvement
- Must be able to demonstrate a working knowledge of infrastructure related design patterns in relation to Storage, Backup and Archiving
- Solution design experience on the following Infrastructure technologies: Storage, Backup and Archive (NetApp, Commvault, SnapProtect)
- Knowledge and experience with designing for multiple storage platforms (NetApp, EMC and HP)
- Knowledge of Infrastructure Management, Monitoring and alerting (such as DFM, Operations and Protection Manager etc.)
- Strong knowledge of security and networking concerns as they relate to storage
- Experience with dual data centre designs, cross site data replication, and within centre high availability and disaster recovery
- Exceptional interpersonal and leadership skills - communication, relationship building, influencing and stakeholder management
- Experience in one or more large organisations mandatory
- Must have excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Must have excellent influencing skills
- Must be self starter and have excellent analysis skills
To apply please forward your CV to Judith immediately.