Head of Managed Operations

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Ntice Sourcing Solutions Gauteng , South Africa Yesterday Until 2026/07/14 Full time On-site Save Apply now Adapt my CV to this job

Job description A leading enterprise organisation within Financial Services/ Banking is seeking an experienced Head of Infrastructure Managed Operations to lead and evolve its large-scale hybrid infrastructure operations capability

This strategic leadership role is responsible for the stability, resilience, performance, and operational governance of enterprise infrastructure platforms across on-premise data centres, hybrid cloud environments, and Infrastructure-as-a-Service platforms The successful candidate will drive operational excellence across mission-critical platforms while leading infrastructure modernisation initiatives within a complex, high-availability environment

Key Responsibilities

Lead enterprise infrastructure operations across data centres, compute, storage, virtualisation, and hybrid cloud platforms

Ensure the continuous availability, resilience, and performance of critical business systems

Oversee Windows and Linux operational environments, including patching, compliance, and security baselines

Manage hybrid cloud operations across Azure, AWS, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure environments

Provide leadership across VMware environments including vSphere, vCenter, clusters, and migration initiatives

Oversee enterprise storage platforms, backup technologies, disaster recovery, and replication strategies

Drive infrastructure automation, monitoring, incident management, and operational optimisation

Implement SRE-aligned operational practices including observability, resilience testing, and root cause analysis

Ensure infrastructure environments meet audit, regulatory, and compliance requirements

Lead vendor, supplier, licensing, and contract management activities

Collaborate with procurement and financial operations teams to optimise infrastructure spend and platform value

Requirements Experience

10+ years' experience in enterprise infrastructure operations

Strong background in large-scale data centre environments

Proven experience managing hybrid cloud infrastructure

Extensive VMware virtualisation experience

Strong enterprise Windows and Linux administration expertise

Experience within banking or financial services is essential

Strong understanding of operational resilience, governance, compliance, and regulated environments

Experience managing high-availability and disaster recovery environments

Vendor and stakeholder management experience at executive level

Technical Skills

VMware vSphere, vCenter, ESXi, AVS

Azure Infrastructure Services and networking

AWS cloud operations

Oracle OCI operational understanding

Enterprise storage technologies (SAN/NAS, replication, backup)

Infrastructure monitoring and automation

ITIL-aligned operational management practices

Preferred Certifications

Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104)

Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect (AZ-305)

VMware VCP / VCAP

ITIL Certification

Terraform Associate

Red Hat RHCSA/RHCE

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Certification

Kubernetes CKA advantageous

What's on Offer

Opportunity to lead enterprise-scale infrastructure operations

Exposure to modern hybrid cloud transformation initiatives

Senior leadership role within a highly respected environment

Collaborative and high-performing technology culture

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Job Details

• Country : Afrique du Sud

• Contract Type : CDI

• Compensation : salary 1,203

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