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With additional interests in fertilisers, logistics, energy, and manufacturing, or client is driven by innovation, operational excellence, and sustainable growth, offering a fast-paced and dynamic environment for professionals working across complex, large-scale infrastructure and global operations.\n\nDuties & Responsibilities\n\nKEY RESPONSIBILITIES\n\n Lead and manage the IT Infrastructure team, ensuring high levels of service delivery.\n\n Manage all server, storage, backup, networking, and cloud infrastructure.\n\n Oversee user management, permissions, access control, and identity management.\n\n Design, implement, and maintain secure VPN connectivity solutions.\n\n Manage hosting environments and infrastructure performance.\n\n Ensure successful execution of backup and disaster recovery strategies.\n\n Drive cyber security initiatives, including vulnerability management, incident response, and security best practices.\n\n Maintain and improve network security, firewall 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