Infrastructure Manager
Infrastructure Manager | Johannesburg | Permanent
Shape the backbone of enterprise technology in a complex, high-performance environment. Lead infrastructure strategy and delivery across multiple platforms and data centres.
This role is responsible for defining, designing, and delivering scalable, resilient infrastructure solutions across a large enterprise landscape. You will take ownership of infrastructure architecture from concept through to implementation, ensuring alignment with business objectives, service levels, and long-term IT strategy.
Working closely with Enterprise Architecture, Service Delivery, and Project teams, you will guide infrastructure standards, capacity planning, and technology roadmaps. You will also play a key role in modernisation initiatives, including cloud migration and infrastructure automation, while maintaining governance across design quality, performance, and operational excellence.
Our client is a well-established enterprise operating within a complex, multi-site environment, with a strong focus on innovation, scalability, and long-term digital transformation.
What You’ll Do
Define and implement infrastructure strategy, standards, and roadmaps
Lead end-to-end infrastructure solution design from POC to implementation
Drive scalable, high-performance infrastructure across multiple data centres
Oversee capacity planning, monitoring, and performance optimisation
Guide technology selection, refresh cycles, and investment planning
Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, governance, and business objectives
Support cloud migration and hybrid infrastructure strategies
Collaborate with architecture, project, and service delivery teams
Provide technical leadership in resolving major incidents and service issues
What You Bring
6-8+ years in a senior infrastructure or technical architecture role
Proven experience designing and managing complex, enterprise-scale infrastructure
Strong cross-domain expertise across servers, networks, storage, and databases
Deep knowledge of infrastructure automation, orchestration, and configuration tools
Experience with virtualisation, SAN, Wintel and Unix environments
Solid understanding of LAN, WAN, WiFi, and VoIP network design
Exposure to SQL and Oracle database technologies
Knowledge of authentication technologies including SSO and federation
Familiarity with SDLC, security, and risk mitigation frameworks
Exposure to ITIL and/or TOGAF principles
What Success Looks Like
High-performing, scalable infrastructure aligned to business needs
Minimal deviation from enterprise architecture standards
Strong SLA performance and service reliability
Successful delivery of infrastructure initiatives and technology refresh programmes
Effective collaboration across architecture, delivery, and operations teams