Principal Infrastructure Engineer Jobs in Nairobi, Kenya
Principal Infrastructure Engineer Jobs in Nairobi, Kenya
Our client, well-established and highly reputable B2B services provider is seeking to recruit a Principal Infrastructure Engineer to join their firm.
Main Purpose of the Job
The Principal infrastructure Engineer will manage the architecture, design and implementation of infrastructure and projects involving large-scale, complex and highly analytical tasks with a focus on managing virtual and physical infrastructure.
This also involves designing and improving current designs and championing secure, reliable and scalable infrastructure standards for on-premises and cloud based globally distributed datacenters.
Key Responsibilities:
Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) in one or more of the following areas: Physical and Virtual Infrastructure/Performance/reliability
Develop broad business and technical “ecosystem” knowledge and expertise for infrastructure architecture in order to ensure solutions meet business requirements and overall quality standards
Ensure infrastructure solution architecture stays on course with the overall program and long-term vision of the entire suite of technical solutions
Make critical decisions that define a specific direction for a system in terms of implementation, operational performance, scalability, usability and maintainability
Will work with the different Project Management disciplines in order to provide architectural guidance on strategic Projects
Lead the development of formalized systems solution methodologies
Perform proactive evaluation and assessment of new and more efficient technologies
Lead PoC activities and Teams to establish reliable confidence in new required Systems Technologies
Develop and maintain system standards and guidelines
Will act as a support escalation point
Direct cross-functional resources to identify root-cause of system and operational issues, analyze data and recommend solutions
Continually assess the existing environment and identify opportunities for improving solutions and services
Evaluate and provide recommendations of overall Infrastructure requirements for performance, availability, utilization and reliability
Ensures that all architectural artifacts and deliverables are developed to the highest quality standards; provides architectural review and approval for major solutions
Implementing and reporting on systems as part of a larger Capacity Management process.
Minimum Requirements:
Minimum of 10 years of experience in a infrastructure architecture role, defining long-term, highly impactful strategies that include system development and platform integration
In-depth understanding of Cloud, Server, Storage, and Virtualization architecture design techniques, theories, principles, and practices
Excellent knowledge of Windows Server, Linux, in HA/DR type configurations
Excellent knowledge of Server hardware platforms: x86
Excellent knowledge of VMWare ESX, vSphere, vRa, vSAN, NSX
Excellent knowledge of SAN, NAS, DAS,RAID, SCSI, Fibre Channel, Backup to Disk, clustering, encryption technologies from multiple vendors
Expert knowledge of defining and documenting complex technical solutions, and effectively communicating these concepts to highly varied audiences; e.g., product and software developers, leadership -including C-level executives
Track record of successfully partnering with team members to define requirements and feature sets in a multi-vendor environment
Ability to work proactively with minimal direction in a fast-paced technical environment
Ability to influence without authority (both horizontally and vertically) analytical talent and leadership to achieve the goals of the business
The intellectual and emotional capacity to thrive and succeed in a fast-paced environment
Excellent social skills; ability to articulate verbally and written
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or similar engineering field, or equivalent experience required.
Master’s preferred
VMWARE Cloud, Virtualization, Server and Storage vendor Certifications Preferred
How to Apply
Apply through Flexi Personnel ATS send your CV to
recruit@flexi-personnel.com by 6th May 2022 indicating Principal Infrastructure Engineer as the email subject.
NB: Flexi Personnel does not charge candidates for job placement.
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