IT Infrastructure & Platforms Lead (Wits Health Consortium)

SUMMARY:
Background:

• Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited ("WHC") is a wholly-owned Company of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa) under its Faculty of Health Sciences
• WHC provides Faculty with a legal framework within which to operate the research and other activities necessary to support its academic objectives
• In addition, WHC offers a range of products and services to Academics

POSITION INFO:
Main purpose of the job:

• Provide hands-on technical expertise across WHC's infrastructure and platform environment, ensuring the availability, performance, resilience, and supportability of server, network, cloud, backup, and related infrastructure services across on-premises, hosted, and cloud environments

• 31 Princess of Wales Terrace, Parktown

• Administer, maintain and continuously improve infrastructure and platform services across on-premise and Cloud environments
• Support and administer server, storage and virtualization, backup, and recovery platforms to ensure stability and availability
• Support, maintain and optimise network infrastructure, including LAN, WAN, Wi-Fi, and VPN services
• Support and maintain Microsoft 365, Cloud, and hybrid infrastructure environments
• Develop and maintain infrastructure standards, operational procedures, and technical documentation
• Coordinate infrastructure incident resolution and root cause analysis
• Coordinate and execute backup, disaster recovery, and resilience testing activities
• Monitor infrastructure performance, capacity, availability, and operational risks
• Liaise with and coordinate service providers and Vendors
• Contribute to infrastructure projects, upgrades, migrations, and technology refresh initiatives
• Provide technical guidance and support to IT colleagues and external service providers where required
• Support compliance, audit, and business continuity requirements relating to infrastructure services

• Relevant and/or equivalent qualifications in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Infrastructure Management, Networking, or related fields

• Minimum 5 - 8 years' experience in Infrastructure Engineering, Systems Administration, Cloud Administration, Networking, or Infrastructure Operations

• Certifications in:
• CCNA / CCNP
• CompTIA Network+
• CompTIA Server+
• VMware VCP
• Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate
• AWS Associate Certifications
• Microsoft Server Technologies
• Linux Administration
• ITIL Foundation
• Experience supporting enterprise server, network, Cloud, and backup environments
• Experience managing hybrid (on-premises and Cloud) infrastructure environments and managing infrastructure service providers and Vendors
• Demonstrated experience operating as a Senior Technical Specialist within enterprise environments
• Strong hands-on troubleshooting skills across servers, networking, virtualization, and Cloud platforms
• Ability to independently diagnose and resolve complex infrastructure issues
• Strong understanding of infrastructure architecture, networking, Cloud services, backup and disaster recovery
• Proven experience supporting business-critical infrastructure environments
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and Stakeholder engagement abilities
• Ability to work independently and within multidisciplinary teams and have strong customer service orientation

• Only if you meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV and a cover letter (maximum one page) that clearly states which vacancy you are applying for
• Please Apply Online and complete your registration via our website to enable and protect you as a candidate, and to accept the new POPIA terms and conditions
• This will then create your permanent profile with which you can apply for all jobs as advertised by AJ PERSONNEL
• However, you may remove your profile from AJ PERSONNEL when you are no longer in the job market
• Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position
• Wits Health Consortium will only respond to shortlisted candidates
• Candidates who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date can consider their applications to be unsuccessful
• Closing date: 26 August 2026
• Note: No CV will be accepted after the closing date

• WHC, in accordance with its Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto
• AJ Personnel is only responsible for advertising and the response handling on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium
• AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position