Technical Director (Ref 26105) - #1120981

Responsibilities

• Analyze, plan and develop requirements and standards in reference to scheduled projects

• Work with system architect and pre-sales team to implement IT/OT systems and network infrastructure solutions in on-premise, cloud/GCC or hybrid environments and be able to articulate and document the solution

• Work, liaise and lead inter-disciplinary technical team and stakeholders to design, implement and verify solutions to meet project requirements for performance, availability, resilience, security, manageability, maintainability and compliance.

• Determine and define clear deliverables, roles and responsibilities of technical engineers in a project to ensure all are actively working toward established milestones and ensure work is completed on time. 

• Attend customer meetings, report regularly on progress and monitor project schedule.

• Liaise with customers/consultants/project managers concerning approval of designs, reviews, progress of work, problem solving, etc.

• Hold regular technical team meetings to determine progress and address any questions or challenges regarding projects

• Research and evaluate hardware and software technology options and weigh the cost/benefit analysis 

• Collaborate with respective key vendors/partners to design and review the proposed solution architecture in accordance with standards and policies.

• Resolve any technical difficulties and other problems that may arise in the project

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT or related with at least 10 years of working experience in IT projects. 

• Experience in large scale system integration environment preferred.

• Strong understanding and good knowledge in IT system infrastructure solutions.

• Conversant in multiple system products and solutions including server, database, storage, virtualisation / cloud infrastructure, backup solutions, automation etc.

• Knowledge and hands-on experience in: 

1. Windows Server OS, Linux OS in a virtual environment

2. Virtualisation and Hypervisors including Nutanix

3. VPN, firewall appliances

4. Load balancers, network switches/routers

5. Network Monitoring (e.g. Solarwinds products)

6. Data Protection (e.g. Veritas)

7. Vulnerability Assessment (e.g. Nessus)

8. Identify and Access Management (e.g. CyberArk)

• Excellent interpersonal and customer interface skills, and engage with partners, stakeholders and team members.

• Self-driven and motivated individual with keen attention to detail

• Able to effectively prioritise tasks in a high-pressure environment

Licence no: 12C6060