Specialist, Systems Security and Cloud Infrastructure at IHS Towers

Job Purpose

• Server and System Administration Operations.

Responsibilities

• Build, design, deploy, maintain, and lead the implementation of cloud solutions across multiple public offerings, e.g., Microsoft Azure, AWS, Huawei Cloud.
• Help implement the technology direction, vision, and strategy to enable cloud technology adoption.
• Implement and refine cloud future state architectures and roadmaps in line with standards, guidelines, and industry best practices.
• Recognize and resolve all business issues and impact as it relates to IT systems infrastructure.
• Participate in the design, implementation, and management of workload automation initiatives.
• Adhere to firm Change Management, Problem Management policies and familiarity with ITIL or other formalized IT Operations foundation.
• Assess urgency of issues and facilitate follow-up and resolution accordingly including service quality initiatives to support highly product availability environment.
• Assist IT security team to develop and support organizational security standards.
• Ensures all flagged vulnerabilities are closed.
• Coordinates the implementation and updating of patches on servers and clients’ machines to protect information.
• Provide regular reports on cloud services and on-premises.
• Assist in responding to regular reviews from ITGRC team.
• Support and assist in implementation IT Security Projects.
• Ensures on enterprises certificates are managed properly and are renewed at the right time in collaboration with IT Security team.
• Performs any other duties as may be required from time to time.
• Provide occasional out of hours support.
• Identifies opportunities to simplify IT systems operations through continuous improvement initiatives.

Other Specifics:

• Microsoft O365 Admin
• Azure Cloud Admin & Application Integration
• Systems Security
• SFTP/MFT platform Support.
• Infrastructure Security and Risk Compliance Management
• Identity and Access Management

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree / Diploma in Computer Science, engineering, Information Technology
• Minimum of 4 - 5 Years working experience, preferably in a Telecommunication and IT solutions industry
• ITIL Foundation is required.
• Advance knowledge of Azure platform.
• Advance skill on Linux administration.
• Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification is recommended.
• Background IT knowledge on Virtual Machines, Networks, and other IT Infrastructure aspects.
• CompTIA A+ certified is required or equivalent.

Organizational Competencies:

• Customer Focus - People demonstrating this competency understand & exceed our customers’ needs. They develop trusted, reliable & collaborative relationships. They are consistently operating to the highest standards of service & delivery.
• Innovation - People demonstrating this competency constantly seek new & improved ways to deliver our products & services. They champion engineering & skills development, and work to create a collaborative and supportive operating environment.
• Integrity - People demonstrating this competency are open & honest in everything they do. They support financially & environmentally sustainable growth. They make socially responsible decisions and treat their stakeholders with respect.
• Boldness - People demonstrating this competency are thorough in analyses & decision-making. They are courageous in expanding existing markets & developing new ones. They confidently pursue appropriate financial returns and are forward-thinking and ambitious.
• Sustainability- People demonstrating this competency are constantly seeking to create positive impact in the communities we serve.