Principal IT Infrastructure and Network Engineer

Swan IT is searching for a Principal IT Infrastructure and Network Engineer to join them in Durban. This position will play a critical role in providing technical leadership and guidance to ensure the alignment of strategies and services with the objectives of our customers, the company, and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities:

• Provide expert service delivery to clients


• Lead by example with administrative tasks such as ensuring logs are up to date and time is accounted for in systems as per the company policy


• Oversee and manage the design, development, and implementation of technical solutions


• Analyse technical challenges and develop solutions


• Research and recommend new technologies, processes, and procedures


• Proactively identifies opportunities to reuse or generalise existing services and product features


• Solves technical problems of the highest scope, complexity, and ambiguity for their customers and peers.


• Interfaces with Senior Management and enables techs to engage on department-level aspects of larger initiatives


• Attain a measurable impact on the work of the technical team


• Interact with customers and other external stakeholders


• Exposes the work of the technical team and their business impact internally


• Knowledgeable in all specialties practiced within the company


• Provides clear and effective guidance for technical approaches to accomplish certification of designs by employing methodologies that bring the greatest overall value to the company


• Provides technical review and approval of technical designs, especially those that are of high risk or new technology


• Establishes and maintains relationships with essential internal and external technical experts to ensure technical expertise is available and program requirements are being achieved


• Monitor and assess the performance of the technical team and provide feedback to Senior Management for growth and learning opportunities


• Teach, mentor, grow, and provide advice and guidance  to engineers and service staff


• Lead and manage technical projects from conception to completion as and when required


• Align with the business technical methods, approaches, and products that meet the solution requirement

Requirements:

• At least 10 years of experience in engineering or a related field


• Proven experience in progressively responsible technical roles, including leadership positions


• Senior experience in system design, architecture, and implementation


• Proven track record of successful project management


• Strong technical and analytical skills