- Company Name
- Bevertec
- Job Title
- Infrastructure Specialist
- Job Description
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**Job Title**
Infrastructure Specialist
**Role Summary**
Senior technical leader responsible for design, operation, and optimization of enterprise data centre, networking, storage, virtualization, and cloud infrastructure. Guides multi‑stream projects, enforces change control, and drives continuous improvement in performance and reliability across Windows, Linux, and Azure environments.
**Expactations**
- 10‑15+ years of progressive IT infrastructure experience.
- 7+ years in senior or lead roles covering data centre operations, networking, storage, virtualization, and cloud platforms.
- Proven track record managing complex, multi‑stream infrastructure projects and production environments with strict change control.
- Strong leadership in incident/problem management, DR/BCP, and capacity planning.
- Ability to recommend and implement network management tools and solutions that enhance operations.
**Key Responsibilities**
- Lead end‑to‑end delivery of enterprise routing/switching, firewalls, load balancing, WAN, SD‑WAN, SAN/NAS, replication, backup, and DR initiatives.
- Architect, deploy, and maintain Hyper‑V, container platforms (Kubernetes as an asset), and Microsoft Azure IaaS/PaaS.
- Implement automation (Terraform, Azure DevOps), monitoring, cost optimisation, and identity management.
- Conduct performance tuning, capacity planning, and incident/problem resolution for Windows Server and Linux platforms.
- Drive vulnerability management, patching, access controls, and compliance with ITIL practices.
- Mentor team members, provide technical guidance, and collaborate with cross‑functional stakeholders.
**Required Skills**
- Enterprise networking (routing, switching, firewalls, load balancers, WAN, SD‑WAN).
- Storage solutions (SAN, NAS, replication, backup, DR).
- Virtualisation (Hyper‑V, VMware; container orchestration).
- Cloud (Microsoft Azure – infrastructure, networking, identity, automation, monitoring).
- Scripting/automation (PowerShell, Bash, Terraform).
- Capacity and performance management, incident/problem resolution, change control.
- Security fundamentals: vulnerability management, patching, access controls.
- Strong communication, leadership, and project management skills.
**Required Education & Certifications**
- Azure Administrator Associate
- Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
- Terraform Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate
- CCNP (or equivalent)
- Certified Veeam Engineer
- ITIL v4 (Intermediate or Managing Professional preferred)