Senior IT Infrastructure Specialist at Growth in Value Alliance (GV Alliance) Partners

Growth in Value Alliance (GV Alliance) Partners – Our client is recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior IT Infrastructure Specialist

Location: Lagos
Job Type: 12 Months Contract

Job Description
Our client requires an IT infrastructure senior specialist (for a 12 months contract) to assist in the following:

Diagnose and ascertain technology requirements; make recommendations for the improvement and growth of the IT infrastructure and systems
Direct research and other analysis to support IT planning; direct research on potential technology solutions
Develop business cases and undertake cost-benefit analyses to justify or support IT spending and initiatives.
Negotiate, administer and manage vendor, outsourcer, and consultant contracts and service agreements with in conjunction with Procurement and other relevant business units
Manage all aspects of the IT Department including the financial purchasing, budgeting, and budget review.
Manage the delivery or provision of a complete range of Information Technology Services covering networks, telecommunications, systems and devices, ERP etc
Implement IT projects and initiatives efficiently and effectively for best outcomes; approve and oversee projects and project portfolio.
Manage the deployment, monitoring, maintenance, development, upgrade, and support of all IT systems, including servers, PCs, operating systems, hardware, software, and peripherals.
Oversee provision of end-user services, including help desk and technical support services.

Requirements
Experience:

6-10 years’ experience which includes:
Minimum of 3 years’ experience in an area of specialization; with experience in supervising/managing others
Experience working in a medium to large organization
Experience in IT and Business and systems Analysis and related disciplines; specifically IT infrastructure and Solution environment
Hands on experience at Enterprise Architecture level
Experience in planning and managing Infrastructure based projects and services inclusive of demonstrated experience in Security solutions and technologies at or before deployment
Strong experience working in a complex Infrastructure environment
Strong experience in infrastructure architecture, data centers, servers, Database, Backup, Storage, SAN Switch and networks
Experience with emerging technology, such as cloud computing, desktop virtualization, Hadoop, Mongo DB and Unified communications

Education: