Site Reliability Engineering Manager - Cape TownFull job descriptionWestern Cape, CPT - CBDAnnually Cost To Company (Market related, Negotiable)The Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Manager responsible for building and leading the Site Reliability Engineering team for the company-Mid telescope in South Africa. This role will use Site Reliability Engineering and other leading principles to support the planning, monitoring, and controlling of the day-to-day operations and delivery aspects of the global IT and Networks of the Observatory, with a particular focus on the systems in South AfricaJOB DESCRIPTIONBuild, lead and manage the SRE and IT Telescope Operations Team.Operations and Service management - Work with company-Low and stakeholders within company-Mid to develop and detail Computing and Software operations and service framework, processes and tools required to operate the telescope as intended.Service delivery and support - Continuously assess and recommend improvements to our platform and processes to enhance the effectiveness of our services.Infrastructure, network and platform management.Support telescope construction and deployment.JOB REQUIREMENTSQualification:BTech/ Degree/ Masters/ PHD in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Engineering or related fieldsExperience:BTech in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Engineering or related fields coupled with 13 years relevant working experience; or Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Engineering or related fields coupled with 9 years relevant working experience; or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Engineering or related fields coupled with 7 years relevant working experience; or PHD in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Engineering or related fields coupled with 5 years· relevant working experience.Computer and network infrastructure implementationIT service, operations and management, including significant responsibility over Service Level AgreementsIT Infrastructure or software Team leadershipIT Architecture and GovernanceProject managementIT systems engineering, application support, and user managementIT governance and securityData governance and securityIT availability, resilience and redundancySystems analysis, design and engineeringExperience in supporting distributed software systems in a production environment such as Cloud and/or Data CentresProcurement and IT asset managementKnowledge:Track record of building and managing high-performance teams in a Software, IT or Technology related industry or organisation.Experience in asset lifecycle management and software asset management.Experience in managing resources and prioritisation.Knowledge and background with IT Service Management disciplines and Frameworks such as ITIL and Change Management.Experience of Lean Agile project management.Experience of working in a globally diverse team.Programming/scripting experience and capability across multiple platforms.For more information please contact:Nthabiseng Sitai
