Infrastructure Architect Job Opening at GV Alliance,April 3rd 2012

Infrastructure Architect Job Opening at GV Alliance,April 3rd 2012
Growth in Value Alliance (GV Alliance) Partners is a business advisory and market intelligence services firm. Our objectives are to assist organizations to achieve their growth
aspirations by providing market intelligence, strategy formulation and implementation expertise and business operation improvement skills


JOB TITLE: INFRASTRUCTURE ARCHITECT                         
JOB REF NO: GVA/IA 001
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The successful candidate will be responsible for the design, development, assembly, evaluation, documentation and integration of technical architecture, to adequately support the enterprise infrastructure in line with the organization’s major application requirements, acquisition costs and operation and maintenance standards.

JOB FUNCTION:
• Establish positions, recommend technologies, develop architectures and targets based on the technology strategic plan.
• Analyze, define and document requirement for data, workflow, logical processes, hardware and operating systems environment
• Ensure that complex infrastructure solutions are scoped, architected and designed with sufficient due diligence to assure successful implementation and integration with existing organizational processes
• Ensure that all systems work at optimal levels and offer support to application development team regarding new technologies and systems requirements
• Identify specific opportunities to use technology within the organization and actively participate in the detailed planning of projects in information technology
• Create and execute project work plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirement
• Analyze the system requirements and ensure that systems design are secure and effectively integrated with current applications in use
• Perform detailed analysis and develop technical solutions based on evolving business trends and needs
• Participate in communication activities as required


EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:
Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in : Computer Science/Electronic Engineering/other Technology-related field

EXPERIENCE:
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience; Experience in a multinational organization is a definite advantage.

REQUIREMENT:
• A thorough knowledge of infrastructure, application, programming, and software applications
• A good understanding of key customer business challenges and strategies, with specific experience in Telecommunications Service Provider environments
• Proven experience working with project teams and vendors in a leadership role to establish infrastructure standards and capabilities based on business requirements, service level agreements and IT funding
• Ability to propose and evaluate infrastructure architectures that are aligned with enterprise (global) business and IT strategies
• Strong technical and project management skills, must be resourceful and able to work as part of a team
• Proven experience with understanding and assessing infrastructure sizing and performance planning, including network topology and processing capacity
• Proven experience with defining and evaluating solutions, vendors, and technologies related to IT infrastructure
• Possess strong written and verbal communication skills, proven presentation skills.

COMPETENCIES:
• Analytic and conceptualization skills
• A good understanding of the telecommunications industry
• Customer-centric solution provider
• Negotiation Skills
• Stakeholder-Relation Management skills

How to apply
Candidates who meet the above requirement should email their resume to [email protected] and [email protected].

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