Head, IT (Infrastructure & Cloud) at Willers Solutions Limited

Willers Solutions Limited - Our client, a reputable firm in the IT sector is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head, IT (Infrastructure & Cloud)

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• The successful candidate must be able to evaluate new markets' business opportunities, sell vendor infrastructure solutions and services, and implement defined marketing strategies to achieve targeted sales.

Responsibilities 

• Identify the business market for company products.
• Provide High-Level project cost Estimation (HLE) and quotes.
• Create detailed IT Infrastructure architectures for related programs and projects based on business requirements and architectural standards.
• Leads directly or indirectly project management activities and deliverables for the projects within the infrastructure unit.
• Liaise with businesses and stakeholders to agree on the approach for project implementation.
• Provide documentation for RFPs and general project proposals.
• Work with business and stakeholders to agree the approach for project implementation.
• Provide high level support for the company's internal infrastructure.
• Supports the delivery of complex and transformational multi-year upgrade programs/projects.
• Manage project timelines and communicate status to all stakeholders, internal and external.
• Conduct proof of concepts, training, and User Acceptance Testing.
• Collaborate with application vendors on optimal service delivery and ensure maintenance of Service Level Agreements between service provider, clients, and the Company.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree from a reputable university with a minimum of 8-10 years actively involved in IT infrastructure solution sales and account management.
• Familiar with the sales life cycle and have both pre-sales and delivery experience.
• In-depth Knowledge of Network concepts (WAN / LAN / VLANs), Cloud and virtualization environments e.g., VMWare.
• Sound knowledge of server, storage, networks, database, application, IT infrastructure and virtualization storage, end-user computing and disaster recovery, and data center management.
• Relevant experience in computer networks, network administration and network installation.
• Great understanding of operating systems, app servers, web technology, and information security management.
• Practical knowledge of database architecture, networking, high availability, failover, monitoring & management, Linux, and performance tuning.
• Target-driven and able to work towards deadlines.

Application Closing Date
10th November, 2023.