ASSISTANT MANAGER IT
Duties:
Managing a team of over 30 administrative & technical staff. Strengthening the IT infrastructure through to implementing new technologies. Responsible for hardware and software installation, maintenance and repair. Performing routine audits of systems and software. Manage the IT budgets and expenditure on hardware and software. Developing & maintaining the company IT systems, software and databases. Recommending and implementing improvements and efficiencies. Reporting to the Director & Finance Manager. Having excellent time management, confidentiality & communication skills. Having strong IT, commercial, planning and budgeting skills. Management of server software and associated backup routines. To evaluate, test, advise, train and support I.T. related projects. Procurement of IT hardware, software and maintenance products & services. Responsible for the recruitment and training of new staff. Writing documentation for ICT procedures, security and disaster recovery. Maintaining documentation of changes regarding users, functions & systems. Managing the internal & hosted network infrastructure including: firewalls, servers, switches and telephony.
Planning and Integration Support Install, support, and project manage the opening of 3+ locations. Install, configure, and troubleshoot secure LAN’s, WAN’s, & Intranets. Consistently managed numerous simultaneous technical projects / lead engineer for many client-related store openings, installs & upgrades. Provide networking solutions that both accommodate special needs on time and within budget.
Responsible for defining and IT recovery plan for servers and workstations
Support and maintain network hardware, network Operating Systems, and Compassion system applications.
Performing daily, weekly, monthly maintenance backups/restorative exercises (Backup Exec), reviewing server logs for potential issues, as well as by ensuring that anti-virus software and security patches are routinely updated and functioning (Ensuring overall server configuration integrity)
Manages Windows network (users, computers, printers, etc) with Active Directory.
Support and maintain Mailer Daemon
KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
Extensive knowledge of: Microsoft Windows Server 2012, 2008,2003 Microsoft 2003, 2008 and 2012, wired and wireless networking skills, desktop and server hardware and antivirus and remote support products.