Information Technology Infrastructure Consultant

Key Responsibilities Design, deploy, and manage robust IT infrastructure environments for mission-critical government applications. Establish and maintain highly available and fault-tolerant infrastructure architecture. Plan, implement, and manage Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity solutions. Design and support Data Centre (DC) and Disaster Recovery Centre (DRC) infrastructure. Manage virtualization platforms, server clustering, storage systems, backup solutions, and network services. Monitor system performance, utilization, availability, and capacity to ensure optimal operations. Implement infrastructure security controls aligned with industry standards and government guidelines. Support infrastructure audits, compliance assessments, vulnerability management, and risk mitigation activities. Coordinate with application, database, security, and network teams for seamless infrastructure operations. Review infrastructure architecture and recommend modernization, optimization, and scalability improvements. Develop and maintain infrastructure documentation, SOPs, network diagrams, DR plans, and operational reports. Ensure adherence to Service Level Agreements (SLAs), security policies, and governance frameworks. Required Experience & Skills Minimum 8 years of experience in IT Infrastructure planning, deployment, and management. Experience in large-scale Government IT/e-Governance projects , including at least one IFMS (Integrated Financial Management System) project. Proven experience in establishing and managing: Data Centres (DC) Disaster Recovery Centres (DRC) Virtualization Platforms High Availability (HA) and Clustering Solutions Enterprise Network Infrastructure Backup and Recovery Systems Strong understanding of: Infrastructure Architecture Network Management Server Administration Disaster Recovery Planning Business Continuity Management Information Security Infrastructure Monitoring Tools Experience with cloud and hybrid infrastructure environments will be an added advantage. Strong troubleshooting, analytical, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.