Company: AzamPay

AzamPay is a leading digital payment solutions provider in Tanzania.

Job Title: Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer

Job Function: Information Technology / IT Infrastructure

Experience Required: 5+ years

JOB OVERVIEW

The Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, managing and optimizing the organization's enterprise IT infrastructure. This role ensures high availability, performance and security across physical systems, networks, enterprise storage and virtualization platforms, containerized environments and cloud services. The engineer will lead complex infrastructure projects, enforce data center compliance, guide technical teams and provide infrastructure support.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Enterprise Virtualization & Identity Management

Manage enterprise servers and Oracle/VMware platforms. Manage Active Directory, LDAP, access control and Group Policies.

Kubernetes & Microservices Orchestration

Design and manage production Kubernetes clusters. Manage Helm deployments. Monitor and maintain node health. Support zero-downtime application deployments.

Enterprise SAN & Storage Management

Manage SAN and enterprise storage systems. Manage storage allocation. Monitor and optimize storage performance. Conduct capacity planning.

Backup, Security & Disaster Recovery

Manage Veeam backup, restoration and archiving. Manage storage replication. Manage disaster recovery (DR) failover. Implement and maintain security controls. Manage vulnerability remediation.

Hardware & Data Center Health

Maintain server hardware and racks. Maintain cooling systems. Support Tier II/III data center operations.

Infrastructure Automation & Monitoring

Automate IT provisioning and configurations using Ansible and Terraform. Maintain enterprise monitoring systems.

Cloud & Hybrid Integration

Deploy and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure. Manage SaaS platforms such as Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace.

Project & Operations Leadership

Lead IT infrastructure projects using JIRA. Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams.

EDUCATIONAL & TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Experience

5+ years of hands-on experience in a Senior IT Infrastructure role.

Virtualization & Identity Services

Strong expertise in enterprise Oracle and VMware virtualization environments. Strong expertise in Microsoft Active Directory, including AD DS, DNS, DHCP and GPO. Experience with IAM integrations.

Containerization

Proven experience managing Kubernetes in production. Experience with Control Plane maintenance. Experience with Worker Node scaling. Experience with CNI/CSI plugins. Experience with ingress management.

Storage & Backup

Deep knowledge of Enterprise SAN & Storage management. Knowledge of multipathing. Experience with enterprise backup and restoration platforms such as Veeam.

Operating Systems

Advanced Linux server administration skills, including RHEL, Oracle Linux and Ubuntu. Experience with Microsoft Windows operating systems. Strong knowledge of core networking.

Automation & Monitoring

Strong proficiency in Ansible and Terraform. Strong proficiency with NetData/Zabbix monitoring platforms.

BEHAVIORAL & LEADERSHIP SKILLS

Self-Driven & Resourceful: Must possess strong technical leadership, initiative and problem-solving capabilities.

Analytical Mindset: Excellent troubleshooting skills under pressure with strong attention to system stability and uptime.

Communication: Superior written and verbal communication skills for presenting technical strategies to management and vendors.

Team Player: Ability to work independently while fostering collaborative relationships across software development and operations teams.

• Manage enterprise servers and Oracle/VMware platforms.
• Manage Active Directory, LDAP, access control and Group Policies.
• Design and manage production Kubernetes clusters.
• Manage Helm deployments.
• Monitor and maintain node health.
• Support zero-downtime application deployments.
• Manage SAN and enterprise storage systems.
• Manage storage allocation.
• Monitor and optimize storage performance.
• Conduct capacity planning.
• Manage Veeam backup, restoration and archiving.
• Manage storage replication.
• Manage disaster recovery (DR) failover.
• Implement and maintain security controls.
• Manage vulnerability remediation.
• Maintain server hardware and racks.
• Maintain cooling systems.
• Support Tier II/III data center operations.
• Automate IT provisioning and configurations using Ansible and Terraform.
• Maintain enterprise monitoring systems.
• Deploy and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Manage SaaS platforms such as Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace.
• Lead IT infrastructure projects using JIRA.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams.

• Enterprise Oracle and VMware virtualization environments
• Microsoft Active Directory (AD DS, DNS, DHCP, GPO)
• IAM integrations
• Kubernetes in production
• Control Plane maintenance
• Worker Node scaling
• CNI/CSI plugins
• Ingress management
• Enterprise SAN & Storage management
• Multipathing
• Veeam backup and restoration
• Linux server administration (RHEL, Oracle Linux, Ubuntu)
• Microsoft Windows operating systems
• Core networking
• Ansible
• Terraform
• NetData/Zabbix monitoring platforms
• Technical leadership
• Problem-solving
• Troubleshooting
• Written and verbal communication
• Collaboration

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in a Senior IT Infrastructure role.
• Strong expertise in enterprise Oracle and VMware virtualization environments.
• Strong expertise in Microsoft Active Directory, including AD DS, DNS, DHCP and GPO.
• Experience with IAM integrations.
• Proven experience managing Kubernetes in production.
• Experience with Control Plane maintenance.
• Experience with Worker Node scaling.
• Experience with CNI/CSI plugins.
• Experience with ingress management.
• Deep knowledge of Enterprise SAN & Storage management.
• Knowledge of multipathing.
• Experience with enterprise backup and restoration platforms such as Veeam.
• Advanced Linux server administration skills, including RHEL, Oracle Linux and Ubuntu.
• Experience with Microsoft Windows operating systems.
• Strong knowledge of core networking.
• Strong proficiency in Ansible and Terraform.
• Strong proficiency with NetData/Zabbix monitoring platforms.
• Must possess strong technical leadership, initiative and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills under pressure with strong attention to system stability and uptime.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills for presenting technical strategies to management and vendors.
• Ability to work independently while fostering collaborative relationships across software development and operations teams.