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A Day in the LifeThe Site Infrastructure & Operations function provides onsite infrastructure services that support Medtronic facilities across office, manufacturing, distribution, administrative, and laboratory environments. This team is responsible for maintaining secure, reliable, and high-performing infrastructure services while supporting technology deployments, operational excellence, and business continuity across multiple locations.
This position is based in South Africa and follows an on-site work model. Travel of approximately 25% is required, including domestic and international travel to support infrastructure operations, projects, and site activities.
The Senior IT Technologist, Site Infrastructure & Operations serves as a senior onsite infrastructure resource responsible for supporting and optimizing enterprise infrastructure environments. The role delivers advanced technical support across networking, compute, storage, backup, and end-user technologies while leading local infrastructure initiatives, coordinating vendors, and ensuring compliance with IT standards and security requirements.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:
- Design, deploy, and document infrastructure solutions aligned with business, architectural, and compliance requirements.
- Support and optimize network infrastructure including routers, switches, wireless networks, firewalls, and site connectivity.
- Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues through diagnostics, monitoring tools, log analysis, and performance assessments.
- Perform onsite infrastructure activities including hardware installation, rack and stack, cabling, configuration, and asset lifecycle management.
- Lead or support infrastructure projects across multiple sites, ensuring delivery against scope, milestones, and timelines.
- Coordinate vendors and service providers to support infrastructure maintenance, installations, and operational requirements.
- Maintain infrastructure reliability, capacity, performance, and security through upgrades, patching, and lifecycle management.
- Create and maintain technical documentation, standards, procedures, and operational support materials.orking, compute, storage, backup, cloud, and hybrid environments.
Required Knowledge and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of IT infrastructure experience OR Advanced Diploma with 6+ years of IT infrastructure experience.
- 3+ years of hands-on experience supporting enterprise networks, servers, storage, and backup technologies.
- Experience troubleshooting and resolving complex infrastructure incidents in enterprise environments.
- Experience with network technologies, enterprise systems, and infrastructure monitoring tools.
- Ability to perform onsite infrastructure work, including hardware installation, cabling, and equipment handling up to 23 kg.
Preferred Qualifications
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification or equivalent networking certification.
- Experience with Cisco, Juniper, or Dell Technologies infrastructure platforms.
- Experience supporting cloud and on-premises data center environments.
- Experience with VMware vSphere, Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (SCCM), Microsoft Intune, and PowerShell.
- Knowledge of cybersecurity principles, structured cabling, uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, audio-visual technologies, and unified communications solutions.
Physical Job Requirements
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.
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Benefits & CompensationMedtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).