Nyiko Macheke
Systems Engineer
Sandton
Summary
Systems engineer with 5 years of experience in infrastructure development for cloud computing platforms. Practiced at transitioning customers from on-premise solutions to cloud-based deployments. Versed in utilizing cloud infrastructure to alleviate pitfalls inherent to on-site computing. Provider of smooth, well-planned transition architecture. Development and maintenance of complex software and management of server infrastructures and data center operations across operating system platforms. Highly proficient in implementing enterprise solutions for business applications in broad scale, web-delivered environments. Determined to deliver best technical solutions to meet functional and business requirements. Diligent troubleshooter, with strong communication skills to interact effectively with employees and departments various IT environments. Flexible with positive work attitude focused on producing results under tight deadlines. Demonstrated understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle. Maintenance and end-user training. Skilled in constructing solutions to achieve program compatibility and conduct system upgrades and installations.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Systems Engineer
Industrial Development Corporation South Africa
Sandton
10.2015 - Current
- Deploy and manage business critical applications on-prem and in cloud infrastructure like O365 and Azure.
- Monitoring and maintaining the regional office servers and infrastructure
- Manage, administrate, and improve all O365 applications according to business requirements.
- Manage, administrate, and improve all Azure applications according to business requirements.
- Manage and administrate of endpoint updates a software deployment through Microsoft Intune.
- Leads the day-to-day operational support for identity, access control to network resources and active directory structure.
- Provides second and third level technical support (help desk) to users by troubleshooting problems related to network or server platform performance.
- Documents complex procedures and troubleshooting procedures related to systems/networks software and hardware.
- Deploy and manage business critical applications on-prem and in cloud infrastructure like O365 and Azure.
- Collaborate with engineering and security teams to coordinate on IT policies.
- Work with Security and Identity Management to develop automated onboarding and offboarding processes.
- MS Azure and on Prem Active Directory (manage identities, group membership, securities, and structural integrity, also keeping the active directory true and clean.)
- MS Compliance Manager (creating compliance policies and adjustments based on Security Engineer recommendations and scores)
- MS Information Protection (create data labels and policies to control data flow and protection, based on recommendations from Business Partners, Security Engineer, Risk and Compliance and IT management)
- MS Endpoint Manager Security Tasks (Action and manage endpoint manager tickets and recommendations logged by Security Engineer)
- Provide support to the Senior IT Engineer
- Patch Management and reporting (manage change control process for server patch management, using Security Team recommendations and tools and MS tools)
- Manage endpoint backups using Cibecs and Microsoft OneDrive to ensure all business-related user date is protected and recoverable.
- Monitor backups and replication to disaster recovery site using Veeam.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
Richfield Graduate Institute of Technology
Durban South Africa 01.2018 - 12.2020
Skills
Cloud Computing
undefinedTimeline
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
Richfield Graduate Institute of Technology
01.2018 - 12.2020
Systems Engineer
Industrial Development Corporation South Africa
10.2015 - Current
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