Vivienne Knox

Experience

• 

  Absa

  Jan 2000 - Feb 2012

  September 2007 – February 2012: Network Infrastructure Architecture and Design ABSAResponsibilities in the Network Infrastructure Architecture and Design department are confined to the Network area and involves the following: - 3. Documenting of policies, guidelines and standards of the: - a. LAN b. WAN c. Wireless LAN4. Building and updating of a. Network product lists b. Network usage policies c. Network Principles5. IRP (Infrastructure Replacement Projects) highlighting of aged equipment and replacing with new approved generation hardware6. Research and design of solutions for the Absa Group and Africa7. Alignment with Barclays. 8. Sitting on the boards a. SIDF ( Services Infrastructure Design Forum ) b. ACF ( Architecture Council Forum) c. EDA (Enterprise Design Authority) d. TAF (Technology Architecture Forum)Projects involved with:-Large Projects 1. Replacement of the Nortel switched infrastructure with Cisco 2. Remodelling of DMZ environment and replacement of network infrastructure3. Migration of Voice hubs within Absa Network from Nortel to Cisco (hub and spoke model)Smaller Projects 1. Relooking the cabling standards within branches and major campuses2. Adhoc major campus moves and changes3. Assisting on the replacement of switch infrastructure within the data centres4. Re-stacking of Absa Towers Complex5. Campus Network Consolidation projects within AbsaSegregation and segmentation project within DMZ Show less GijimaAST Network Design SpecialistMarch 2000 – February 2007I was tasked to document and design every branch and campus within Absa from a networking perspective. On completion of documenting the sites, all network changes within these environments were amended and kept current for future use from a detailed as-is perspective. Part of the responsibilities working in the Network Support and Design department were: - 1. Network support2. Network design3. Switch software upgrades and password management4. Switch configuration and deployment 5. Stock managementABSA Planning DepartmentSeptember 1995 – February 2000 Joined Absa in September 1995 as an IT Planner. This functions responsibilities included: - 1. Understanding business requirements2. Planning the implementation of the business requests: - a. Cablingb. Infrastructurec. Softwared. Backend requirementse. Ensuring all was delivered and in place before submitting request for installation.TBA of SA (Thoroughbred Breeders Associate of South Africa)April 1988 – August 1995Joined the TBA as a research clerk and promoted to Head Librarian. Part of the responsibilities included: - 1. Researching of racehorse pedigrees (dam line) for cataloguing purposes2. Editing and publishing of sales catalogues3. Maintaining a library of research books for this purpose4. Annual budgeting for the purchase of books5. Support and backups for systems and desktop publishing software Show less

  • Network Architect

    Sept 2007 - Feb 2012

  • Network Design

    Jan 2000 - Jan 2012
• 

  Paracon

  Mar 2012 - Aug 2014

  Contractor - Infrastructure Solution Design

  March 2012 – Present: Contracting through Paracon for GTI Infrastructure Solution Design Standard BankPart of the Class of Service Design Team. The function is to assess the current infrastructure implemented to support a number of services within the bank and classify them into a Platinum, Gold, Silver or Bronze class of service. This is evaluated against a set of predetermined guidelines based on the expectations of business from the Group Technologies Infrastructure perspective. Any short falls or findings from these analysis documents are then highlighted and projects launched to address these short falls. This information is used to negotiate Service Level Agreements and Operational Level Agreements with business and the support teams.Documented environments conducted by myself over the past year are as follow: - 1. Market Data Systems2. JSE SystemsLarge Projects After the Class of Service analysis was completed I have been involved and completed the Solution Design for the relocation of the Dealing Room. 1. Part of the team assigned to design the Network solution for the Dealing Room 3rd Party and Trusted environment for Rosebank. 2. Consulted on the move of all JSE services within Standard Bank to co-location at the JSE.3. Re-design of the non-production network within the Standard Bank for development and testing purposes. Show less

• 

  Standard Bank Group

  Sept 2014 - now

  Currently in the middle of migrating the current data centre networks from a traditional networking infrastructure to an Application Centric Network.Architected connectivity into Teraco for Public Cloud, Internet and 3rd Party connectivity. Next phase will be to migrate services into the Public Cloud platforms such as Azure and AWS. Network Security being a key factor in this process as SBSA is a financial institution whom pride themselves on protecting our customer data and its integrity.Other areas of Network Architecture and Design around Cisco's Application Centric Infrastructure has been the management tool sets required for this environment and automation. Show less

  • Infrastructure Solutions Architect - Networks

    Sept 2014 - now

  • Infrastructure Solution Designer

    Sept 2014 - now
• 

  Absa Group

  Sept 2022 - now

  Enterprise Architect