# Daniel Krause

Daniel Krause is a remote worker on Himalayas, Director of Technology at Noldor Technologies, based in United Arab Emirates.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@danielkrause

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Hands-on tech leader, 25 years in IT, Dubai-based. I run AWS/GCP infrastructure, CI/CD, networking and security, and ship platforms with AI-led dev.
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| Detail | Value |
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| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | United Arab Emirates |
| Authorized to work in | United Arab Emirates |
| Salary expectations | 95k+ USD |
| Job categories | IT Manager, Cloud Infrastructure Manager, Technical Director, IT Operations Manager, Head of Technology |
| Skills | IT strategy, technology strategy, IT Management, IT leadership, Cloud Architecture, Multi Cloud, AWS, GCP, Cloud Computing, Infrastructure as Code, Terraform, DevOps, CI CD, GitHub Actions, AI assisted software development |
| LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/in/danielkrausesa |

## What I'm looking for

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Head of IT, IT Manager, IT and Automation Manager, Technical Director or Cloud Operations Manager roles, ideally at companies under 200 people where I own cloud, networking, security, internal systems and automation end to end. Dubai-based; full-time, on-site, hybrid or remote with hours overlapping UTC+2 to UTC+6.
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## About

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Hands-on technology leader, 25 years in IT, based in Dubai. I run the full technology function for a lean remote-first company: AWS and GCP infrastructure, CI/CD, networking and security, SaaS and vendors, end-user IT. I build and ship production platforms through AI-led development and automate whatever is manual.

I replaced manual deployments with 100% automated CI/CD pipelines across multiple environments and built an automated cross-cloud hosting system that provisions Nginx and SSL on load-balanced AWS EC2. I also built Zanga, a leadership-assessment platform for a client that’s live with enterprise customers, and Noldor’s Matchie assessment platform.

Earlier, at Striata, I converted 90% of processes across a secure document delivery ecosystem to automation. At RBA Homes, I overhauled technology and user education, cutting service-desk tickets by 40%; I’m now open to senior technology, IT, and cloud infrastructure leadership roles.
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## Experience

### Director of Technology (current)

Noldor Technologies. Feb 2017 - Present

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Noldor is a South African technology company, remote-first for many years; I work remotely from Dubai and report to the CEO. I own the technology function end to end, from IT strategy, spend and policy to hands-on design, build and operation of platforms and infrastructure.

Key responsibilities:
• Own IT strategy and policy; lead small technical teams and support the development team
• Manage cli
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### Head of IT

RBA Homes (Pty) Ltd. Apr 2015 - Jan 2017

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Owned all technology operations for a 250-staff organisation across a multi-floor, multi-site setup, and led the organisation-wide technology transformation from policy and infrastructure through to user education and adoption.

• Managed network, hardware and software across the estate
• Formed, rolled out and governed authentication, device and security policies organisation-wide
• Led a technol
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### Product and Technology Specialist

[Striata](https://himalayas.app/companies/doxim). Aug 2007 - Mar 2015

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Owned the development-to-deployment ecosystem for a secure, encrypted document creation and distribution platform, a first-of-its-kind solution deployed to all major South African banks, and acted as senior (Level 3) technical escalation.

• Managed the in-house development, testing and deployment ecosystem, covering DevOps pipeline management, automated testing during releases, and the build/depl
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### Junior Systems Administrator

Hetzner (South Africa). Mar 2006 - Jul 2007

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• Ran Johannesburg datacentre operations as part of a two-person team: server builds, OS and software setup, and cabinet installation
• Performed onsite client installations and support, and reduced production lead times through improved setup processes
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### IT Administrator

[Auto Trader](https://himalayas.app/companies/auto-trader). Jan 2003 - Feb 2006

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• Senior team lead for all IT systems across a mixed Windows and Mac server environment
• Handled desktop, server and networking upgrades, hardware sourcing, and print-ready QA of the magazine; self-taught Mac OS administration
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### IT Assistant

[Auto Trader](https://himalayas.app/companies/auto-trader). Aug 2002 - Jan 2003

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Supported all IT systems across the business, desktop, server and networking hardware, software setup and print-ready QA of the magazine across Windows and Mac environments.
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## Education

### Krugersdorp High School

### Amazon Web Services (AWS)

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

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Nov 2022 · Expired Nov 2025
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### Coursera

Google Workspace (G Suite) Administrator Fundamentals

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Jul 2018
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### MikroTik

MikroTik Certified Network Associate (MTCNA) (lapsed)

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Aug 2018
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### University of Cape Town

Short Course, IT Management. 2014 - 2014

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Course modules
Module 1 Introduction to information systems
Module 2 Networks and database management
Module 3 Advantage and information technology
Module 4 Applications in business management
Module 5 E-business, e-commerce and m-commerce
Module 6 Developing strategies and solving problems for e-business
Module 7 Management applications: enterprise and global
Module 8 Corporate governance
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### University of the Witwatersrand

Short Course, Information Systems. 2008 - 2009

### Varsity College

Diploma, Information Technology (Networking). 2000 - 2002

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Included MCSE and Linux LPIC-1 certification, project management and helpdesk management.
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### Linux Professional Institute (LPI)

LPIC-1 Linux Professional Institute Certification (lapsed)

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2001
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### Microsoft

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)

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2001
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## Tech stack

- GitHub
- GitHub Actions
- MySQL
- Terraform
- Jira
- Zabbix
- Linux
- Windows Server
- Firebase
- WordPress
- SendGrid
- NGINX
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- UptimeRobot
- AWS

To contact Daniel, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire).

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