Datacenter Administrator

Job Description :

- The DC Operations team has responsibility for 24X7 operations

- Data Centre Operations Admin plays vital role with primary focus on managing day to day operations of Customer's Data Centre.

- This Candidate will work with various stakeholders - COLO service Provider, Vendors and Technology Infrastructure Group teams (within DC/DR) to support Data Centre operations

- Must work well in team environment with high individual productivity with a can-do attitude.

- Flexibility to work with teams that operate in 24 X 7 shifts

- Data Centre - Passive infrastructure, knowledge on Cooling / Containment, Electrical power, Air purification, firefighting safety etc.

- Proven concept understanding and experience of Data Centre Structured Cabling and labelling standards

- Knowledge in Rack Mounting of Servers, Storage, Network equipment and other hardware

- Manage partners/outsourcing vendors efficiently so that the outsourced resources are of high quality and well utilized.

- Introduce new processes/systems and/or redefine existing processes to align with changing business/technology needs.

- Ability to set processes to manage high transactional oriented environment for seamless operations.

- Experience of working in a highly robust & dynamic technology environment

- Comfortable leading in a fast-paced team environment and possess very good communications skills.

- Vendor management and negotiation skills

- Rack mounting, Commissioning / Decommission of IT hardware

- Datacentre structured cabling and troubleshooting

- Manage day to day operations using the DCIM tools & Preventive checks, Temp, Cooling, Safety / Security & maintain Hygiene

- Coordinate with COLO service provider to manage Electrical / UPS PDUs, HVAC and other Data Centre performance parameters are monitored and tracked

- Plan and co-ordinate Maintenance / other support activities (UPS / electrical / HVAC etc.)

- Compile, maintain and share performance reports and metrics with various stakeholders, on regular interval

- Certifications - ITIL, CDCP, other IT infra professional certifications

- Proven understanding of Data Centre Best practices and TIA-942 /Uptime and other standards

- Awareness and working knowledge of DCIM tools

- Exposure and understanding of the below IT Infra technologies :

i. LAN / WAN Technologies

ii. Operating Systems: Basic knowledge of Solaris, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Windows

iii. Databases: Basic Knowledge of DB

iv. Storage: Basic Knowledge SAN and NAS technologies

v. Networking: Basic Understanding of TCP/IP

vi. Microsoft Technologies: Basic Knowledge of Active Directory and MS Exchange

vii. Tools: MS Visio, DCIM, MS Project, MS Office