Data Center Manager - Vice President

Tasks

• Infrastructure management: Installation, configuration, and maintenance of servers, network hardware, and storage systems, including upgrades, in the data centers.
• Incident management: Point of contact for incidents or emergencies in the data center, with fast and efficient solutions.
• Repair: Maintenance of system power, troubleshooting, including outside of working hours and interaction with remote hands if necessary.
• Environmental monitoring: Monitoring and managing power, cooling, and space usage at all locations to ensure we remain within contractual limits.
• Security and compliance: Ensuring that the data center environment complies with industry best practices, security protocols, and compliance standards. Maintaining appropriate access levels for key employees and contractors.
• Supplier management: Ensuring that relevant suppliers comply with environmental specifications and SLAs and maintaining good working relationships with everyone. Using an existing onboarding process to bring in new suppliers when necessary.
• Documentation: Maintain accurate and detailed documentation of systems, processes, and configurations using existing tools.
• Collaboration: Work closely with other teams and stakeholders such as Unix, networking, and storage to ensure smooth operations and address issues.

Requirements

• Significant current experience in data centers in the installation and uninstallation of various hardware components is expected.
• Experience with data center cabling, including structured fiber optic and copper cabling, is desirable.
• Familiarity with current Dell and HP servers as well as Cisco and Arista network hardware is expected.
• Knowledge of Evis, Visio, Cofferance, and JIRA would be an advantage.
• Strong planning skills, including collaboration and working with other teams internally and externally.
• Experience in accurately documenting records for data centers, such as diagrams, work requests, asset records, and patching.
• Ability to work unpredictably for over 12 hours.

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