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July 1, 2019

Position : Data Center Specialist // Location : Kings Mountain, NC

Hello , 
 
Hope you are doing well. I had a chance to review your profile and wanted to discuss about a long term position with our client a major Systems Integrator. Please go through the below mentioned JD and let me know if you would be interested to explore the opportunity.

Job Title: Data Center Specialist

Location : Kings Mountain, NC

Job Type: Fulltime

 

 

Job Description:

•         5+ years of Data Center experience managing highly technical server, networking, and storage environment.

•         Understanding and working knowledgeable in Data Center standards, procedures, and best practices (i.e. basic fault tolerance, cable routing, calculating power, etc.)

•         Ability to provide engineering and project management support on multiple simultaneous projects.

•         Experience working with Tape operations.

•         Demonstrated proficiency and accuracy with PC-based (e.g. Microsoft Office) and web- based applications for data entry and database changes.

•         Experience working in an IT project that involved group coordination, design, procurement, tracking, and installation of IT infrastructure equipment.

•         Ability to collaborate with different individuals across the organization and within other geographies.

•         Must be detail oriented with ability to work with extreme care and precision in our production environment.

•         Outstanding organizational, customer service, and interpersonal relationship skills required.

•         Must be able to effectively communicate in both written and oral media and be a team player.

•         A "self-starter" and comfortable working without direct supervision.

•         Must be able to lift and secure computer equipment up to 50 lbs.  Must be able to safely climb a 6 foot ladder, lay cross-connections of fiber and copper cables.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

•         Oversee the full lifecycle of IT system hardware, offering services from receiving to physical setup, network cabling, initial power-up, and retirement.

•         Data Center project coordination, design, procurement, tracking, build-out, migration, consolidation, and carrier coordination.

•         Secure IT assets, maintain inventory, and preform audits.

•         Preload/Build/Configure new server and data center infrastructure hardware (UPS/PDU)

•         Equipment rack, stack, cabling, and hardware break fix.

•         Work off web base ticketing system to ensure high availability of all our IT systems in our data center (Petaluma) and server rooms throughout the enterprise.

•         Preform and manage installation of server, network, storage equipment, which may including new circuits, cross connects, and power.

•         Manage critical IT Infrastructure –generator, PDU, UPS, fire suppression system and HVAC.

•         Coordinate vendor access/activities for server, network, and infrastructure repairs.

•         General shipping and receiving duties.

•         The role will be involved in Hands & Feet Datacenter support of highly critical production environment and will be engaged in ensuring uninterrupted Data Center services.

•         Demonstrate ownership and responsibility in all assignments

•         Enough expertise to identify and recommend changes/improvements to the process and infrastructure design.

•         Good experience with Tapes operations

•         Strong technical aptitude and ability to research and solve complex issues independently

•         Show adaptability and flexibility in work to suit business requirements

•         Providing emergency intervention in ITIL lifecycle processes Incident and Problem management to provide 2nd / 3rd level support in response to Major Incidents.

•         Resolve moderate to complex (P1, P2 and P3) incidents and problems effectively and in a timely manner

•         Providing 24X7 production support and available for escalations

•         Responsible for performing root cause analysis and long-term fixes

•         Responsible for implementation of medium to complex components of a project module, change request.

•         Responsible for providing trend analysis to management team to enable them to make informed decisions

•         Work in a cross-cultural team and communicate effectively

•         Server, network switches and PDU racking.

•         Fiber and copper cabling including installation of power cables to devices.

•         Network connection troubleshooting (Copper and Fiber cables).

•         Cable labeling (Fiber Cables).

•         Laying out trunk lines (Fiber and copper cable trunk line).

•         Must be available for night and weekend trouble calls and scheduled maintenance (rotation whoever is on call).

•         Vendors access request creation utilizing Service Now application.

•         Crimping cat5/6 cables.

 

 

 

 

Regards,

Rachit Saini

ASK Staffing Inc. | Global Delivery Center

Direct: +1 415-231-7675

Email: rachits@askstaffing.com

Web: www.askstaffing.com