Data Centre Specialist

Description

Remote is seeking a Data Centre Specialist to join the team in ASD. The Data Centre Specialist will assist with the acquisition and sustainment of infrastructure and data centre activities, including installation, removal, testing, and configuration management.

Key responsibilities include supporting ASD’s Enterprise Data Centres, maintaining and upgrading systems, troubleshooting hardware installations, and resolving IT infrastructure issues. The role also involves upgrading software and firmware, and contributing to continuous improvement processes.

Role Information

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide support in ASD’s Enterprise Data Centres across multiple environments

• Maintain and sustain, build, test, upgrade and document systems in Defence Enterprise Data Centre

• Plan, Install, troubleshoot and oversee multi-vendor installations of hardware, and contribute to decommissioning old hardware

• Maintain and provision enterprise data centre infrastructure. Investigate, analyse and assist with the resolution of issues with facilities, data hall space, power and cooling where required, identify and rectify operational problems across IT infrastructure

• Upgrade software and firmware of data centre infrastructure, intelligent racks, PDUs, access control systems and DCIM software

• Assist in the continuous improvement process by developing and enhancing procedures and standards and comply with internal administrative and Standard Operating Procedures

Technical skills:

Essential:

• Proven experience in Data Centre Infrastructure Management (DCIM) configuration systems, testing & installations

• Experience in the management of data hall hardware, network devices, power distribution units & associated CRAC or CRAH cooling systems

• Proven experience in Data Centre design – knowledge in AC, DC power systems and cooling

Desirable:

• Certification and/or industry qualifications in Data Centre Operations

• Proven experience with network protocols & technologies

Essential criteria:

• Certification and/or industry qualifications in Data Centre Operations

• Proven experience in Data Centre Infrastructure Management (DCIM) configuration systems, testing and installations. Experience in the management of data hall hardware, network devices, power distribution units and associated CRAC or CRAH cooling systems.

• Proven experience in Data Centre design – knowledge in AC, DC power systems and cooling.

• Plan, Install, troubleshoot and oversee multi-vendor installations of hardware, and contribute to decommissioning old hardware to quality standards.

• Provide support in Defence Enterprise Data Centres across multiple environments for highly classified networks.

• Maintain and provision enterprise data centre infrastructure. Investigate, analyse and assist with the resolution of issues with facilities, data hall space, power and cooling where required, identify and rectify operational problems across IT infrastructure, and investigate and diagnose networks problems in a multi-vendor environment.

Desirable criteria:

• Maintain and sustain, build, test, upgrade and document systems in Defence Enterprise Data Centre.

• Upgrade software and firmware of data centre infrastructure, intelligent racks, PDUs, access control systems and DCIM software.

• Work as part of a team to manage incidents, problems, continuous services improvement and workflows to meet deadlines.

• Engage and liaise with assigned project representatives and other support teams regarding data centre deliverables.

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