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Specialist II, Data center Job
Work Location:
KSA > Jubail
An exciting opportunity is available for Specialist II, Data Center. Reports to Manager, Data Center & Cloud
Job purpose:
Development, implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of EBS Data centers in a multi-domain/multi-national/multi-lingual environment, ensuring the on-going success of the business and alignment with global strategies and objectives.
Role responsibilities:
- Should be strong in all the following areas: Microsoft Active Directory, AD security and hardening, Microsoft Servers, DHCP, DNS, Azure DC, Azure Networking, Server Provisioning, Storage, backup and Virtualization.
- support the operations of Data centres, which include the following:
- Servers, power, cooling, raised floor, fire protection, UPS, storage,
- Server services, backup services, directory services, security of infrastructure, client and mobility services.
- Designing, managing, implementing, and controlling Inorganic growth, Carveout, Integration, Cloud migration and critical projects.
- Strong Experience in HPE servers
- Strong Experience in Vmware
- Design, implement and maintain VMware vSphere infrastructure.
- Monitor, troubleshoot and capacity planning of vSphere environment.
- Proactively identify and perform hardware and software upgrades.
- Evaluate new products and recommends updates and upgrades
- Monitor, analyse and proactively respond to trends and issues related to Data centres and IT systems globally
- Undertake complex and non-routine problems and identify resolution using a range of problem-solving techniques and computational methods
- Escalate issues that exceed his capability, knowledge or experience, including external referral, to ensure effective and timely resolution
- Develop short-term and long-term work plans based on business requirements and prioritization
- Allocate self and contractors to ensure to meet timelines as per approved work plans.
- Participate in team meetings to be informed on EBS strategic plans and come up with ideas and initiatives to improve work environment, EBS processes, learning and team contribution
- Recommend initiatives to improve systems availability, integrity and capacity.
- Prepare RFPs, scope of work reports, technical evaluation and other documentation for IT projects
- Perform cost-benefit and return on investment analyses for proposed systems to aid management in making implementation decisions.
- Conduct research to identify new technologies that may add value to the business.
Qualification and Requirements:
Minimum Qualification and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Prefer degree in IT or related discipline.
- 5+ years relevant experience with System Admin and Data Canter.
- Vmware certifications with at least 3 years’ experience in Mid/Enterprise domains
- Any additional other recognized certifications are preferred.
- Experience in mid/large sized corporate IT environment.
- PowerShell scripting experience.
- Experience in HP servers
- Virtualization and provisioning experience (at least 3 years VMware experience)
- ITIL V3 Foundations or applied knowledge.
Job Specific Skills:
- Communication Effectiveness
- Customer Orientation
- High Personal Standards
- Initiative
- Innovation and Creativity
- ISO20000/ISO27001 Awareness
- ITIL Awareness
- Problem Solving /Decision Making
- Relationship Building
- Results Orientation
- Safety Awareness
- Teamwork
- a team player
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Database, Data Center, Cloud, Virtualization, HVAC, Technology, Operations