Datacenter Sr. Administrator

• Acts as Subject Matter Expert for the operation and maintenance of the Data Center, including all day-to-day activities
• Determines and leads opportunities for improvement and architecture changes
• Performs installation of network and systems equipment (rack, stack and cabling). Removing equipment when decommissioned
• Develops and implements strategies to ensure proper power, cooling and other capacity needs
• Required to participate in a periodic rotating shift schedule to ensure coverage of the 24/7 operation of Data Centers.
• Regular shifts consist of a rotation that includes weekends, evenings, overnight shifts, or holidays as required
• In addition, on-call rotations outside of the regular shift are required
• Establishes specifications by conferring with users; analyzing workflow, access, information, and security requirements.
• Monitor facilities for power, cooling and other capacity needs. Should have working knowledge of operating generators and switchgear under minimal or no supervision
• Maintains Data Center performance by performing monitoring and analysis, and performance tuning; troubleshooting problems; escalating problems to vendors or other staff
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations
• Protects organization’s value by keeping information confidential
• Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments
• Perform regular walkthroughs of all facilities.
• Documents specific duties, activities, problems solved and issues resolved
• Performs training of junior Data Center Administrators
• Performs additional duties and assignments as requested
• Attends meetings and serves on committees, as requested

• Bachelor’s degree required

Experience:

• 6-10 years of related experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Certification (one of the following)

• CDDTP Certified Data Center Technician Professional
• DCCA - Schneider Electric Data Center Certified Associate
• BICSI

Advanced Knowledge of:

• Datacenter HVAC, CRAC, cooling technologies
• Datacenter power, UPS, generator operations, etc
• Datacenter fire suppression systems (FM200, HFC125, etc)
• General knowledge of datacenter design and construction
• Structured Cabling
• Ethernet and Fiber Cabling
• Emerging Technology Trends
• Datacenter Best Practice and Industry Standard Methodology
• Tools for equipment installation

Skills and Abilities:

• Evaluate critical systems, prioritize workflow and determine solutions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Interpret and apply laws, regulations and policies
• Read and understand technical manuals
• Work for extended time at keyboard/terminal
• Maintain effective working relationships with supervisor and coworkers
• Value open, honest communication
• Eager to be transparent and truthful as a primary matter of course