Data Center Administrator Job Description
Data Center Administrator Duties & Responsibilities
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Data Center Administrator Job Description
- Responsible for fulfillment, update, resolution and closure of tickets assigned in the j2 service request tracking system
- Capital and expense budget accounting and reporting for all IT and Engineering expenditures
- Manage and participate in 24x7 support and on-call rotation
- Evaluate new hardware/software and services
- Microsoft SCCM 2012 architecture, configuration & administration for patch management, software distribution, operating system deployment, network access protection and hardware and software inventory
- Microsoft PKI infrastructure and management
- Microsoft Server 2008 / 2012(R2) / 2016 installation, management and related security group functions, roles, and related functionality
- Enterprise Linux server environments and OS installation & management
- Coordinate and manage the work of third-parties to integrate cloud environment and SaaS/IaaS outsourced solutions
- Isolate, coordinate and resolve performance problems utilizing a variety of hardware and software diagnostic testing tools and techniques
- May also require occasional driving and/or traveling overnight for business functions or site visits
- Must have a bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology or a related field
- Must also know (from any completed university-level coursework
- Minimum 3-5 years' experience with Linux server administration
- Expertise in administration of HPC cluster, OpenStack cloud, NFV, Big Data hardware and software
- Knowledge of computer diagnostics and installation, to include hardware/software troubleshooting and networking
Data Center Administrator Job Description
- Provide guidance to less experienced administrators and work leadership for day-to-day activities
- Maintain knowledge of best practices and make proactive recommendations to function leadership
- Schedule planned outages and coordinate with stakeholders
- Tune, adjust and perform routine operation checks on equipment
- Observes and monitors server, power and HVAC equipment and their error messages to identify faults/failures across multiple locations
- Completes routine/regular tasks (both technical and administrative) with attention to detail
- Supports a broad range of devices including servers, HVAC systems, power systems, PC’s, monitors, laptops, scanners, printers, telecommunication equipment and smart room technology
- Performs a variety of business administrative functions, including inventory management, asset management, data collection and data entry
- Communicates with third party suppliers/vendors and maintains long term vendor/supplier relationships
- Schedules resources (rooms/equipment), vendors and personnel in an enterprise healthcare setting
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment and offer effective solutions under tight deadlines
- Must be capable of lifting 1U and 2U rack mounted servers up to 35 pounds and familiar with the use of Rack Jacks and general data center safety procedures
- Follow written and/or - Verbal instructions for custom operating system and application installs
- Maintaining and auditing lab assets and routine inventory control
- Knowledge of data center power system PDU, 120/240v would be helpful
- Knowledge of wire and cable management would be a plus
Data Center Administrator Job Description
- Develops solutions that delight our customers and add value to their portfolio of services
- Responsible for managing requests for new hardware installations into data center
- Works closely with Security and Finance personnel on processes related to hardware installation
- Assesses power requirements, rack space requirements, cooling, and network port availability in location selection process
- Updates and manages documentation to ensure accurate accounting of equipment and related layout in data center
- Installs equipment and works closely with Networking Engineers to ensure connectivity
- Follows processes to ensure appropriate decommission and excessing of hardware including physical removal of systems, sanitization, component removal, returning settings to factory defaults and completing related paperwork for its removal
- Works w/ DCO Team to provide Data Center escort for other personnel requiring temporary access to the area
- Works directly with Networking Engineers to ensure sufficient switch and patch panel ports are available coordinating the ordering of related cabling and supplies as needed
- Executes on good housekeeping procedures throughout the data center
- Demonstrated experience working with infrastructure related components such as running network cables, installing servers in equipment racks
- Familiarity with the operation and configuration of networking protocols, network interface card installation, switches , routers and similar components
- Knowledge of IP-KVM would be a plus
- 5+ years’ hands-on Windows system administration experience in a distributed environment
- 5+ years troubleshooting or customer service skills with hardware and software (HP, Compaq, NMS, Dialogic )
- Multi-tasking, self-motivated and project-oriented
Data Center Administrator Job Description
- Administration of virtual infrastructure
- Employee will be expected to participate in an on-call rotation and work extended hours as necessary
- Adhere to company safety standards and the Code of Business Conduct & Ethics
- Provide implementation, configuration, deployment and ongoing support of the VMware vSphere server infrastructure hosting enterprise applications and all of its subcomponents
- Lead updates to the design standards and specifications to support consistency and internal stakeholder alignment
- Balance short-term priorities while understanding and tracking industry standards and emerging trends to drive long-term strategy
- Communicate and collaborate with key leadership and stakeholders across IT to share, develop and execute on the Firm’s data center design/deployment strategies
- Work on Infrastructure services, strategy and design, and participate in building compute, storage, network, and security infrastructure in a global data center environment
- Participate in the design process, and work with engineering staff to develop infrastructure requirements
- Lead the identification and analysis of enterprise business drivers to develop enterprise architecture requirements
- Understanding of multiple IT infrastructure disciplines such as networking, messaging, database administration, telecommunications, storage, servers and enterprise application
- Experience with operating Generators, PDU’s, UPS’s, CRAC units and Life Safety Systems
- Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems, Engineering or related field
- Five (5) years’ experience in the design, support and management of SCCM, Microsoft Server OS, Enterprise Linux OS and related server hardware platforms
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft server environments and enterprise Linux server environments
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft desktop operating systems, user environment policies related to securing the desktop and patching methodologies
Data Center Administrator Job Description
- Assisting in the development of short, mid & long term server infrastructure technology roadmap
- Windows 2003/2008R2/2012 servers
- SAN and Network Attached Storage
- Virtualization platform (VMware and Microsoft HyperV)
- Experience administering and maintaining x86 hardware architecture
- Experience administering and maintaining Microsoft Windows servers core components
- Assisting production support during office hour and odd hours
- Developing standard policies, procedures & documentation for new technology adoption/project/initiative
- Maintaining availability, serviceability, & reliability of the production and development environment
- Implement all IT policies and procedures, including those for architecture, security, disaster recovery, standards, purchasing, and service provision
- Responsible for notifying Contractors of expected equipment delivery, instructions to Contractor of what to do with equipment being delivered, verification of equipment received using packing slip details, assurance of asset tagging of equipment as required
- Ensure polices are adhered to
- Knowledge of SCCM architecture, configuration and administration
- Ability to coordinate the work of third-parties to ensure effective and timely solutions for integration projects and day-to-day troubleshooting
- Ability to interact with internal business partners at a senior and management level to clarify requirements and business needs for changes and enhancements
- Ability to anticipate new situations and/or changing demands and respond proactively to enhance the division’s/business unit’s financial performance