Team Lead, Data Center Operations

Job description:

Duties and Responsibilities:

Ensure adequate management of all data centre operations by adhering to all set Service Level Agreements on all Key Performance Indicators.

Negotiate with Service providers, ensuring delivery of efficiencies

Capacity and Property Management and cost savings as well as conducting capacity planning, general capacity reviews, driving infrastructure efficiencies across the various

Implementation of heat and smoke detection and fire suppression to fully achieve efficiencies and compliance to IPNX standards

Ensure adequate cooling and power availability at all Data Centres, Collocated sites and all Central Office locations.

Support the implementation of a Disaster Recovery Plan for infrastructure facilities and ensure the processes used for facilitating recovery are more flexible, context based and collaborative

Activate and coordinate a Disaster Recovery Plan (DCP) support function and processes that are scalable and based on demonstrated recovery needs

Requirements:

University Degree in Telecommunications / Electrical Electronics Engineering/Computer Science (2.2/Upper Credit Minimum)

Hands-on expertise in many disparate technologies, typically ranging from front-end user interfaces through to back-end systems and all points in between

3+ years’ experience in Telecommunications Operations management

3+ years’ in operation support, installations and commissioning

Proven experience of working with multiple suppliers/vendors/ partners

Advanced knowledge of mobile telecommunications network architecture/technologies

Sound understanding of project management

Proficient at report writing, creating and presenting presentations

Ability to propose systems design and configuration improvements

Negotiation, facilitation and consensus building skills

Capable of supporting hundreds of systems both virtual and physical

Good communicator and able to clearly articulate complex issues and technologies

Advanced knowledge of mobile telecommunications network architecture/technologies

Knowledge of Data Centre management will be an advantage

Job Type: Full-time

Application Question(s):

• What is your current monthly net?
• What is your salary expectation?