Job Type: 1-year full-time Contract
Location: Downtown Calgary
Pay Rate: $60 INC
Start Date: December 18th 2024
End Date: 1 years after start date
Responsibilities:
- Lead IT teams in data center operations, focusing on physical hardware, servers, storage, networks, backups, and database operations.
- Manage data center configurations and migrations, providing hands-on support for on-site operations.
- Perform racking and stacking of devices, power calculations, and oversee data center cabling projects, ensuring adherence to standards.
- Implement and maintain structured cabling systems, including fiber optics and voice cabling infrastructure.
- Conduct daily inspections of equipment, addressing and resolving issues proactively.
- Replace hot-swappable hardware (e.g., drives, fans, network cabling) and assist in equipment installations, decommissions, and relocations.
- Coordinate vendor relationships, ensuring compliance, communication, and collaboration during outages or project activities.
- Monitor power indicators and environmental controls within the data center, reporting and addressing anomalies.
- Maintain detailed schedules, activity plans, and documentation for data center operations.
- Manage and maintain inventory, including asset tagging and tracking, to ensure accuracy.
- Participate in disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity planning (BCP) activities.
- Adhere to corporate policies and ITIL processes to maintain operational excellence.
Note: This role requires flexibility to work in a 24/7 environment and respond to outages as needed.
Qualifications:
- Knowledge of handling and driving IT teams in DC operations space
associated with Physical hardware, server, storage, network, backup
and database operations. - 7 years of experience on handling Data Center (DC) configuration,
migration from one DC to other. Provide smart hands support for data
center site. - Good knowledge in Racking & Stacking of devices, power calculation
with proven expertise in managing multiple Data Center cabling
projects. - 7 years of experience in Data Center cabling standards and infrastructure,
including structured cabling systems, fibre optics, and voice cabling. - Basic knowledge on Compute, Network and Storage & Backup
technologies. - Should be good in maintaining detailed activity schedule and work
plan in the Data Center. - Vendor Relations Coordinator oversees vendor compliance, vendor
communication, and vendor development.
- Should be flexible and ready to work in 24*7 in case of outages
GOOD TO HAVE:
- Basic knowledge on Server Hardware and Network Hardware
- Basic knowledge on Server OS and Network IOS
- Good communication & Listening skills.