Data Center Administrator for Qatar

VAM Systemsis a Business Consulting, IT Solutions and Servicescompany with operations in UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, USA, Australia, Singapore & India.
VAM Systems is currently looking for Data Center Administrator for our Qatar operations with the following skill set and terms and conditions:

Skill Set required

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• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field.
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• 8+ years of related experience in a large IT Datacenter Facility
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• Demonstrated experience with backup procedures and tools such as EMC backup tools.
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• Demonstrated experience in servers and hardware mounting, firmware upgrade, patching and fixes.
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• Possess experience in administer monitoring tools in an enterprise environment with multiple sites.
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• Demonstrated Experience in datacenter power load, consumption, AC conditioning and cooling systems.
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• Excellent and advanced knowledge of data centers, varieties hardware and IT services.
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• Excellent knowledge of cable management industry standards and guidelines.
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• Proficient Technical skills in data center electricity and cooling.
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• Strong Knowledge of cabling topology and cabling matrix.
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• Proficiency in infrastructure Monitoring tools of VMs and physical servers and network equipment
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• Excellent knowledge of Monitoring setup and configuration in different technology platforms such as VMware environment and storage
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• Demonstrated knowledge of physical and logical security of Data Center standards and procedures.
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• Demonstrated knowledge of Asset Management (reconciliation or inventory / stock management)
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• Demonstrated Ability to prioritize work in a fast paced, high pressure environment including the resolution of escalated issues and events.
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• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
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• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.
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• Fluency in written and spoken English preferably Arabic Speaking.

Detailed Roles and Responsibilities

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Tracks and manages assets throughout hardware assets life cycle, which includes maintaining an accurate hardware inventory, RMA (Returned Materials Authorization) of outgoing equipment, surplus and retired items.

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Maintains the stock and inventory for all IT related equipment and document all physical computing devices.

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Solves critical hardware performance issues such as overheating, cable maintenance and placement and power issues in a timely and safe manner.

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Performs day to day service operations with datacenter best practices and standards linked to ITIL disciples.

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Prepares and updates purchase requests if needed.

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Contributes to negotiations with providers and contractors to ensure optimum supply and delivery of contracts

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Analyses and implements mission critical Data Center best practices for power and cooling.

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Reviews Data Center requisitions for completeness, correctness and clarity.

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Manages process for Data Center allocation of space and power charges.

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Performs work under Project Tasks, evaluates change controls and implementation plans to perform work.

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Performs scheduled inspections to ensure compliance with Client managed Data Center standards.

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Monitors contracts with external vendors including SLA's and continual follow-up meetings in order to ensure optimal service levels achieved.

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Monitors all software and hardware products and ensures compliance with Data Center standards and best practices.

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Contributes and implements short and long term plans to ensure Data Center capacity meets Client existing and future requirements.

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Ensures adherence to all established policies, procedures, guidelines and best practices for Client’s Data Center.

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Manage Client in-house infrastructure monitoring tools; HP SiteScope and NNMi, configure new servers and devices to ensure full monitoring functionality is achieved.

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Coordinate closely with other technical teams to setup and configure servers’ monitors as required, especially with network and systems teams.

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Identify, escalate, and communicate monitoring issues to internal teams or vendor in a timely manner while quickly troubleshooting monitoring issues and applying corrective actions.

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Setup, administer, support and maintain monitoring tools performance including upgrades and patching to ensure high performance and availability.

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Adheres to Client’s standards as they appear in the Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest policies

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In view of the evolving needs and opportunities within Client during this pre-operational phase, this position may be required to perform other duties as assigned and reporting relationships may vary.

Terms and conditions

• Joining time frame: 2 weeks (maximum 1 month).
• The selected candidates shall join VAM SYSTEMS – Qatar and shall be deputed to one of the leading Organization in Qatar.

Bachelor's Degree

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