Assistant Manager – Data Center Jobs at Fortude in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Job Overview

Assistant Manager – Data Center

Primary job role

Assistant Manager – Data Center is responsible for overseeing installation, migration and capacity planning of on-prem and cloud data center as per business requirements.

The role holder will also monitor all processes that are utilizing the n-prem and cloud data centers.

The role holder ensures standards of operational performance in the areas of safety, security, availability, productivity, capacity, efficiency and cost of on-prem and cloud data centers.

Main duties/responsibilities

• Develop and deploy medium/ long term strategies: Develop the strategy and plan based on business requirements and objectives.
• Prepare and finalize the annual budget for on-prem and cloud data center in consultation with managers, detailing infrastructure, manpower and administrative costs.
• Plan, enhance, manage and implement new on-prem and cloud data center technologies/ systems in accordance with the data center policies, standards, procedures.
• Design, plan and execute up-gradation / migration of data center manage risks and monitor potential impacts as a part of the data migration plan; obtain necessary approvals from relevant stakeholders.
• Perform upscaling of on-prem and cloud data center system capacity as required to track capacity usage
• Up to date with new technologies and industry trends to optimize the cost/ usage or enhance security and apply what is relevant with a clear ROI.
• Evaluate system upgrades and scale up/ down demands to provide operational excellence for on-premises and cloud hosted infrastructure systems.
• Conduct periodic audits of on-prem and cloud data center server allocation, license and software usage and track details such as expiry, misuse and cost.
• Develop the disaster recovery plan for the on-prem and cloud data center. Develop recovery strategies and contingency plans to ensure quick and effective recovery.
• Ensure on-prem and cloud data center devices security patches and bugs are updated as per policy.
• Ensure periodic backup of critical on-prem and cloud data center systems are made as per schedule.
• Drive reduction in support tickets, analyze with the team, the root cause of recurring issues and plan for corrective actions.
• Interact with service providers, explain requirements, review maintenance terms and negotiate contract details, pricing terms and SLA.
• Ensure team is trained/ upskilled to identify and resolve issues proactively.

Experience

• 5 – 6 years of relevant experience in designing, implementing and managing data centers, commercial and open-source products experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science/ Information Technology/ Engineering.
• Certifications such as AWS/ VMWare/ RedHat will be an added advantage.
• Knowledge and experience in virtualization technologies, Linux, AWS, Cloud migration and DevOps technologies like Docker/ Kubernetes.

Behavioral competencies

• Results and execution orientation
• Client orientation
• Communication
• Analytical ability
• Decision making
• Teamwork and collaboration

Equal Opportunity Employer

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