Senior Datacenter Consultant NEW

About : This is a long term renewable contractual role. We are looking to hire a Enterprise Datacenter team lead for the Singapore datacenter. The incumbent would also be required to manage a team of 2-3 people (in Singapore) and coordinate with teams based in Hong Kong and China for the Singapore DC roll-out Detailed Job Scope: Gather hardware requirements (model, delivery dates etc.

) from various IT teams Build up rack matrix / elevations based on the requirement from different silos Co-ordinate with the Datacenter vendors for the buildout of the DC space with respect to the Racks, Cabling installation Centralize all installation requests for different IT Teams. Raising Change Management request Work closely with different IT third party vendors for equipment delivery. Raise access request to service providers Physical rack and stacking of IT equipment (e.

g. power connections, patching, iLO configuration) handover to different IT silos Knowledge on cabling, Panduit products Update equipment inventory management system and rack elevations Coordinate and escort Telco carrier vendors for circuit installations. Witness testing Coordinate and supervise installation of cabling contractor, witness any cabling testing onsite testing Prepare defect lists for different contractors and Service providers installation Centralize all decommission requests for different IT silos.

Raising change management request Work with disposal vendors on equipment disposal, HDD degaussing and update store room inventory records Provide weekly reporting on project construction status to regional EDC team. Document management Data Centre Power-down management: coordination with different vendors and all IT silos for DC power down events Equipment Disposal : obtain all hardware equipment to be decommissioned from all teams, and work with IT Finance, IT Business Management, IT Security, and approved Job Level Specific Duties Able to work in Shifts including night shifts Monitor the Service Now Queue and accept the tickets Update Inventory management systems Update respective tools to support the operations Perform user acceptance testing of any new tools Create ad-hoc reports Update Sharepoint sites Proactively identify potential issues and drive resolution to avoid customer impact and facilitate continuous improvement Identify opportunities for growth within the customer environment Requisites : Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience. Data center related work experience – At least 10-12 years minimum Certified Data Center Professional (CDCP) PMP certification is a big plus Prior Investment/Private banking experience Good understanding of server installation procedure Good understanding of data center infrastructure and its resiliency design (UPS, Generator, CRAC, cabling, containment routes, etc).

Cable (UTP/fiber) patchings and testing technique HP ProLiant DL and ML (standalone server), SL and BL (Blade) Dell Rack servers IBM BladeCenter E Chassis, x86 Blade, Tape Library Cisco 65xx, 37xx, 45xx Avaya PBX Brocade SAN director and/or switches Working in a fast paced, dynamic environment and can work under pressure Solid analytical, problem solving, negotiation and communication skills Solid organizing and planning skills, with ability to support multiple projects and multiple end-user communities simultaneously Solid experience with Excel, Microsoft Project Good team leader and manager, able to manage remote teams which would be based in China/Hong Kong Excellent communication skills in English and preferably Mandarin (to liaise with regional teams in China and Hong Kong) Optimum Solutions Company Registration: 199700895N Datacenter transformation, implementation and support for an investment banking client Skills: Datacenter, Managed Services, Infrastructure, Hosting, Dc, It Infrastructure, Tape Library, Voice support, Cisco, racking , Data Center Management Experience: 8.00-15.00 Years