IT Support & Operations Consultant III, Data Center Operations

Job Summary:

In addition to the responsibilities listed below, this individual contributor is also responsible for assisting with off-site media storage by controlling and tracking media; maintaining proper media transport and/or receipt procedures; maintaining proper Hard Disk Drive (HDD) erasure, degaussing, and destruction procedures; and assisting in local data center asset tracking and reporting for hardware assets from receipt through initial install. Additionally, this job will be responsible for providing first level support for raised floor incident resolution (e.g., physical equipment and power distribution strip monitoring, etc.), and ensuring that employees, contractors, vendors, and visitors accessing the national data centers and associated IT areas are accounted for and trained as appropriate.

This position is also responsible for providing data center business continuity services, support, and implementation requirements. This position is a member of the data center Building Emergency Response Team (BERT) and assists in providing Data Center continuity planning; developing formal communications and training regarding Data Center business continuity implementation plans. This includes developing emergency evacuation documentation and conducting testing.
Essential Responsibilities:

• Completes work assignments by applying up-to-date knowledge in subject area to meet deadlines; following procedures and policies, and applying data and resources to support projects or initiatives; collaborating with others, often cross-functionally, to solve business problems; supporting the completion of priorities, deadlines, and expectations; communicating progress and information; identifying and recommending ways to address improvement opportunities when possible; and escalating issues or risks as appropriate.
• Pursues self-development and effective relationships with others by sharing resources, information, and knowledge with coworkers and customers; listening, responding to, and seeking performance feedback; acknowledging strengths and weaknesses; assessing and responding to the needs of others; and adapting to and learning from change, difficulties, and feedback.
• Assists with efforts to analyze and prioritize incoming requests and alerts.
• Provides second level support to resolve problems with products and applications by meeting customer service standards (e.g., displaying a positive attitude, actively listening, taking ownership, leveraging knowledge, communicating clearly).
• Resolves moderately complex problems and provides support to others.
• Follows procedures for incident escalation and notification to leadership.
• Supports and assists with troubleshooting efforts in conjunction with customer to identify moderately complex problems.
• Identifies moderately complex problems and escalates to senior staff for prioritization.
• Supports and assists with tracking and develops documentation by entering details of problems, status of service requests, and resolutions into the company tracking system.
• Supports and assists efforts to meet key performance indicators (e.g., performance, availability, capacity).
• Supports and assists with the documentation of workarounds for problem records and changes to proactive processes.
• Follows, supports, and assists in the development of standard operating procedures.
• Provides knowledge repository for moderately complex technical support.
• Reviews information and supports the compilation of information (e.g., procedures, installation, configuration) related to new technology.
• Provides after hours on call support for moderately complex issues.
• Supports and assists with the execution of disaster recovery and business continuity processes and events.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum three (3) years experience supporting a large scale computing environment.
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Social Science, Education, Business, Health Care or related field and Minimum three (3) years IT experience in a support or operations environment. Additional equivalent work experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.

Additional Requirements:

Preferred Qualifications:

• One (1) year experience assisting with data center continuity planning.
• Two (2) years media handling experience.
• ServiceNow
• DigitalTwin

Primary Location: California,Corona,Corona Data Center
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Shift: Evening
Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Working Hours Start: 01:30 PM
Working Hours End: 10:00 PM
Job Schedule: Full-time
Job Type: Standard
Worker Location: Onsite
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-IT-01|NUE|Non Union Employee
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Department: KPIT ADMIN - ITO IPS DCO SM ADMIN - 9601
Pay Range: $36.92 - $47.75 / hour Kaiser Permanente is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not include the value of our total rewards package. Actual pay determined at offer will be based on years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills and geographic location along with a review of current employees in similar roles to ensure that pay equity is achieved and maintained across Kaiser Permanente.
Travel: No Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.