Data Center tech

  • Rutherford, NJ
  • Posted 2 days ago | Updated 23 hours ago

Overview

On Site
$30 - $40
Contract - W2
Contract - 8 Month(s)

Skills

Data Center
stack

Job Details

Data Center tech
Rutherford, NJ (Onsite)
8 months
**********************************10+ years of solid Data Center tech experience.
Qualifications
  • 5 7 years of experience in the implementation, maintenance, and analysis of data center facilities, hardware, communications infrastructure, strategies, tools, and troubleshooting techniques.
  • Background in enterprise data center facilities and infrastructure environments such as PDUs, RPPs, network, and SAN infrastructures.
  • In-depth knowledge of complex, enterprise-class inter-networked environments involving a combination of switched/routed/shared Ethernet, TwinAx (100GigE, 25GigE, 10GigE, GigE, 100M, 10M), token ring, SAN, and wide area connectivity.
  • Strong understanding of WAN technologies (OC-x, DS-x), subnetting, and TCP/IP protocols.
  • Extensive experience with trouble ticketing systems, change control, project processes, and associated tools.
  • Analytical Problem-Solving: Proven logical problem-solving skills with extensive experience in high-stakes system troubleshooting, data center facility management, and telecommunications.
  • Project management experience.
  • Knowledge of the financial services industry is a plus.
  • Excellent communication and writing skills.
Responsibilities
  • Install, de-install, and relocate distributed systems and network hardware (CSUs, DSUs, routers, switches, encryptors, firewalls, etc.) in the Americas Data Centers within internal service-level mandates.
  • Install, de-install, extend, relocate, and test all carrier circuits to network hardware.
  • Install, de-install, and relocate patch cabling for systems and network hardware.
  • Install, de-install, and relocate all data center hardware.
  • Coordinate cabinet power, circuit, and patch infrastructure installations with facilities, electrical, and communications vendors.
  • Coordinate network component configurations and SAN cabling infrastructure installations.
  • Manage network ports and all consumable items (cables, labels, tie wraps, rail kits, etc.).
  • Maintain the integrity of data center facilities, systems, and communications environments through housekeeping and operational best practices.
  • Provide hands-on Level 2 break/fix support for data center systems and communications environments.
  • Coordinate and approve data center infrastructure change controls.
  • Ensure compliance with data center standards, policies, and processes for all non-DCSD-sponsored changes.
  • Perform required compliance activities.
  • Produce network consumables updates and contribute to weekly management reports.
  • Coordinate activities supporting all projects and technical requests within the Americas Data Centers.
  • Manage CTI-approved third-party vendors in support of local/regional service commitments and adherence to corporate and CTI standards.
  • Provide clear, detailed turnover to next-shift workers for operational continuity.
Media Management Duties
  • Perform daily tape ejects to increase current-day processing capacity.
  • Monitor tape-related console messages and manage daily ad-hoc tape/job requests and scratch activity.
  • Manage all physical and electronic vaulting activity and ensure proper documentation for tape destruction processes.
  • Monitor scratch levels (via display screens, online libraries, or visual panels) and replace any damaged media.
  • Conduct minor to moderate problem determination with global command centers and on-site hardware teams.
  • Perform daily health checks on all libraries, including virtual subsystems, grid clusters, and system logs.
  • Assist as required to ensure the highest level of customer satisfaction.
  • Respond to automated trouble tickets under the direction of Global Command Centers.
  • Act as media liaison between on-site hardware teams and customer engineers (CEs).
  • Initiate, schedule, coordinate, and approve media management change controls.
  • Support all physical off-site vaulting activities and manage all physical media movement with proper tracking.
  • Support site and application-specific disaster recovery/COB tests and exercises.
  • Follow best practices for degaussing and wiping of hard drives; perform random audit checks and sampling.
  • Stay current with all global procedures and provide feedback when appropriate.
  • Participate in projects related to tape/media and in reconciliation/QA efforts (e.g., year-end, physical inventory, vertices, hard drive inventory).
  • Perform other duties as assigned by management.
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