Technical Project Management - Node Site Infrastructure Management

Technical Project Management - Node Site Infrastructure Management

Location
New York

Business Area
Engineering and CTO

Ref #
10044442

Description & Requirements

The Role:
The Network Engineering Operations group is responsible for managing colocation environments, ensuring they are scalable, reliable and optimized for both business needs and efficient use of space and power.
The team is looking for a Data Center Infrastructure Specialist to support our Colocation environments. The role includes managing colocation agreements, capacity management and reporting on data sets through industry- standard tools. There is also the opportunity to have exposure to our Network/ IT infrastructure to support our rapidly expanding Data Centers and Hosting Services in North America.

Job Description:

• Day to day responsibilities will include the following:

• Management of terms & conditions of current & new colocation contracts with internal and external stakeholders

• Negotiating new contracts to our standardized agreements and procedures, i.e. NDA and Vendor Risk Management

• Ability to integrate industry standard analytical tools with internal Bloomberg proprietary tools

• Responsible for Procurement Compliance, Cost/Price Analysis, and achieving Negotiation cost-targets

• Ensure suppliers are executing to subcontract contractual flow down requirements for technical, cost, schedule, and SLA

• Documentation management including account creation/termination process, invoice processing, site access and escalation lists, contract agreements/amendments, maintenance of site information on Bloomberg internal systems etc.

• Coordinating vendor operational procedures with Bloomberg Networks operational procedures

• Coordinating and control of Mechanical and Electrical Power (MEP) site surveys with internal stakeholders to ensure data center facility resiliency is represented correctly within Bloomberg internal systems

• Interaction with maintenance teams, external vendors and Bloomberg staff at all levels. Manage Data Center incident reporting and track issues to closure.

• Overall project planning, coordination, cost estimation and implementation of new data center sites across AMER in 3rd party co-location facilities, utilizing DCIM software and internal project management tools. Projects to be completed on time and within the allocated budgets.

• Support the site selection process for new co-location facilities. Create request for proposals, at times will need to perform physical site reviews and collaborate with internal teams to provide final site selection.

• Support Global Data Center Infrastructure team responsible for all process/procedural and initiative roll out.

You'll Need to Have:

• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering or similar field of study or equivalent work experience
• 4+ years' experience working in an operational Data Center environment, preferably in the colocation industry. Experience should be concentrated in new vendor acquisition, contract development/negotiation & subcontractor performance management.
• Knowledge of Site Services activities (rack and stack, structured cabling, trouble shooting)
• Knowledge of power and space management within Data Centers and an understanding of Sustainability
• Knowledge of facilities infrastructure (UPS, Generators, Data Center cooling and AC/DC power systems.)
• Management and performance reporting on ticket handling, SLA's, and other Ops management metrics. Experience with some form of ticketing system.

Would love to see:

• Data Center qualification (i.e. CDCMP) would be advantageous
• High level experience in collecting/aggregating data sets in excel, MySQL etc...
• Experience and or knowledge of industry tools such as GUTS, Grafana, Humio, Splunk, Qliksense/Power BI
• An understanding of quality management and continuous improvement, proven ability to implement improvements in day-to-day operations and processes
• Must have proven experience in client relationship management, operations/service management (ITIL), project management (IPrince2 Standard) and staff management
• Effective time management skills required to prioritize projects and meet business demands in a constant change environment to ensure overall project success.
• Previous experience in the management of Mid to Large Data Center environments (1000's of assets, servers, switches, arrays)

Travel: Projects will require some travel to visit Data Centers, Node Sites and new builds around North America.

Salary Range = 00 USD Annually + Benefits + Bonus

The referenced salary range is based on the Company's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level.

We offer one of the most comprehensive and generous benefits plans available and offer a range of total rewards that may include merit increases, incentive compensation (exempt roles only), paid holidays, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, life insurance, and various wellness programs, among others. The Company does not provide benefits directly to contingent workers/contractors and interns.