Technical Facilities (Data Centre Technician)

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Job Description :

Organisation- Customers, Communication and Technology Job- Technology Service Operations Position Type- Full Time

Job Title: Technical Facilities (Data Centre Technician)Grade: Band 3Salary: £52,000 - £58,000 plus Excellent BenefitsLocation: Various locations within TfL operating areas and TfL data centres

Please note: this is not a home working or hybrid role

About Us:

Networks & Hosting (N&H) maintains the hardware and software systems used to deliver our core infrastructure services, from physical and virtual hardware, operating systems and databases to desktops and storage. You'll have the chance to work on some exciting projects including migrating our services to a software defined network and installing hyperconverged infrastructure compute systems. About the role:

The Networks & Hosting team exists to provide a first-class service, taking the pain away from the user/customer by supporting IT systems, improving stability and availability of our core infrastructure services. We ensure that IT Infrastructure is supported, maintained and configured for the delivery of services. Actively manage capacity plus life cycle plans in line with business requirements and technology roadmaps. Our Team:

Technical Facilities specialists support, manage, maintain and provision the data centres at TfL. Our core activities include the planning and delivery of high-quality hardware and cabling installations within all TfL Data Centres, Server and Communications rooms including room fabric' infrastructure (cabling / racking etc.) Our activities also include providing guidance and direction to both projects and support teams wishing to install, maintain, modify or remove equipment.

The role takes responsibility for establishing policies and procedures and assuring changes to existing installed equipment, new equipment installations and equipment decommissioning.

The Technical Facilities Team are expected to operate to the highest standards and with the flexibility expected of an infrastructure engineer which includes out of hours work and provision of 24/7 cover ensuring 30 minute response times are achieved. Skills required:Essential:

• Minimum, Cnet Data Centre Technician Professional qualification or equivalent and 2 years' experience working in a Data Centre environment
• Ability to undertake lone working
• Extensive knowledge of power distribution systems, cabling and cabling management systems, data centre operations and implementation in complex enterprise sized environments. Experienced in developing & maintaining risk assessment, mitigation and reporting.
• Extensive experience of implementing, upgrading, migrating, maintaining and decommissioning data centre services and technical facilities in enterprise environments.
• Experience of use with data centre management tools and service management tools.
• ITIL: A strong understanding & knowledge of ITIL processes across an enterprise technology environment, particularly in relation to incidents, service requests, changes, problems.
• Full driving licence with own car and able to drive to data centre locations.
• Practical experience of lifecycle management of systems.
• Excellent MS Office skills - Able to manipulate complex data and present to management
• Ability to respond to High severity incidents and evidence the creation of detailed plans to restore service.

Desirable: Experience in managing other colleagues including setting & monitoring workloads. ITIL v3 Foundation Level Certified or higher. Experience of safe use of 3-Phase power distribution systems.

Closing Date for applications: Wednesday 3rd July @ 23:59

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to represent the city we serve, which will help us become a more innovative and efficient organisation. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria. We also use anonymising software that removes identifying information from CVs and cover letters to make the process fair.

Please note that you must apply by using your CV (Word.docx format) and a covering letter (no more than two pages). Please think carefully about the skills, knowledge and experience outlined in the job description and ensure your CV reflects the requirements of the role. We will endeavour to give candidates as much notice as possible however some interviews/assessments will be organised at short notice and will require a degree of flexibility.

Benefits

In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Our benefit package includes:

• Final Salary Pension Scheme
• Free travel for you on the TfL network
• A 75% discount on National Rail Season Ticket and interest free loan
• 30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
• Private Healthcare discounted scheme (optional)
• Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
• Retail, health, leisure and travel offers
• Discounted Eurostar travel