Data Center Lead Engineer FTP $0.00 - $105,000.00 Title: Data Center Lead Engineer - Chicago Location: Chicago SUMMARY: The Data Center Lead Engineer is required to manage the infrastructure at all layers of technology for the assigned region. This will require the Engineer to have a broad understanding of and background in Data Center operations, knowledge of HVAC and power management for lights out operations. The ideal candidate must be a strong lead , with a proven track record to deliver enterprise solutions by partnering with other business users. RESPONSIBILITIES: The Data Center Lead Engineer will lead in the design, development, consolidation and build-out of the firm's Data Centers. This consists of maintaining existing co-located and in house Data Centers Develop and implement Data Center strategy and support existing production environment at each Data Center Provide daily direction regarding data center operational procedures and technologies Provide ongoing technical and leadership expertise in supporting the Data Centers, including growth and scalability requirements Provide high-level vendor management and assist in vendor selections Establish standards for Engineering Data Centers, including, power and capacity planning, lights out operations, Data Centers equipment inventory Serve as a Data Center liaison with Applications teams and Management, Network, Engineering and Facilities groups Development of a Data Center SOP documentation and process, including emergency response, and physical security management Data Centers outsourcing management Data Centers stack & rack services including, equipment EOL process, Data Center Jumpstart Services - Data Centers SOP Documentation Responsible for notifying and coordinating projects directly affecting business users Enforce strict Change Management policies regarding productions changes Must be a consistent participant in weekly Change Control/Management (CM) meetings Responsible to assist in creating and enforcing technology standards for production related systems Responsible to create and sustain consistency in regards to production IT services. This includes remaining synchronized with other regions whenever possible Create and validate monthly reports regarding the current and future state of all business critical IT systems within the region, ensuring compliance with global policies Responsible for monitoring and alerting of all business critical technical systems Responsible for notifying and escalating to senior IT management regarding all data center and computing facility incidents Create and maintain an operational run book, showing all business critical production systems, including but not limited to the following information: o Service hours and maintenance windows o Site Recovery procedures o Escalation procedures as they pertain to the Configuration Management Database o High availability and fail over procedures as they pertain to the Configuration Management Database o Architectural diagrams and elevations Is required to follow proper quality assurance procedures regarding releasing any and all technical changes into production Manage vendor and outsourcing relationships Assist in implementing proper ITIL service methodologies including but not limited to, incident management, problem management, change management, capacity management, etc. Establishes a professional working relationship with other team members and management staff REQUIRED SKILLS: 5 years of experience in Information Technology in direct support of multiple Data Centers hosting enterprise class environments 5 years of information technology experience supporting enterprise class environments Solid knowledge of HVAC and power requirements for highly available Data Centers. Understanding of Lights Out concepts of Data Center operations. Familiarity with SAN and NAS requirements in a production Data Center Strong organization and communication skills; must clearly communicate production related, technical issues and resolutions to customer/clients, other departments and senior management Backup and recovery experience using best practice standards supporting SAN/NAS environments High level understanding of SAN switch requirements, TCP/IP, troubleshooting network problems with LAN connectivity Quality training (Six Sigma, TQM, ISO or other) preferred, contract negotiations training desirable Must fully understand proper technology services following ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library) methodologies Experience with Linux, Solaris, Windows and enterprise class Servers The candidate must have excellent conceptual, analytical and problem solving skills. In depth understanding of Operating Systems, Trading/Market Applications and data flow dependencies between applications across regions Must be able to establish effective professional business relationships with all levels of management Experience in leading both, direct and contracted, technical support resources Formal process design and implementation experience Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and drive completion of deliverables Establish and maintain an environment conducive to team building and cross departmental communications Must be able to govern regional IT initiatives to ensure that all process and procedures are executed following company policies and standards Must possess strong writing and documentation skills Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience Provide technical direction and leadership and act as an escalation point for all design and operational related issues regarding data centers and computing facilities Ability to translate business requirements and needs to valuable technological initiatives Identify and provide problem resolution for infrastructure inefficiencies and allow for the prevention of reoccurring issues with long-term, end-to-end solutions Must be accustomed to responding quickly and in a controlled manner to emergencies Skilled in troubleshooting issues in high pressure, business critical production environments. Previous experience in a high-pressure environments in the financial sector Business critical services management Discipline regarding communications and policy enforcement Strong team building Excellent problem solving Senior level written and oral communication skills Ability to understand the "big picture" to provide long-term resolutions DESIRED SKILLS: Previous experience in the Brokerage industry EDUCATION: Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here