Data Center Administrator - NEEDED NOW!! in Chicago, IL
WHY WAIT? Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity? This may be your lucky day! It is time for a change, and CDI can help! We have an immediate need for a Data Center Administrator JOB DESCRIPTION Job Description: The individual in this role will be part of a team responsible for building, monitoring, managing and maintaining Clients data center facilities. Client has data centers worldwide, in a variety of facilities ranging from collocation facilities to fully self managed data centers. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: - Work with contractors and/or collocation providers to build/expand/move datacenter facilities as the business needs dictate. - Coordinate with project managers to follow and extend our project management standards and methodologies as related to datacenter work. - Perform physical installation and cabling for datacenter equipment (servers, switches, storage, WAN circuit cross-connects, etc). - Work with remote datacenter technicians to facilitate installation of equipment and cabling in the remote locations. - Establish monitoring of environment (temperature and humidity) and PDU/power systems; ensure environment and power consumption stay within acceptable ranges. - Track capacity utilization of datacenters, provide utilization reports and forecasting - Work with vendors to manage purchasing and track shipments/deliveries of DC infrastructure equipment (cabinets, PDUs, cabling, etc) and DC systems (servers, switches, routers) - Configure IP based management and perform basic OS installation on new server systems. - Maintain documentation of datacenter systems and connectivity, track inventories of cables and spares. - Adhere to established guidelines and procedures, create documentation to describe new procedures - Perform on-site work at remote data centers as needed (less than 25% travel) KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS - 5+ years of supporting data center environments. - Solid data center infrastructure knowledge and understanding of the following technologies (PDU, UPS, Generator, Chiller, CRAC etc). - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Prior experience working as part of a project team. - Solid understanding of networking infrastructure and computing hardware. - Knowledge of common cabling standards for network communications - Self motivated and dependable - Ability to lift 80 pounds - Availability to work flexible hours (evenings and weekends) as required - Familiarity with Windows and Linux operating systems is helpful - Bachelors degree or equivalent experience EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE: - Bachelors degree in Computer Science or other technical field of study TAKE ACTION! Why wait another day? It is time to act! Apply NOW and join the CDI Team TODAY!!! To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here