Senior Specialist, Server Administration

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Designs and implements short- and long-term strategic plans to make certain server and storage capacity meet existing and future requirements that help to enhance and achieve long term goals for the bank.
• Practices server and storage asset management including maintenance of server and storage component inventory and life cycle management.
• Plans, develops, designs server and storage management, and maintenance projects, including policies and procedures, operational improvements, backup, and archival files, and evaluates new technology integration.
• Conducts research and makes recommendations on server products and standards in support of server procurement and development efforts.
• Performs cost-benefit and return on investment analyses for proposed server and storage to aid management in making implementation decisions.
• Negotiates with vendors, outsourcers, and contractors to secure server products and services.
• Manages and ensures optimal operation of all server hardware and equipment including AVR, UPS, Cooling, FM200, Data Center facility, and so on.
• Monitors utilization trends, manages server and storage performance, and assures maximum uptime.
• Performs ongoing analysis, capacity planning, and technical tuning of the server and storage to improve performance.
• Develops strategies for maintaining server and storage infrastructure.
• Directs and administrates a contingent of server and storage analysts for conducting performance reviews and corrective action.
• Hires, trains, and supervises the services staff to ensures that the staff is empowered to exercise initiative and work creatively, participate productively in teams.
• Engages in regular professional development activities and cooperate and communicate well with others.
• All other matters ancillary to the above and to perform any other related issues that management may require from time to time.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelors Degree in Information Technology or equivalent in related field.
• Excellent knowledge of current protocols and standards, including Active Directory, Group Policies, MS Exchange, Core Switching/Routing, SSL/IPSec, SAN, Virtualization, AWS Cloud, Office 365, Business Continuity, and Disaster Recovery.
• Experience designing and developing server and storage in a complex operating environment.
• Managerial, organizational, analytic, and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of server and storage performance tuning techniques.
• Knowledge of SIEM Solution.
• Knowledge of current trends and information sources for managing server and storage.
• Knowledge of system backup and recovery procedures and techniques.

• Experience working with a distribute team.