Team Lead, Datacenter at First Bank

Ref No: 1900000J
Location: Lagos
Organization: Technology and Services
Schedule: Regular
Job Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Lead proactive monitoring, operation and maintenance of IT infrastructure (Hardware/Software) and other datacenter equipment; in order to maintain and support operations  and ensure compliance to relevant standards
• Provide technical direction in the area of requirement definition, planning, coordination, programming, and implementation of server operating systems
• Work with Enterprise Architects to manage the track of information on all datacenter assets
• Manage configurations, problems, incidents, IT service continuity and supply
• Lead effort to evaluate, recommend, integrate and coordinate enhancements to the datacenter infrastructure and services
• Review system configurations and ensure that the needed configuration elements are made available on site for installation
• Lead effort to develop and configure datacenter infrastructure from conceptualization through stabilization
• Manage effort to test, debug, document and analyze performance of infrastructure components
• Lead infrastructure implementation by analyzing the current system environment and infrastructure and developing implementation and verification procedures to ensure successful installation of systems (hardware/software)
• Lead effort to provide support to all environments (production, test, QA, development, etc.)
• Supervise the planning and monitoring of event, fault and performance management
• Perform routine infrastructure analysis, and evaluation on resource requirements necessary to maintain and/or expand service levels
• Create and maintain database management plan and ensure implementation accordingly
• Fulfil service requests and perform routine maintenance and support activities
• Manage backup and recovery activities of information and computer services, in order to guarantee the operations in case of disaster
• Review installation check list and systems specifications
• Provide leadership and technical guidance to reports
• Prepare plans for development and installation of datacenter infrastructure according to current and future requirements
• Coordinate with IT and the business teams to develop capacity management plans to ensure optimal datacenter operationsImplement test plans (including functionality, integrity, and stress testing; test matrices; and definition of test methodologies and strategy)
• Conduct studies of proposed enhancements in hardware and software and proposes recommendations to IT management
• Work with IT Risk Management to determine and implement  DR requirements based on business needs
• Work with IT Risk Management to ensure the disaster recovery plan is kept current and  operable in case of disaster
• Upgrade obsolete application, data, and infrastructure architecture as required
• Serve as a member of the IT Services  and Supplier Relationship Committee
• Lead proactive monitoring, operation and maintenance of IT infrastructure (Hardware/Software) and other datacenter equipment; in order to maintain and support operations  and ensure compliance to relevant standards
• Provide technical direction in the area of requirement definition, planning, coordination, programming, and implementation of server operating systems
• Work with Enterprise Architects to manage the track of information on all datacenter assets
• Manage configurations, problems, incidents, IT service continuity and supply
• Lead effort to evaluate, recommend, integrate and coordinate enhancements to the datacenter infrastructure and services
• Review system configurations and ensure that the needed configuration elements are made available on site for installation
• Lead effort to develop and configure datacenter infrastructure from conceptualization through stabilization
• Manage effort to test, debug, document and analyze performance of infrastructure components
• Lead infrastructure implementation by analyzing the current system environment and infrastructure and developing implementation and verification procedures to ensure successful installation of systems (hardware/software)
• Lead effort to provide support to all environments (production, test, QA, development, etc.)
• Supervise the planning and monitoring of event, fault and performance management
• Perform routine infrastructure analysis, and evaluation on resource requirements necessary to maintain and/or expand service levels
• Create and maintain database management plan and ensure implementation accordingly
• Fulfil service requests and perform routine maintenance and support activities
• Manage backup and recovery activities of information and computer services, in order to guarantee the operations in case of disaster
• Review installation check list and systems specifications
• Provide leadership and technical guidance to reports
• Prepare plans for development and installation of datacenter infrastructure according to current and future requirements
• Coordinate with IT and the business teams to develop capacity management plans to ensure optimal datacenter operationsImplement test plans (including functionality, integrity, and stress testing; test matrices; and definition of test methodologies and strategy)
• Conduct studies of proposed enhancements in hardware and software and proposes recommendations to IT management
• Work with IT Risk Management to determine and implement  DR requirements based on business needs
• Work with IT Risk Management to ensure the disaster recovery plan is kept current and  operable in case of disaster
• Upgrade obsolete application, data, and infrastructure architecture as required
• Serve as a member of the IT Services  and Supplier Relationship Committee

Qualifications
Education:

• Minimum of a first degree or its equivalent in a IT related discipline
• Masters or a recognized professional certification will be an added advantage

Experience:

• 8+ years of experience in managing systems, network and technology infrastructure
• 6+ years of management experience with 1+ years spent in a senior management role