Data Centre Engineer at Netcom Africa

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos

Purpose

• The staff is to ensure the proper running and maintenance of the Data Center.
• To ensure that all necessary policies and procedures affecting the Data Center are generated and to ensure the enforcement and tracking of such policies and procedures and activities.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Restrict and monitor access control into the Datacenter.
• Ensure thorough cleaning and maintenance of Datacenter based on a regular schedule.
• Procure and maintain Environmental Control Units in the Datacenter.
• Keep proper Inventory control of the Datacenter equipment
• Monitor, record and escalate Equipment performance in the Data Center.
• Maintain ownership of Change Management request for the Data Center.
• Password control for equipment in the Data Center.
• Backup policy for the equipment in the Data Center.
• Disaster Recovery Plan for the Data Center.
• Labelling of equipment in the Datacenter according to the approved naming convention.
• Create Data Center Policies
• Update, Maintain, Enforce & Control Data Center policies.

Essential Skills/Knowledge

• Maintenance/Monitoring of hardware equipment.
• Maintenance of Environmental control units
• Analytical thinking
• Troubleshooting Skills
• Experience with:
  • Network monitoring activities and applications.
  • Network preventive/corrective maintenance.
  • Data Center equipment and maintenance.

Desirable Skills/Knowledge

• Ability to quickly understand and adapt to the use of new software.
• Working knowledge of iDirect VSAT system
• Working knowledge of Gilat VSAT system
• Good knowledge of 3G.
• Work well in a busy team, being quick to learn and able to deal with a wide range of issues.

Education and/or Professional Qualifications

• Degree in [Engineering, Computer Science] or a related field.
• Professional qualifications, accreditation to professional bodies.