DATA CENTER CAPACITY Consultant
shburn, V
Responsibilities :
Manage data center capacity and forecast modeling
Work directly with Facilities Management teams to assess day-to-day and project deployment impact on Data Center Power, Space, and Cooling
Perform/participate in data center space planning to develop rack elevations with potential power consumption
Design, build, and event management for related White Space expansions
Ensure operational procedures, processes, and Global Standards are adhered to in support of the Data Center Operations teams.
Execute administrative and operational policies consistent with corporate and department goals, strategic planning, and BU growth objectives
Perform/participate in security, access, and data center audits to ensure compliance with policies and standards
Execute postmortem analysis to ensure issues that do impact operations are understood and corrective actions taken
Proactively manage key Business units to ensure relationships and workloads are always on target
ctively seek new information about changing products, markets, procedures, industry trends, developments and best practices
Support the design, build, and maintenance of future data center solutions Experience and Educational Requirements:
Bachelor's or Associates degree
Experience in the Financial Sector & Enterprise Data Centers
3-5 years of Capacity Management experience and Data Center Facilities
Intermediate understanding of Mechanical & Electrical systems in an Enterprise Data Center Specifically at the rack level, PDU, and UPS
Experience working with IT & Facilities engineering teams to asses cutting-edge technologies impact on Data Center environment, power, space, cooling.
Working experience with data center operations, low & high voltage, and resiliency/redundancy standards to ensure system availability
Monitoring of rack-level design and electrical thresholds/failover values
Experience in communicating with all levels of Data Center Management and cross-divisional IT organizations
Current on cabling Infrastructure industry standards
Project management skills supporting Data Center Physical Layer projects
Management supporting of Data Center Moves adds & changes
Quality Assurance of Data Center inventory databases
Change/risk management
Skill in diagnosing and solving complex problems, providing tactical & strategic solutions
Superior oral and written communication skills
Superior computer skills including all common business applications with an emphasis on Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.
utoCAD is a plus
Knowledge of industry standards and cutting-edge IT technologies
Knowledge of Network Inventory databases a plus