Job Title: Senior Operations Specialist
Department:Information Systems
Location:Lagos
Job Description:
-Virtualization and consolidation technology implementation (eg, Cloud Computing and Infrastructure as a service)
-Progressive storage, backup and recovery technologies
-Direct, manage, and support the acquisition, installation, operation, maintenance, and disposition of components supporting infrastructure technologies.
-Manage or participate in the development of policies, practices and procedures (eg. Infrastructure build standards)
-Manage or participate in testing and implementing when necessary, emergency procedures and disaster recovery plans.
-Conduct infrastructure technology across the IS Division and at Group Level.
-Ensure a coherent and stable service across MTN Nigeria
-Ensure that infrastructure architectural design cater for organic and inorganic growth
-Ensure that the capacity of IT infrastructure is able to deliver the agreed service level targets in a cost effective and timely manner
-Ensure stable infrastructure platform
-Ensure high availability of infrastructure
-Ensure Business continuity of IS Operations
-Monitor vendors compliance to SLA and ensure implementation of penalties
-Ensure that the Data Centre network evolution moves towards virtualization and consolidation
-Ensure that Data Centre uses new and advanced cooling technologies (green technologies)
-Ensure that the storage investment is governed by a clear Storage roadmap
-Strategically drive infrastructure technology roadmap for all domains within infrastructure. That includes Database, Enterprise Systems Management, Unix and Storage.
-Establish and drive the infrastructure level 3 team to serve as technology approval forum, technical service improvement and production gate keepers
-Establish problem management support model for the whole of IS Infrastructure
-Drive utilization of the existing infrastructure to ensure a reduction in Opex
-To ensure that the value for the IS Infrastructure projects is unlocked and that benefits are realized
Job Conditions: General working conditions. May be required to work extra hours. Occasional local and international travel often at short notice.
Reporting To: GM Infrastructure
Required Skills:
-Minimum 12 years working experience of
-5+ years on in IT related disciplines; specifically computer infrastructure environment
-3+ years of architecture and technology planning
-2-4 years experience at management level.
Employment Status :Permanent
Qualification:
First degree in any discipline preferably Computer Science or equivalent. MCP, MCSE, CCNA, ITIL.
Masters Degree in a relevant discipline will be an added advantage.
This vacancy expires on 4/14/2011
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