Lead Data Centre Engineer

Overview:

The Assistant Lead Engineer plays a pivotal role in the success of our Data Centre Facility Management team. This individual will oversee various tasks, ensuring seamless project execution and maintaining exceptional facility operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• DC Facilities / Preventive Maintenance
• DC Rack, Network Cabling, and DCFM Operation Management
• Liaise and work directly with stakeholders, DC Op Managers and/or DC Service Facilities providers for purpose of project delivery and maintenance support
• Liaison with DC Provider/vendor with regards to utilities, building services/facilities and systems issues, which include Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) support, Key management system and maintenance
• Administrator for preventative maintenance programs to ensure that DC provider carry out the facilities maintenance
• Proactive monitoring of the Environmental System Alerts in the Data Centres to ensure they are operating within acceptable level and to escalate promptly to the relevant authority or third-party vendors to rectify any defects alerted
• Monitor and optimise Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) and overall power consumption within the data centre, ensuring the efficiency of servers and racks meets target power consumption levels
• Ensure DCIM systems are operating as designed to protect the data center, capture power usage, calculate available capacity, and provide meaningful, timely alarms, notifications, and reports
• Propose continuous improvement initiatives with recommendations to strengthen IT governance & compliance, increase efficiency on work quality and processes
• Support design planning and space allocation for prospective Colo and Private cloud service hosting. Recommend acquisition of new technology to enhance DC operational efficiency
• Support DCFM on matters pertaining to all Data Center (DC) projects; this includes making arrangement and attend site surveys with vendors, supplier and business Product and suggest feasible solutions to ensure DC's requirement are addressed or met
• Support the management of works conducted within the Data Centres such as site preparation, site survey, network cabling, electrical wiring, air-conditioning, building power supply (including power generator) tests, on-site/off-site standby activities etc
• Establish work schedule, monitor work progress on site, examine and certify works done, and to attend Factory Acceptance test, Site Acceptance test and Integrated System Test, if any

Day 1:

• Support and oversee new data center project fit-out, additions & alterations works, including SIT/UAT testing
• Ensure project closure and hand over with as-built drawings, schematics and reports, including commissioning of assets. This includes witness key commissioning tests on site
• Enforce adherence to established procedures (SOPs, MOPs, EOPs, PTWs, RAs) and change control processes for all data center maintenance activities

Reporting and Analysis:

• Establish operational and performance benchmarks, analyze data, and prepare reports on all aspects of facility operations and maintenance
• Generate monthly progress reports and track deliverables

Qualification/Requirements:

• Bachelor in Computer engineering or equivalent
• Have at least six (6) years of working experience in Data Centre Facility Management/Environment,
• Have at least three (3) years of experience in leading a team in a similar capacity.
• Possess broad-based knowledge and skills in the areas of building technology, mechanical and electrical services and facilities management
• Good knowledge and understanding of Data Centre infrastructure systems with experiences working on mission critical systems such as UPS, Chiller, CRAC, Thermal/Fan Wall Cooling, Electrical HT/LT, Fire Protection, Water Detection systems, Fire Suppression systems, PDU, CCTV systems, Card Access systems etc
• Have good working knowledge for best practices in fire/workspace safety, management, control, and operating a Data Centre hosting services
• Proficient in Rack and Stack Tasks/Planning, analysis and forecasting under Data Centre Infrastructure Management (Able to allocate racks efficiently – plan and relocation experience – power usage optimisation)
• Must possess relevant experience in DC facility management and vendor management
• ITIL Foundation V4 certified, and Possess Data Centre Certifications such as CDCP and CDCS
• Working experience in managing & supporting DCIM system; Struxureware Data Center Expert (DCE) Struxureware Data Center Operations (DCO) and IT Advisor (ITA) in support of new data center deployment, and retrofits
• Inclination & passionate to automate routine tasks to drive operational efficiency
• Familiar with ISO 9001, and ISO 27001, ANSI/TIA-942 Standard will be advantage
• 2 years contract