Data Center Manager

Job Description

• To take overall responsibility for the security of Data Centre operations and ensure that appropriate controls are implemented
• Backing up data, Archiving and Restoring Data with arranging many tests for insure the efficiency of Data Management.
• Troubleshooting technical problems.
• Communicating with staff and upper management.
• Supervising data center technicians.
• Assist in developing Disaster Recovery plans, ensuring these are consistent with the Corporate Business Continuity Plan
• Lead in the planning, development and enhancement of the Data Centre provision within overall business planning.
• Supervises maintenance, installation and updates of data center systems.
• Maintains building records and schematics.
• Creates policies and rules related to data accessibility and distribution.
• Manages and establishes priorities for maintenance, design, development and analysis of entire servers & storages infrastructure
• Produce business cases for recommended architecture and infrastructure changes, identifying the anticipated business benefits, together with the risks and consequences of failure to support infrastructure performance reporting.
• Assist in planning & on-going development of the Council’s technical architecture & infrastructure, applying Systems Thinking and Lean approaches to drive out further efficiencies & costs
• Provide technical management of the Data Centre, ensuring that agreed service levels are met & all relevant policies & procedures are adhered to, whilst seeking means of continual improvement
• Ensure that operational procedures and working practices are fit for purpose and current.
• Maintain the configuration management system, documenting details of all hardware/software items that have been installed, removed or changed so that configuration management records are fully updated & accurate