Data Center Operations Manager

We have an outstanding career opportunity for aData Center Operations Managerto join a leading Company located in theBethesda, MDsurrounding area.

US Citizenship is required.

Candidate must possess an Active Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance with willingness to obtain CI Polygraph.

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Responsibilities :

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define the processes and standards that govern data center activities

• Monitor activities to confirm compliance

• Track and report data center resource consumption (power, cooling, and rack space)

• Coordinate and control access and logistic support

• Communicate maintenance intervals to affected stakeholders

• Follow the Datacenter's procedures and processes

• Establish new and/or modify existing procedures and processes for efficiency

• Manage and coordinate the installation and maintenance of data center equipment

• Ensure compliance with data center security protocols

• Prepare reports on data center operations

• Maintain data center documentation as assigned; these include maintenance verification documents, technical drawings, procurement documentation, and related technical manuals

• Supervise - engage and oversee vendors and subcontractors supporting data center

• Control data center stocks (fiber, patch panels, connectors, etc)

• Responsible for racking and stacking servers and related devices

• Design and implement server technologies in environments with multiple configurations

• Assist in performing root cause analysis for operational issues that occur

• Ensures the safety of all personnel/equipment on-site

• Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting, maintenance, and decommissioning of physical equipment

• Rapidly distinguish between isolated server problems, network outages, and power/cooling issues that impact enterprise services

• Provide data center support 24/7 to respond to emergency incidents that affect mission-essential services

Basic Hiring Criteria :

• Bachelor's degree and minimum 10 years of relevant experience

• TS/SCI with CI Poly required for Position or TS/SCI and willingness to obtain a polygraph

• Experience working in an AGILE environment

• Experience managing hardware configuration baselines

• Experience with Data Center Strategy, Planning, and Roadmap maintenance

• Experience with Data Center consolidation and cloud environment transition

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Experience establishing goals and plans that meet project objectives

• Track record of working effectively within a team, and supporting peers toward improved processes and results

• Knowledge of power infrastructure layout from generation to rack level, redundancy levels and techniques, rack standards, properties and selection criteria, power rail/strip options, cold aisle/hot aisle containment, and standards for fire suppression, security, and safety

• Experience monitoring environmental sensors and determining issues prior to impact on systems

• Candidate must, at a minimum, meet DoD 8570.11- IAT Level II certification requirements (currently Security+, CCNA-Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, CND, or SSCP along with an appropriate computing environment (CE) certification)

Desired Qualifications :

• Experience operating and maintaining systems in a Windows environment

• Experience with SAN or network storage setup and administration

• Data Center Management Certification a plus

• Experience working in an Agile environment

• Familiarity with Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) concepts and solutions

• Experience with troubleshooting within a security environment

• Experience with backup and restore procedures

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