Data Center Rationalisation

Designation: Data Center Rationalization Manager / Senior Manager
Location: Bangalore/ Mumbai
Primary/essential skills: Knowledge of Holistic Datacenter Operations/ Knowledge of Datacenter/Server Consolidation/Project Experience/Server Platform Technologies/Asset Management

Desirable Skills: Project/Program Management; Client-facing

Background of the Role: Technology Consulting professionals are responsible for delivering technology innovation and providing the backbone of our systems integration business. Technology Infrastructure professionals focus on the technology foundation required to enable enterprise/agency-wide applications such as e-mail, voice mail, messaging, security, and database software (for functionally specific applications). These individuals have skills in hardware, common carrier bandwidth, onsite communications equipment, storage, and related software.



Job Description:

This position will focus on delivering projects in the field of platform technologies including data center rationalizing (DCR) studies/opportunity assessments, server/storage/data center consolidation business case and assessments.

Candidate will exhibit a holistic understanding of data center operations and be familiar with functional operations of server, storage, and network functions. As a part of platform technology specialty within Accenture, these individuals will possess skills in datacenter operational technologies ranging from technical skills such as operating systems and server/storage hardware to business effectiveness skills such as establishing total cost of ownership (TCO) models for datacenters and developing a business case for cost saving opportunities. The role will require a general understanding of all data center functions (production operations, network, change control, DR/Business recovery, helpdesk, systems management, and facilities) with a focus on server, storage, and database technologies. Candidate will have a holistic understanding of the interdependencies of data center functions and technologies. The position will require strong client facing skills and an acute understanding of consulting. The candidate will operate in both a functional Project manager capacity for existing/ongoing data center rationalization projects, and as sales/engineering support for newly identified opportunities.

Candidate must have some combination of the following skills:

Holistic Datacenter Operations Understanding (i.e. Production operations, Server, Storage, Network, Data Base Management, Systems Management, Helpdesk, DR/Business recovery practices etc.)
Program/Project Management (Preferably related to above)
Datacenter/Server Consolidation Project Experience
Server Platform Technologies (Unix/Wintel/MVS—HP/Sun/IBM etc.) skills – Storage Platform Technologies (SAN/NAS) including Hardware & Software (EMC/NetApp/Sun/IBM/HP etc.)
Server/Datacenter Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
Datacenter/Server Operational Components (Monitoring, Management, etc.)
Asset Management (Experience with tools/process)
Advanced computing and storage technologies – server virtualization (in particular VMWare) and partitioning, storage virtualization
Service-Centric Performance Management software (InfoVista etc.)
Facilities Management (Power, HAVC, Hard Wire Topologies, etc.)
Sales/engineering support for technical proposals

Agency/Employer: Ad Astra Consultants
Town or City: Bangalore, India
Location: Abroad
Sector: IT
Related Job Titles: Client Server Developer,Data Center Manager,Data Center Operator,Manager, Data Center Operations,Network Operations Center Engineer,Network Operations Center Technician,Server Administrator
Permanent/Contract: Permanent, Full time
Experience: 10 years
Date: 31-08-2007
Salary: 100000 INR India Rupees / Year

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