Title: Lead Administrator - L1
Job Description
Job Description
JOB DUTIES: This position will involve administrating (installation, configuration and maintenance) the network and hardware infrastructure environment. This is a hands-on position requiring on site presence 5 days a week at Longmont, CO
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: Min BS or equivalent and 7- 10 years of experience. This position will involve both software and hardware administration, so the right candidate will need to have the flexibility required to make the shift back and forth. Hardware administration will involve introducing new equipment to the network; ground-up network design experience not required.
Experiences in the following will be very useful:
Routing and switching
Data center architectures
WAN Accelerators
SDWAN
Vendors:
Cisco Arista Aruba switches, Data center equipment
Aruba wireless
Silverpeak SDWAN
Riverbed WAN Accelerators
Certifications such as CCNA / CCNP / CCIE or equivalent will be very helpful also.
Company Code - United States
Site – US: San Jose, Longmont, Austin, New Jersey
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Do
- Provide adequate support in architecture planning, migration & installation for new projects in own tower (platform/dbase/ middleware/ backup)
- Lead the structural/ architectural design of a platform/ middleware/ database/ back up etc. according to various system requirements to ensure a highly scalable and extensible solution
- Conduct technology capacity planning by reviewing the current and future requirements
- Utilize and leverage the new features of all underlying technologies to ensure smooth functioning of the installed databases and applications/ platforms, as applicable
- Strategize & implement disaster recovery plans and create and implement backup and recovery plans
- Manage the day-to-day operations of the tower
- Manage day-to-day operations by troubleshooting any issues, conducting root cause analysis (RCA) and developing fixes to avoid similar issues.
- Plan for and manage upgradations, migration, maintenance, backup, installation and configuration functions for own tower
- Review the technical performance of own tower and deploy ways to improve efficiency, fine tune performance and reduce performance challenges
- Develop shift roster for the team to ensure no disruption in the tower
- Create and update SOPs, Data Responsibility Matrices, operations manuals, daily test plans, data architecture guidance etc.
- Provide weekly status reports to the client leadership team, internal stakeholders on database activities w.r.t. progress, updates, status, and next steps
- Leverage technology to develop Service Improvement Plan (SIP) through automation and other initiatives for higher efficiency and effectiveness
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Team Management
- Resourcing
- Forecast talent requirements as per the current and future business needs
- Hire adequate and right resources for the team
- Train direct reportees to make right recruitment and selection decisions
- Talent Management
- Ensure 100% compliance to Wipro’s standards of adequate onboarding and training for team members to enhance capability & effectiveness
- Build an internal talent pool of HiPos and ensure their career progression within the organization
- Promote diversity in leadership positions
- Performance Management
- Set goals for direct reportees, conduct timely performance reviews and appraisals, and give constructive feedback to direct reports.
- Ensure that organizational programs like Performance Nxt are well understood and that the team is taking the opportunities presented by such programs to their and their levels below
- Employee Satisfaction and Engagement
- Lead and drive engagement initiatives for the team
- Track team satisfaction scores and identify initiatives to build engagement within the team
- Proactively challenge the team with larger and enriching projects/ initiatives for the organization or team
- Exercise employee recognition and appreciation
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Deliver
No | Performance Parameter | Measure |
1 | Operations of the tower | SLA adherence Knowledge management CSAT/ Customer Experience Identification of risk issues and mitigation plans Knowledge management |
2 | New projects | Timely delivery Avoid unauthorised changes No formal escalations |
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