Data Center Planner

Data Center Planner

Posted 4 days ago by Avance Consulting

Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Havant, England, United Kingdom

Summary: The Data Center Planner role involves collaborating with IT and facilities teams to manage hardware deployment and optimize datacenter resources. Key responsibilities include maintaining datacenter layouts, managing inventory lifecycles, and ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards. The position also requires the use of DCIM tools and support for enterprise Wintel and RHEL environments.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with IT and facilities teams to define and manage hardware deployment roadmaps.
  • Develop and maintain datacenter layout designs, rack elevations, and physical hardware placements.
  • Monitor utilization of datacenter resources to identify potential constraints and drive infrastructure optimization.
  • Manage the datacenter inventory lifecycle, including tracking of assets from procurement to decommission.
  • Ensure datacenter plans comply with safety, security, and regulatory standards.
  • Create documentation and reports for management regarding datacenter capacity, asset tracking, and planning initiatives.
  • Support project management for infrastructure expansions, migrations, and hardware refreshes.
  • Utilize DCIM (Datacenter Infrastructure Management) tools to maintain accurate records and visualizations.
  • Evaluate new technologies and practices to improve datacenter efficiency.
  • Maintain and support enterprise Wintel environments (Windows Server 2016/2019/2022) and RHEL infrastructure.
  • Monitor and manage storage infrastructure (SAN/NAS), including provisioning, tiering, capacity planning, and performance optimization.

Key Skills:

  • Experience in datacenter management and planning.
  • Proficiency in DCIM tools.
  • Knowledge of Windows Server and RHEL environments.
  • Strong understanding of datacenter safety and regulatory standards.
  • Ability to create documentation and reports.
  • Project management skills for infrastructure projects.
  • Experience with storage infrastructure management (SAN/NAS).
  • Capacity planning and performance optimization skills.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Havant

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Collaborate with IT and facilities teams to define and manage hardware deployment roadmaps. Develop and maintain datacenter layout designs, rack elevations, and physical hardware placements. Monitor utilization of datacenter resources to identify potential constraints and drive infrastructure optimization. Manage the datacenter inventory lifecycle, including tracking of assets from procurement to decommission. Ensure datacenter plans comply with safety, security, and regulatory standards. Create documentation and reports for management regarding datacenter capacity, asset tracking, and planning initiatives. Support project management for infrastructure expansions, migrations, and hardware refreshes. Utilize DCIM (Datacenter Infrastructure Management) tools to maintain accurate records and visualizations. Evaluate new technologies and practices to improve datacenter efficiency and Maintain and support enterprise Wintel environments (Windows Server 2016/2019/2022) and RHEL infrastructure. Monitor and manage storage infrastructure (SAN/NAS), including provisioning, tiering, capacity planning, and performance optimization.