Posted:3 hours ago
By:Hiring Kenya
Company Details
Industry:
Information Technology and Services
Description:
iColo: A Digital Realty Company, is the leading carrier-neutral data center provider operating state of the art facilities in Kenya and Mozambique. We serve a broad spectrum of clients – Telecom carriers, ISPs &d peering points, IT & cloud providers, content providers, enterprise & financial services customers. As part of Digital Realty’s data center platform, PlatformDIGITAL®, the company enables customers with a global connected data community of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 28 countries on six continents. Visit icolo.io or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter
Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities
Operations and Compliance
- Adheres to and upholds company safety policies, operational efficiency, and core values.
- Provide technical customer service support and perform operational technical interventions for Customers.
- Assist in the implementation of technical projects and support activities, including setup, commissioning, decommissioning and documentation of equipment.
- Ensure compliance with company policies and regulations, including executing customer request reporting and administration.
- Document and analyze progress, issues, and outcomes, driving continuous improvement initiatives.
- Assist in designing Customer design pack for deployment and Liase with Facility Manager and Facility Supervisor on Capacity Planning of the Data Center.
- Monitoring and day-to-day infrastructure surveillance and inspections via regular site walks and monitoring the building management system.
- Monitor Data Centre Power consumption and Customer Power consumption.
- Perform Tool Audits and power audits and update the Facility Manager
- Continuously update the Patch Manager
- Act as a first point of contact for ESC for technical requestsand Customer escalation in line with the escalation matrix.
- Act as first line of response on alarms and handle or escalate alarms according to guidelines.
- Participate in the full continuous (24x7) call-out team
- Ensure all work is carried out in compliance with relevant policies and regulations including conducting risk assessments when necessary.
Maintenance
- Assist in executing maintenance and repairs of buildings and equipment such as Generators and UPS as planned by the Facility Manager and documenting the results.
- Document all maintenance and repairs made on buildings and equipment in a timely fashion.
- Monitor and supervise repairs and maintenance executed by Contractors and sub-contractors and document the results
- Monitor equipment and installations to ensure adherence to technical and safety standards
Customer Support and Technical Interventions
- Provides technical customer service support and carries out operational technical interventions requested by clients.
- Handles Customer requests according to instructions from CIM and the Facility Manager which include:
- Customer equipment migration through labeling, installations, documentation, and testing
- Emergency troubleshooting and maintenance of customer infrastructure and shows leadership (reboot, reset, handle connectivity issues) as per hands and eye requests.
- Special maintenance requests (e.g. simple repairs, equipment exchange, technical measurements)
- Ensure proper shift handover on work progress
Customer Implementation Services
- Oversee the migrations and implementation activities in accordance to the CIM procedures.
- Responsible for the set-up and decommissioning of Cross Connects through cabling, installation, documentation and testing according to the decommissioning procedure
- Supervise installation of Customer Equipment in the data center by the Customers and keep a complete record of the process and results
Health and Safety
- Adhere and uphold all health and safety practices
- Conduct Health and Safety Inductions on Contractors and Customers
- Report all Site HSE incidences and near misses and follow the escalation matrix
- Oversee Contractor services ensuring they meet the HSE standards
Additional Responsibilities
- Take on other special projects/assignments as directed by Facility Manager.
- Be an active participant and make observations & suggestions towards the improvement of the data center effectiveness and efficiency.
- Any other tasks assigned by the Facility Manager or Supervisor in-charge
Hard Skills:
- Bachelor’s in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Mechanical or Mechatronics Engineering or related Engineering fields.
- Minimum 0-3 years of experience in Telecommunications or electromechanical environment or general experience in the Engineering Industry.
- Strong troubleshooting skills and RCA (Root Cause Analysis) capability
- Skilled in Microsoft office and Service Management applications (e.g. Excel)
- Understanding of Engineering or electromechanical environments.
- Familiarity with network infrastructure and measurement tools.
- Communication skills including customer communication and handling customer requests / Complaints
Salary: Discuss During Interview
Education: Diploma
Employment Type: Full Time