Data Center Facilities Engineer

Division Information Technology
Business Unit Information Technology department
Reporting line Manager Data Center
Purpose of the job

The Data Center Facilities Engineer is responsible for the management, improvement, maintenance and troubleshooting of the Data Center facilities infrastructure including Electrical system, cooling infrastructure, fire suppression system Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS), Automatic Voltage Regulators, power generators, electrical cabling and all related and connected facilities.

Key Accountabilities not limited to
  • Perform routine service and day-to-day operation oversight of Data Center facilities
  • Schedule, supervise and coordinate preventive and curative maintenance of the Data Center cooling and electrical infrastructure 100% uptime
  • Prepare documentation of the Data Center facilities, safeguard maintenance reports and implement corresponding recommendations
  • Coordinate all change management processes, analyze risks and prepare mitigation plans for Data Center facilities operations
  • Propose and manage improvement projects of the Data Center facilities
  • Coordinate contracts and manage SLA with vendors in line with the Bank Business Continuity Strategy.
  • On call 24X7 incident management and Data Center emergency response coordination
  • Responsible to assure safety and compliance to relevant standards and regulations
  • Ensure the maximum efficiency and effectiveness of data center equipment with adequate facilities operations.
  • Prepare annual budget for facilities maintenance, repairs and upgrade
Experience
  • At least 3 years’ experience in electrical or cooling systems management, experience in mission critical environment is an added advantage.
  • Proven experience with Cooling system, Fire detection/suppression system, Electrical and Power installations, UPS, AVR, monitoring systems within a data center environment
Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Electricity, Mechanics, Electronics or any other relevant degree.
Knowledge
  • Effective datacenter facilities operations
  • Existence of timely and regular reports of facilities status
  • Availability and strict adherence to preventive and curative maintenance plans of the datacenter facility facilities
  • Timely incident management and remediation
  • Full compliance to the banks bank’s information security policies and procedures, timely feedback to the security team on security incidents, implementation of security guidelines, standards and safety.
  • Availability of appropriate datacenter facilities documentation
Expression of Interest Submit your CV to recruitment@bk.rw by 18th August 2021.