Data Center Project Management:

Responsible for overall project coordination with internal technology teams, external contractors, and data center service providers to deliver projects.

- Design, Analysis and Requirement Gathering

• Gather hardware requirements BOM (model, delivery dates etc.) from different technology teams.
• Calculate/design the required rack count, power consumption, cooling, network panels, cables, etc, and work with other Data Center teams on design and construction.
• Work with Sourcing, Real Estate, Legal and Finance teams on RFP’s when applicable

- Implementation and Deployment

• Monitor different service providers’ progress during implementation.  Prepare project defect lists and follow-up accordingly during handover.
• Centralize all installation requests for different technology teams, and raise Change Management request.
• Coordinate and escort Telco carrier vendors for circuit installations, and witness testing.
• Coordinate and supervise patching of network cables, and witness testing.
• Work closely with different third party vendors for equipment delivery.
• When required, assist in physical racking and stacking of technology equipment (e.g. power and network cable connections, iLO configuration).
• Centralize and raise all equipment decommission and disposals requests.  Follow appropriate guideline carefully, and work with disposal teams/vendors on equipment disposal, disk degaussing/shredding and document detailed records

Documentation

• Update equipment inventory management system and rack elevations.
• Provide regular reporting on project status and meeting minutes to regional EDC team.
• Obtain and collect all data necessary for management/operation report, including capacity management, financial budget forecasts, project spends, vendor coordination, patching, and project sharepoint sites

Additional Operation Responsibilities:

The project manager will need to assume additional operation responsibilities to support the people center’s communication room’s and Stock Exchange colocation Data Center activities such as:

• Hardware Checks: Hardware visual and physical inspection, email status report
• Vendor Co-ordination : arrange onsite access and escort for vendors should it be required for break-fix, installation or any project works
• Equipment Disposal : Centralize and raise all equipment decommission and disposals requests.  Follow appropriate guideline carefully, and work with disposal teams/vendors on equipment disposal, disk degaussing/shredding and document detailed records
• Data Centre Power-down management: coordination with different technology teams and vendors
• Site Access Arrangement : arrange data center access for other teams if required outside coverage hours

Education and Certifications

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Skills

- Language: Fluent in English. Other Asian languages is a plus

- Experience/Knowledge:

• 4-6 years Data center work experience
• Good understanding of data center infrastructure and its resiliency design (UPS, Generator, CRAC, cabling, containment routes, etc).  CDCP is a plus
• Good understanding of technology hardware installation procedure
• Network cable patchings and testing technique
• Solid experience with Excel, Powerpoint, Microsoft Project
• Project Management certification is a plus, such as PMP

- Excellent communication, analytical, problem solving, and negotiation skills

- Ability to organize and plan multiple projects with different end-users simultaneously

- Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment and under pressure

EIRE Systems is a leading independent provider of professional IT services to the financial, insurance and multinational sectors in Hong Kong and throughout the Asia Pacific region. EIRE Systems has expertise across a wide spectrum of Information Technologies, with a track record for successfully completing hundreds of assignments since its establishment in 1996.

We provide professional IT services, both project-based and ongoing operational support, in three main areas:

• IT Managed Services
• Project Management
• IT Consulting 
  

With offices in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore,  and Shanghai, EIRE Systems is in a position to provide local, regional, and global IT strategy and technology solutions at all levels to our clients.