Team Lead, Data Center Operations at ipNX Nigeria Limited

ipNX Nigeria Limited is a leading provider of infrastructure-based Telecommunications and Information Technology services here in Nigeria. Leveraging more than a decade of experience, the company was formed by the divestment of the telecommunications services division of Telnet Nigeria Limited and has been in operation for many years.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Team Lead, Data Center Operations

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure adequate management of all data centre operations by adhering to all set Service Level Agreements on all Key Performance Indicators.
• Negotiate with Service providers, ensuring delivery of efficiencies
• Capacity and Property Management and cost savings as well as conducting capacity planning, general capacity reviews, driving infrastructure efficiencies across the various
• Implementation of heat and smoke detection and fire suppression to fully achieve efficiencies and compliance to IPNX standards
• Ensure adequate cooling and power availability at all Data Centres, Collocated sites and all Central Office locations.
• Support the implementation of a Disaster Recovery Plan for infrastructure facilities and ensure the processes used for facilitating recovery are more flexible, context based and collaborative
• Activate and coordinate a Disaster Recovery Plan (DCP) support function and processes that are scalable and based on demonstrated recovery needs

Requirements

• University Degree in Telecommunications / Electrical Electronics Engineering/Computer Science (2.2/Upper Credit Minimum)
• Hands-on expertise in many disparate technologies, typically ranging from front-end user interfaces through to back-end systems and all points in between
• 3+ years’ experience in Telecommunications Operations management
• 3+ years’ in operation support, installations and commissioning
• Proven experience of working with multiple suppliers/vendors/ partners
• Advanced knowledge of mobile telecommunications network architecture/technologies
• Sound understanding of project management
• Proficient at report writing, creating and presenting presentations
• Ability to propose systems design and configuration improvements
• Negotiation, facilitation and consensus building skills
• Capable of supporting hundreds of systems both virtual and physical
• Good communicator and able to clearly articulate complex issues and technologies
• Advanced knowledge of mobile telecommunications network architecture/technologies
• Knowledge of Data Centre management will be an advantage.

Application Closing Date
30th September, 2024.