Barclays
DataCentreTechnician
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“Data Centre Technician at Barclays. Skills: technical support, infrastructure maintenance, hardware support, incident management, stakeholder management. Monitor and maintain the bank’s critical technology infrastructure. Resolve more complex technical issues”
What You'll Achieve.
Minimise disruption to operations; Improve the service to customers and stakeholders; Ensure optimal performance; Maintain stability; Drive efficiency; Ensure issues are known when they occur; Deliver to a consistently excellent standard
Industry & Context.
Resolve more complex technical issues; Analysis of system logs, error messages and user reports to identify the root causes of hardware, software and network issues; Providing a resolution to these issues by fixing or replacing faulty hardware components, reinstalling software, or applying configuration changes; Identification and remediation or raising, through appropriate process, of potential service impacting risks and issues; Troubleshooting and repairing server-level hardware issues.
24/7 onsite team, 24/7 shift-based support environment
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Experience working in a data centre or similar infrastructure environment, including structured cabling and physical infrastructure support., Knowledge of IT infrastructure and hardware platforms, including storage and SAN, Unix and Windows (Wintel) systems, networking, and Data Centre technologies., Experience troubleshooting and repairing server-level hardware issues., Understanding incidents and/or change management processes within a technical support environment.
Nice to Have
ITIL Foundation (or higher) certification., CompTIA Server+ or other relevant technical certifications., Experience working in a 24/7 shift-based support environment., Familiarity with asset management and monitoring tools.
What You'll Do.
Monitor and maintain the bank’s critical technology infrastructure
Resolve more complex technical issues
Minimise disruption to operations
Provision of technical support for the service management function
Develop the support model and service offering
Execution of preventative maintenance tasks on hardware and software
Utilisation of monitoring tools/metrics to identify
prevent and address potential issues and ensure optimal performance
Maintenance of a knowledge base containing detailed documentation of resolved cases
Analysis of system logs
error messages and user reports to identify the root causes of hardware
software and network issues
Providing a resolution to these issues by fixing or replacing faulty hardware components
reinstalling software
or applying configuration changes
monitoring enhancements
business continuity management
front office specific support and stakeholder management
Identification and remediation or raising
through appropriate process
of potential service impacting risks and issues
Proactively assess support activities implementing automations where appropriate to maintain stability and drive efficiency
Actively tune monitoring tools
and alerting to ensure issues are known when they occur
Support mission-critical infrastructure that powers key services for customers and clients
Providing rapid response
and maintaining secure
well-managed data centre environments
Handle hardware support tasks including break/fix
moves and changes (IMAC)
and basic troubleshooting at server level
Manage access control
Monitor the data centre environment
Support incident and fault resolution
Maintain accurate asset records through audits and inventory updates
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional coordination; Collaborating with and impacting on the work of closely related teams; Check work of colleagues within team to meet internal and stakeholder requirements; Maintain and continually build an understanding of how all teams in area contribute to the objectives of the broader sub-function, delivering impact on the work of collaborating teams.
Communication Scope
Communicate sensitive or difficult information to customers in areas related specifically to customer advice or day to day administrative requirements.
Full Job Description
# **Job Description** **Purpose of the role** To effectively monitor and maintain the bank’s critical technology infrastructure and resolve more complex technical issues, whilst minimising disruption to operations. **Accountabilities** * Provision of technical support for the service management function to resolve more complex issues for a specific client of group of clients. Develop the support model and service offering to improve the service to customers and stakeholders. * Execution of preventative maintenance tasks on hardware and software and utilisation of monitoring tools/metrics to identify, prevent and address potential issues and ensure optimal performance. * Maintenance of a knowledge base containing detailed documentation of resolved cases for future reference, self-service opportunities and knowledge sharing. * Analysis of system logs, error messages and user reports to identify the root causes of hardware, software and network issues, and providing a resolution to these issues by fixing or replacing faulty hardware components, reinstalling software, or applying configuration changes. * Automation, monitoring enhancements, capacity management, resiliency, business continuity management, front office specific support and stakeholder management. * Identification and remediation or raising, through appropriate process, of potential service impacting risks and issues. * Proactively assess support activities implementing automations where appropriate to maintain stability and drive efficiency. Actively tune monitoring tools, thresholds, and alerting to ensure issues are known when they occur. **Analyst Expectations** * To meet the needs of stakeholders/ customers through specialist advice and support * Perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard which will impact both the role itself and surrounding roles. * Likely to have responsibility for specific processes within a team * They may lead and supervise a team, guiding and suppor
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