I am an experienced IT professional with over 10 years of industry expertise. My background includes years of hands-on technical support, where I honed my troubleshooting and problem-solving skills. Additionally, I have spent time working as a data center technician, gaining in-depth knowledge of data center operations and infrastructure.
Beyond my core competencies, I possess a keen interest in two specific areas of IT: cloud computing and cyber security. I have actively pursued knowledge and professional development in these domains, staying up to date with the latest trends, best practices, and technologies.
Overall, I bring a well-rounded skill set, encompassing technical support, data center operations, cloud computing, and cyber security. I am passionate about leveraging my expertise to contribute effectively to IT projects and ensure the smooth functioning of technological systems.
• Daily break-fix, replacement of server components e.g. drives, Raid controllers, memory, NIC's etc.
• Server builds and upgrades
• Monitoring power usage and cooling systems
• Remote server management to ensure optimal health
• Cater to all datacenter technical needs, ranging and not limited to cabling, network troubleshooting
• Handle incident tickets as per SLA
• Smart Hands / Hands and eyes support, configuration and system re-initialization
• Visual equipment checks
• Hardware installation & decommission of enterprise servers and cabling infrastructure.
• Troubleshooting and repair of data center hardware and networking infrastructure.
• Rack and stack of data center equipment, including but not limited to servers, networking devices,monitoring systems and other equipment.
• Documentation of activities.
• Decommission life cycle of data center hardware
• Handling of shipping needs within the Datacenter
•Cater to all datacenter technical needs, ranging and not limited to ILO/iLOM and console configuration,cabling, network troubleshooting
• Handle change request and incident tickets as per SLA
• Smart Hands / Hands and eyes support, configuration and system re-initialization
• Visual equipment checks
• Hardware installation & decommission of enterprise servers and cabling infrastructure.
• Troubleshooting and repair of data center hardware and networking infrastructure.
• Rack and stack of data center equipment, including but not limited to servers, networking devices,monitoring systems and other equipment.
• Documentation of activities and create/modify SOPs
• Decommission life cycle of data center hardware
•Handling of shipping needs within the Datacenter
• Liaise with vendors for hardware, software, and support services to ensure quick resolutions to any issues that arise.
• Managing backups and tape libraries