Data Center Operations Management
MicrosoftAbout the role
Adheres to compliance with Data Center business units and contractual service agreements. Engages with appropriate teams and resources to execute tasks or projects. Demonstrates conscientiousness on cost and adheres to budget requirements. Understands strategic vision as communicated by leaders. Follows and adheres to processes and policy(ies) provided by security and safety governing partners. Performs troubleshooting of service incidents and escalates, as appropriate, to achieve applicable Objectives & Key Results (OKRs) or supporting Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) with minimal disruption to the client and business. Monitors Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and reports on trends and anomalies. Adheres to notifications to supporting incident management partners according to agreed upon Objectives & Key Results (OKRs) and/or Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Manages assigned projects or programs within a single discipline to meet service delivery Objectives & Key Results (OKRs) or Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Exercises judgment and discretion to contribute to issue tracking for supporting the overall quality of the end-to-end service and client satisfaction with complete and consistent communication. Participates in or may drive stakeholder and cross functional partnerships.
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Responsibilities
Data Center Operations
- Follows and adheres to processes and policy(ies) provided by security and safety governing partners. Reports immediately any safety or security issues or concerns. Participates in safety and security related Root Cause Analysis (RCA) processes as appropriate. Makes recommendations for improvements to safety and security processes or procedures. Fosters and exhibits a culture of safety. Ensures no unauthorized or unescorted personnel access in secured production environments. Manages and regularly audits physical access lists for personnel accessing secured production environments and related systems.
- Understands strategic vision as communicated by leaders. Identifies potential improvements aligned with this vision.
- Demonstrates conscientiousness on cost and adheres to budget requirements. Supports managers in creating budget forecasts. Provides input as needed to meet timely and accurate estimates on budget allocation. Manages POs end-to-end process, invoicing, accruals, and adheres to After-the Fact (ATF) policies. Supports and assists with the development of demand cost forecasts, drives awareness among direct-line managers on the business implications of service management issues. Monitors the cost model and reporting systems to raise awareness with any risks to future forecasting, tracking, reporting of costs, risks, and dependencies for a campus, country, or region. Articulates level of importance on priorities needed to maintain availability expectations. Adjusts plans based on assigned financial spend for the year. Plans and works with business partners on executing their requirements to maintain adherence to data center availability, security, and safety. Identifies opportunities for cost reduction and efficiency.
- Engages with appropriate teams and resources to execute tasks or projects. Manages programs associated with area of responsibility.
- Adheres to compliance with Data Center business units and contractual service agreements. Ensures third parties are compliant with security, safety, and all other guidelines. Abides by all service level agreements (SLAs) to meet compliance requirements. Exercises judgement and discretion to suggest improvements to policies. Investigates root causes of policy faults or degradation and suggests improvement plans. Delivers policy plan improvements per Data Center business unit(s).
- Realizes that changes impact the work of others and proactively shares relevant information to enable continued workflow efficiency(ies). Participates in change advisory board (CAB) meetings. Supports implementation of changes in accordance with documented procedures accurately and provides feedback in a timely manner. Regularly scans the internal and external environment to help anticipate changes that could affect key projects. Develops an understanding of change management principles and their varying application. (i.e., PROSCI vs. ITIL).
- Collaborates and negotiates effectively with others to identify delegates to deliver results. Seeks guidance from management on delegation of resources.
- Manages assigned projects or programs within a single discipline to meet service delivery Objectives & Key Results (OKRs) or Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Participates in pilot pro
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