Data Centre Infra Manager - Server

About : Exide Energy Solutions Limited is a wholly owned Subsidiary of Exide Industries Limited, leading battery manufacturing and distribution company in India with annual revenues of $1.8+ Bn. Exide Energy Solutions Limited is investing $500+ Mn dollars to setup India’s first Giga plant to manufacture Lithium-Ion Cells at Devanahalli Industrial Area in Bengaluru. Exide Energy designs, develops, and manufactures Lithium Ion Cells and Battery Pack solutions for various energy storage. Exide Energy is a leading player in the market with OEM customers across key market applications – 2W, 3W, 4W, CV and industrial applications. Exide is also deeply invested in further developing li-ion technology with significant R&D investments including setup of in-house team as well as necessary lab infrastructure to support development activities.

Overview :

Server administrators are responsible for the maintenance, configuration, and reliable operation of computer systems and servers. Server Administrator installs hardware and software and participates in continuously improve and keep up with the backend servers / systems of applications hosted on Data Center / Cloud Infrastructure. Server administrators also actively resolve problems and issues with computer and server systems to limit work disruptions within the department.

Job Overview :

Configuration and installation of various servers (Physical and Virtual), SAN Storage and Backup application

Creation of Users, Groups, Mailboxes on O365 console

Management of Windows and RHEL Servers (File, FTP, Print, so on) SAN Switch and Storage

Monitor performance and ensure system availability and reliability.

Provide Level 2 / 3 support and troubleshooting to resolve issues.

Vendor Management

Role & Responsibilities :

Configuration of servers, operating systems administration, hardening, load balancers, firewall including but not limited to management of users, processes, resource contention, preventive maintenance, and management of updates & patches to ensure that the system is properly updated.

Responsible for leading the Data Center On-Prem and Cloud Servers

Periodic health check of the systems, troubleshooting problems, analyzing and implementing rectification measures.

Install and upgrade computer components and software, manage virtual servers, and integrate automation processes.

Managing of AD

Performing Backups of servers, DBs and Recovery

Proactively monitor client updates using Intune

Hands-on experience on the Virtualization preferably VMWare

Creation of LUNs and Assigning to respective servers on need basis

Hands-on experience on Windows, Linux Operation systems

Internal / External Integration Points :

Plants : For all IT Plant Machinery requirements and vendor development

Internal Stakeholders from Process, R&D,

SC, Quality, Equipment, Sales & Mktg & other functions

Suppliers : India / Global

Education :

BE IT / CS, BSc Comp Sci / IT or equivalent degree

Experience :

7+Yrs of experience in the Server Administration both Windows and Linux

Desired Skills : Functional

Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.

Able to conduct research into networking issues and products as required.

Ability to present ideas in user-friendly language.

Able to effectively prioritize tasks in a high-pressure environment.

Strong customer service orientation

Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.

Behavioral

Excellent interpersonal communication, logical analysis, negotiation, and decision-making

Strong planning and organizing skills, problem solving skills, stress management and time management.