Data Center Architect - Server [x86/Midrange/Mainframe] (3290)

For our client, an IT Service provider in Zurich, we are looking for a

DATA CENTER ARCHITECT - SERVER [X86/MIDRANGE/MAINFRAME] (3290)

The successful candidate needs to have following skills to perform the role effectively:

- Experience translating Business Requirements into Technical Requirements
- Experience developing High Level Design to meet Customer requirements
- Ensure Traceability of requirements through design, implementation and testing phases of the project
- Experience in DC Migration program migrating IT Assets (Servers, Storage, Network etc) from one data centre to another. END TO END EXPERIENCE WITH A DC MIGRATION IS MUST.
- Understanding on various aspects of technologies with deep knowledge in at least one Technology area such:
- Servers ( Wintel)
- Consolidation and Virtualization
- Storage and backup
- Network (LAN and WAN)
- Disaster Recovery/BCP
- Database (Oracle/SQL/DB2 etc)
- Tools
- Detail and high level designing experience across multiple technologies
- Excellent ability to handle multiple vendors
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively present findings to senior business management level
- Ability to understand and design the business resilience and data center strategies for customers across technology

As the Data Centre Transformation Architect you will be responsible for Data Centre migration planning and migration.

CLIENT ENVIRONMENT DETAILS:

SERVER - ( X86, MIDRANGE AND MAINFRAME)

- Wintel & VMware ( VCE vBlock) ( X86)
- Linux ( RHEL) ( VCE vBlock) (x86)
- IBM P series - P series with AIX 5.x, 6.x 7.x - ( Mid-range )
- IBM AS400 with i5 6.1/7.1/7.2, i5 V5R3/V5R4 ( Mid-Range) Storage
- EMC VMAX

NETWORK & SECURITY

- Cisco network, Palo Alto & various others

Are you ready for this new challenge? If you are interested and fulfil the requirements, then send us your application in Word-format (.doc/x)