Infrastructure Specialist

1 - Review business requirements and translate into IT Infrastructure deliverables

2 - Work closely with Senior IT Infrastructure Specialist to design IT Infrastructure solutions

3 - Work closely with Senior IT Infrastructure Specialist to implement IT Infrastructure solutions

4 - Follow best practices when building, configuring, testing and deploying new IT Infrastructure

5 - Identifies, assesses and minimizes project risks to successful project completion

6 - Support and contribute to IT Infrastructure projects to deliver new and change activities into production

7 - Serve as solution delivery expert for the design & implementation of assigned areas

8 - Work under direction of the appointed IT Project Manager for this project

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) of Position:

1 - Positive feedback from IT Infrastructure PM and other key project stakeholders

2 - Build, configure, test and deployment of key FATCA IT Infrastructure equipment and related Services

3 - Early diagnosis of potential problems, risks and issues with escalation to IT Infrastructure PM

4 - Infrastructure changes are implemented successfully

5 - Positive feedback from the FATCA systems users Experience

Skills and Competencies: Essential

1. Experience of implementing IT Infrastructure projects in a Financial Services organisation

2. Proven ability in designing, building, testing and implementing IT Infrastructure solutions

3. Ability to follow best practice' when designing, building and implementing IT Infrastructure solutions

4. Able to work with other technical specialists and PM resources in a team environment

5. Wintel server experience - Ability to build, test and configure Microsoft 2008 Windows Servers to corporate standards

6. VMware experience - Ability to build, test, configure and deploy VMware ESXi 5.1 Servers to MetLife corporate standards

Advantageous

Citrix Experience - experience with and knowledge of Citrix VDI environments

Cisco network experience - Ability to build, test and configure Cisco network equipment to corporate standards

Experience on a team managing an IT outsourced partner/relationship

ITIL accreditation