Senior Data Centre Architect

Background:

eu-LISA is the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA) manages large-scale IT systems to support the implementation of asylum, border management and migration policies in the European Union (EU). The Agency is also a front-runner for the digitalisation efforts of the EU's Justice and Home Affairs domain, building a new information architecture and contributing to the development of a new security ecosystem. Since the Agency's beginnings in 2012, eu-LISA has become the digital engine of the Schengen Area. With its activities and tasks, the Agency adds value to the EU Member States by supporting their efforts towards justice, security and freedom.

Task description:

• Assist in the design, architecture, implementation, security and support of data center environments and solutions
• Assist with development of future state Data Center systems and designs
• Perform capacity planning (power, cooling, rack spacing)
• Assist in the implementation of industry best practices for data center engagements
• Act as an expert for data center projects
• Execute industry best practices in data center deployments, integration, testing, and packaging of infrastructure documentation and application solutions
• Maintain awareness of new and emerging technologies and the potential application on service offerings and products provided by IT

Education:

• Minimum 4 years of relevant education (master or equivalent) after the secondary school

Minimum Experience:

• Minimum 9 years of relevant professional experience
• Minimum 3 years of experience in building and supporting mission critical infrastructure for critical applications, running in a highly distributed manner

Additional needed qualification, knowledge and skills:

• Experience working extensively with different Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) such as Cisco, Brocade, Checkpoint, IBM, EMC, HP, Bull, NetApp, and Dell in implementing Solutions for Networks, Security, Storage, Backup and Compute Infrastructure
• Comprehensive knowledge and hands-on-experience related to Data Centres.
• In depth knowledge of technologies related to racks, business continuity/disaster recovery.
• In depth knowledge of capacity planning (power, cooling, rack spacing) practices
• In depth knowledge of patching and cabling installations.
• Familiar with infrastructure implementation/management, service/operations management, etc.
• Experience with UNIX/Linux/Windows virtualisation and "Infrastructure As A Service" architecture
• Experience facilitating meetings with multiple customers and technical staff, including building consensus and mediating compromises when necessary
• Experience in project and task planning
• Familiarity with various requirements gathering techniques