Datacenter Engineer (Saudi National)- Riyadh, KSA

DeepSource Technologies; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

DeepSource Technologies in Saudi Arabia seeks a Runbook SME responsible for collecting, creating, testing, and governing runbooks for complex tasks such as DR activities, application migrations, DC modernization, and cloud migrations.

You will lead data collection through interviews and workshops, document environment details and contacts, and drive runbook governance using ITSM practices, data modeling, and advanced Excel data analysis.

Qualifications

• Experience with data center migration discovery and planning.
• Experience in data modeling and data analysis for migration projects.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience with automated discovery tools.

Responsibilities

• Collect data via interviews and workshops to support runbook creation.
• Create, test, and govern runbooks for DR, migration, and cloud projects.
• Lead governance activities and document environment details and contacts.
• Present migration strategies and status reports to stakeholders.

Skills

Cloud migration

Data modeling

Data analysis

ITSM knowledge

Stakeholder mgmt

Workshop facilitation

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelors degree in computer science/information systems or equivalent

Tools

vSphere

Hyper-V

Device42

vRNI

OpenShift

Job description

Runbook SME is responsible for collecting, creating, testing, and governing complex task activities such as DR activities (activation, dry test, Drill, etc…), application migration activities, DC modernization, etc…, into a single document (runbook) that contains all the environment details, and contacts’ information, alongside the required activities to achieve such a complex task.

This role is achieved through four stages:

• Data collection and interviews

• Runbook creation

• Runbook testing

• Governance

• Understanding of Cloud technologies and migration methodologies

• Good knowledge of knownvirtualizationplatforms preferablyvSphere, HyperV, and other platforms will be also considered.

• Good knowledge of knowncontainerizationplatforms preferablyOCPand other platforms will be also considered.

• Good Knowledge of enterprise IT architecture, for example, Storage and/or backup configuration and replication options, Different OS deployment and management techniques, and Network components and their configuration.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills

• Logical and design thinking

• Problem Solving skills

• Data modeling and Data visualization

• IT service management knowledge

• Should have experience in Data Center Migration Discovery Phase, Data Center Migration Planning Phase, Data Center Migration Execution

• Experience with automated discovery tools e.g. Device 42, vRNI, etc.

• Excellent skills in using advanced features of Microsoft Excel (Data Modeling and Analysis)

• Experience in conducting workshops, and preparing migration strategies, migration plans, runbooks, and status reports.

• Good understanding of Cloud/infrastructure components and migration methodology. Good documentation skills.

• Strong stakeholder management skills – and negotiation skills.

Certification and Education

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science/information systems or equivalent.

Preferred Data Engineering certificate(s)

• CCNA, network essentials, CompTIA Network+ or equivalent
• ITIL V3 and/or V4 Foundation
• Certified by one of the major cloud providers.

Desirable skills and experience

• Experience in delivering engagements underPRINCE2, PMP, or TOGAFframeworks.
• Understanding of ITSM framework(s).
• Experience in presenting at a user group, trade show, or similar is highly desirable.