Senior Professional, IT Systems

Yanfeng International Automotive Technology Co. Ltd.; Novi (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Compensation Packages

Generous Paid Vacation, Sick Leave and

Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits

Job summary

Yanfeng International Automotive Technology Co. Ltd. in Novi, MI is seeking a Senior Professional, IT Hosting Services to deliver hosting services in line with SLAs and drive successful projects.

You will manage planning, resources, incidents, and service delivery across Windows/Linux servers, virtualization, storage, and data center infrastructure. Collaborating with Global Hosting Management and vendors, you will ensure operations run smoothly, support after-hours maintenance, and contribute

Qualifications

• 3-5 years minimum supporting hosting service delivery with focus on stability, security and customer satisfaction.
• Proficiency in server, storage and backup hardware management, and related installation/maintenance.
• Experience with virtualization platforms such as VMware and OpenStack.
• Proficiency with Windows Server and Linux environments, installation, configuration and troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with backup systems (veem, Commvault) and public IaaS management (AliCloud).
• Knowledge of ITIL-aligned service setup, operations and service catalog management.
• Willingness to travel and work at customer sites including manufacturing plants.

Responsibilities

• Host services operations across the North America region, including cloud and on-premises.
• Provide operational support during business hours from the Novi, MI office and participate in after-hours maintenance.
• Perform incident, problem, change and service request activities to meet SLAs.
• Monitor infrastructure health and proactively address issues for stability.
• Support project execution with tasks, planning, testing, documentation and deployment.
• Collaborate with customers, vendors and global teams to ensure service delivery objectives.

Skills

Hosting service delivery

Incident response

Project coordination

Team collaboration

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer science or Information Technology

Tools

VMware

OpenStack

Windows Server

Linux

Backup systems (veem, Commvault)

Public IaaS (AliCloud)

Data center infrastructure

Job description

Global. Collaborative. Innovative. Together, we will transform the automotive interiors industry. Together, we will redefine the ways people experience life onboard vehicles.

Senior Professional, IT Systems

United States - MI - Novi

Job Description

Job Summary

The Senior Professional, IT Hosting Services is accountable for delivering hosting services in accordance with established SLAs while ensuring deploymentprojects are completed on time, within scope, and to quality standards. This role is responsible forplanning, organizing, and assigning resources, monitoring project progress, and driving successfulservice and project outcomes.

Essential functions of the job

Hosting Services Operations

• Support the delivery of hosting and computing services across the North America region, including cloud and on-premises environments.
• Administer and maintain infrastructure technologies including Windows and Linux servers, virtualization platforms, storage systems, backup solutions, physical servers, data center facilities, and related hosting technologies.
• Partner with Global Hosting Management, Architecture, Engineering, and Strategy teams to support operational objectives and technology initiatives.

Operational Support

• Provide operational support during standard business hours from the Novi, Michigan office.
• Participate in planned after-hours maintenance activities, system upgrades, deployments, and infrastructure changes as required.
• Support the resolution of critical incidents and service disruptions, including after-hours response when necessary.

Service Delivery

• Perform incident, problem, change, and service request activities to ensure services are delivered in accordance with establishedservice level agreements (SLAs).
• Monitor infrastructure health, system performance, and service availability, proactively identifying and addressing issues to maintain operational stability.
• Assist in root cause analysis and corrective actions to prevent recurring service issues.

Project Execution

• Support infrastructure and hosting-related projects by completing assigned tasks, coordinating activities, and tracking progress againstproject milestones.
• Assist with planning, testing, implementation, documentation, and deployment activities to ensure projects are completed on schedule and meet quality expectations.
• Provide regular status updates and escape risks or issues as appropriate.

Customer and Vendor Support

• Collaborate with internal customers and stakeholders to understand service requirements and provide timely support.
• Assist in resolvingcustomer issues and escalations through effective communication and follow-through.
• Support audit activities, vendor coordination, procurement processes, and other service delivery-related administrative tasks as required.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational processes, service quality, efficiency, and customersatisfaction.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of process documentation, standard operating procedures, and technical knowledge bases.
• Participate in initiatives designed to enhance service delivery and operational effectiveness.

Technical Knowledge and Development

• Maintain a working knowledge of supported hosting technologies and industry best practices.
• Perform hands-on technical activities including troubleshooting, configuration, implementation, and support of infrastructure systems.
• Proactively develop technical expertise and close knowledge gaps through training, certifications, and knowledge-sharing activities.

Automation and Innovation

• Support automation, continuous improvement, and innovation initiatives to increase efficiency and reducemanual effort.
• Assist in evaluating and implementing tools, scripts, and technologies thatimprove service delivery and operational performance.

Teamwork and Values

• Work collaboratively with colleagues, business stakeholders, vendors, and globalsupport teams to achieve service delivery objectives.
• Demonstrate professionalism, accountability, adaptability, and a customer-focused mindset.
• Support a positive team culture that values open communication, transparency, continuous learning, collaboration, and results-driven performance.

Required education

• Bachelors level degree in Computer science or Information Technology

Required qualifications

• 3-5 Minimum Years of Experience with supporting hosting service deliverywhich focuses on service stability, security, and customer satisfaction.
• Proficient in server, storage and backup hardware management, have a deep understanding of server storage and backupequipment, have the knowledge, skills, and experience for common hardware installation, setup and maintenance, be able to conduct inspection, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with virtualization solutions, such as VMware and OpenStack, installation, configuration, inspection,maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Proven experience with common operating systems, such asWindows Server and Linux, installation, configuration, inspection, maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Proficient in common backup systems, especially veem, Commvault, etc., installation, configuration, inspection, maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Experience with public IaaS usage and management, especially Ali cloud; capability with add/cancel public IaaS resource, account, permission, cost mgmt., compliance mgmt., etc.
• Experience with ITIL methodology aligned servicesetup and operations as well as service catalogue management.
• Knowledge in other centralcomputing services, including datacenter, bastion server, monitoring, security, etc.
• Understand the logical relationships, dependencies and interactive interfaces between central computing technology and the related areas and able to coordinate the delivery of all services.
• Must be able and willing to travel and work at customer sites, including industrial manufacturing plants which might require climbing, lifting, or working in confined spaces.

Preferred qualifications:

• Certified from HP, Dell, Microsoft, Red Hat, Suse, ITIL, etc. are preferred.
• Experience with or knowledge of database technology such asMsSQL, MySQL and Redis preferred.

Our Investment in You

• Competitive Compensation Packages
• Generous Paid Vacation, Paid Sick Leave and Paid Holidays
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits from day one

Our culture – shared values of our global team