Data Center / Mission Critical Facilities Consultant

• Conduct business analysis functions to understand facility infrastructure dependencies and help create data center transformation strategies and plans for relocating or consolidating workloads. Data center transformation strategies may be executed using a combination of approaches including migrating to a new physical location, consolidating across existing environments or exiting and moving to the cloud.
• Act as a subject matter expert the team working with Senior Project Managers and Technology Transformation consultants to drive technology infrastructure from “current state to future state” with a focus on  data center transformation.
• Work with senior team members to be a hands-on resource for Data Center Facility Analysis, Capacity Planning and Remediation Strategy.
• Help to develop block diagrams and technical illustrations to support facility analysis and remediation recommendations.
• Be capable of leading manual processes such as workshops, facility manager meetings and engineering diagram analysis to gather required infrastructure specification and data center attributes.
• Lead and conduct workshops with Data Center Managers and work with Project Managers to formulate schedules and report on evaluation status.
• Create Statements of Work and support the sales process.
• Work with Project Mangers to help manage the project teams including; Align, the client and the vendors throughout the project.
• Gather documentation and build and develop a delivery plan for all the work streams
• Work as a hands-on resource to support and lead data center walkthroughs and on-site assessments.
• Advise clients on potential risk, and manage client expectations.
• Continually improve the process and framework and update our assessment process solution.

 Qualifications

• MIS, IT or Engineering related bachelor’s degree
• 5-7 years of relevant work experience related to Data Center Mechanical and Electrical Infrastructure and IT Infrastructure is preferred.
• Qualified individuals will be able to work successfully in fast-paced enterprise-level environments requiring exceptional written, verbal and presentation skills.
• A comprehensive understanding of Data Center Facility Infrastructure (e.g., electrical systems, mechanical systems, structural systems, etc.).
• A general, holistic understanding of IT infrastructure (e.g., server, storage, network, etc.).
• A basic understanding of data center functions, technologies and interdependencies would be preferred.
• A foundational understanding of public cloud models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and providers (AWS, Azure, Google).
• Experience working with critical mechanical and electrical infrastructure projects, including facility assessment, migration and consolidation would be a plus.
• Excellent communication, organization and writing skills are required.
• Strong capabilities with PowerPoint, Excel, MS Project, Visio and Office tools to manage plans, charts, reports and documentation, etc.
• Must be able to travel as needed.

In summary, we are seeking a smart, energetic professional who is strategically minded and motivated to grow our capabilities in the data center assessment and modernization space.

 For more details, visit www.align.com.

Tier 3

PM25