AH 1170 Team Lead
(Government Data Centre)

Permanent
 

Trinidad
 

Duties: To provide leadership to a team that is responsible for the smooth operation of the Government Data Centre - a secure and reliable hosting environment for basic ICT connectivity, desktop as well as business application systems, to facilitate an ICT-enabled workforce in the Government of Trinidad & Tobago, and also support business transactions between the Government and its external customers (i.e. the public and the business community).
 
Requirements:

Education:
• Bachelor’s Degree in ICT, MIS, Computer Science, Engineering, Telecommunications, or other appropriate professional qualifications and or any other relevant professional qualifications
• Specialist knowledge and experience working with international ICT best practices such as ITIL
• Formal training in project management

Working Experience:
• 5 years experience at a management level implementing and supporting enterprise-wide ICT infrastructure and enterprise solutions
• 5 years experience managing real-time, mission-critical operations in a fast paced ICT environment
• A sound understanding of working within national, international, corporate and industry and professional standards
• Solid understanding of international trends in ICT-enabling infrastructure and enterprise-wide applications, including pricing etc.
 

Key Tasks: • Operate and maintain enterprise-wide technical infrastructure and shared application infrastructure (e.g. GovNeTT, FSi) to support business applications hosted in Government Data Centre
• Work with Solution Architect Office, Application Support Team, Technical Support Team and Common Platforms Team to plan for technology refresh, and implement enhancements to enterprise-wide technical infrastructure and common application services (collectively referred to as Common Platforms e.g. ePayment system, eAuthentication system)
• Work closely with Application Support Team to ensure business applications run smoothly
• Provide Tier 1 helpdesk support to handle internal customer (i.e. Government employees) call-in for problem logging. Performs the first level of problem determination with the objective of resolving as many problems as possible; and where necessary, escalates incidents to Application Support Team and/or Technical Support Team (depending on the nature of the problem) for Tier 2 support to resolve problem.
• Track all logged calls to ensure that Government Data Centre meets the Service Level Agreement (SLAs) as per agreement with customers in terms of problem response and resolution time and procedures
• Possesses good understanding of all the technology and technical solutions being operated within Government data Centre for the purpose of providing good Tier 1 helpdesk support
• Resolves queries regarding installations, setups, error messages, status, system procedures, system status, and downtime.
• Establishes, maintains and updates technical procedures to document steps for problem resolution.
• Provides feedback to users to ensure problems have been resolved, and provides status and feedback to end-users and members of the technical staff.
• Works with Application Support Team and Technical Support Team on problem resolution applying knowledge of principles, practices and procedures required to develop/design and implement information system based solution in a LAN/WAN environment
• Helps to identify training needs for users across ministries (based on problems logged through helpdesk) and work with Head (Operations) to plan for intervention (e.g. end-user training) to introduce good ICT desktop usage practices, with an aim to address common usage problems
• Contributes to the development of ICT annual estimates of expenditure and other strategic / operational plans
• Ensures the availability of the service as part of the daily routine and oversees continuity management ensuring disaster preparedness

Work may require the ability to travel locally and overseas.
 

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For further information email Amelia