AH 1171 Team Lead
(Technical Support)

Permanent
 

Trinidad
 

Duties: To provide leadership to a Technical Support Team that is responsible for supporting all the technical hardware, connectivity switches, routers, firewalls, web and application server systems, database server and/or storage area networks (collectively referred to as infrastructure components) which form the base hosting environment for ICT systems within the Government Data Centre.
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 designing and implementing large-scale and enterprise-wide ICT infrastructure
• 5 years experience managing teams in a fast paced, project centric ICT environment
• Proven ability to develop complex, integrated technical solutions
• A sound understanding of working within national, international, corporate and industry and professional standards
• Extensive knowledge of the principles, techniques, practice and methodologies of ICT-enabling technologies
• Solid understanding of international trends in ICT-enabling infrastructure and enterprise-wide applications, including pricing etc.
 

Key Tasks: • Maintain enterprise-wide technical infrastructure to support business applications hosted with Government Data Centre (e.g. GovNeTT, FSi)
• Work with Solution Architect Office to plan and implement enhancements to enterprise-wide technical infrastructure
• Work closely with Application Support Team to ensure business applications run smoothly
• Work with Government Data Centre’s helpdesk and Application Support Team to troubleshoot system problems related to infrastructure components that support to business applications hosted within Government Data Centre
• Ensure compliance with Service Level Agreements that are established with business application owners and Tier 2 support team (typically the vendors that develop and/or maintain the business applications)
• Monitor utilisation of infrastructure components closely; plan and execute timely capacity upgrade based on infrastructure resource consumption statistics and forecasted growth in resource consumption
• Manage outsourced vendors for
o Installation and configuration of network peripheral devices
o Configuration of workstations and verifies correct system operation; repairs computer hardware and software
o Design of wiring plans for computer, network and telecommunications
o Installation and testing of cabling and equipment (including installation of upgrade cards, memory and other devices to improve existing equipment as well as assembly, initial testing and final installation of new computer equipment and related devices)
• Analyse site problems and issues with a view to providing solutions and support for sites connected to the company
• Monitor connected sites on a day-to-day basis, ensuring that proper bandwidth is allocated to each site, and troubleshoot any connectivity issue
• For in-house ICT needs:
o Plan, install, monitor and maintain LAN/WAN and VPN
o Maintain, troubleshoot and upgrade computer related hardware including individual work stations and laptop computers, printers and scanners
o Provide support in the deployment of intranet connectivity
• Work with Solution Architect Office to advise clients on LAN setup/configurations.
• Ensure the availability of the service as part of the daily routine and oversees continuity management ensuring disaster preparedness of company infrastructure
• Contribute to the development of ICT annual estimates of expenditure and other strategic / operational plans

Work may require the ability to travel locally and overseas.
 

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For further information email Amelia