The Network Engineer Hosting MS Azure candidate can sit in the East Hanover, NJ or Chicago offices or a Global Fortune 500 Manufacturing Company.
PURPOSE OF ROLE Service Delivery Executive - Hosting Engineer is a key role in the North America hosting group to support, maintain and manage the hosting Run operations within Cloud and on-premise dedicated data centers. The role will provide leadership and business focus to the Operations team and is responsible for the day to day management of the production ITS Systems for the NA region. The role is key to the stability and performance for all critical systems supporting the region. The candidate will drive operational thought throughout the organization and be the champion supporting the daily operations of ITS systems. MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES 1)Plan, organize, and control multiple responsibilities to achieve project objectives; technically guide projects through to completion. 2) Interact with and advise business representatives of the application regarding functional and non-functional requirements 3) Provide consultative support during production incidents 4) Drive and support system reliability, availability, scale, and performance activities 5) Collaborate with Technical services partners to ensure smooth operations of the function. 6) Directs the daily operation and delivery of production IT systems. 7) Govern appropriate policies, procedures and documentation for Hosting Operations. 8)Runs an operational organization with service-level objectives, optimizing operational activities and driving visibility into operations through analysis, trends and measurement. 9) Ensures adherence to existing IT methodologies, standards, policies documentation, and quality control standards. 10) Produces periodic operational reports, document and update internal procedures. 11) Oversees problem management processes to identify and proactively rectify incident trends. 12) Works with the business units to communicate valuable information about system maintenance, changes, and events. 13) Builds strong partnerships with project delivery, architecture, and application teams to ensure delivery of robust technology solutions for the business 14) Manages service provider relationships to ensure that deliverables and SLA’s are met 15) Develop expert knowledge of Mondelez's business and problem/solution domain
QUALIFICATIONS
12+ years of relevant ITS experience in Hosting Service (MS AZURE) operations including running Infrastructure operations with breadth from multiple IT disciplines.
Expert knowledge of current information technology tools and platforms, especially involving enterprise networks, hosting environments (including hybrid / public cloud) and mobility solutions is required. EXPERIENCE WITH MICROSOFT AZURE IS REQUIRED.
Knowledge of best practices for IT operations 24 X 7 model
Experience problem solving issues on globally distributed systems and critical product service environments
Capable of technical deep dives into infrastructure, databases, and applications as needed
Working knowledge adhering to related infrastructure audit requirements and other regional regulations like Sarbanes Oxley.
Knowledge of information security frameworks and best practice operational procedures is required.
Knowledge of and experience implementing ITIL / Service Management frameworks.
Financial analysis and management capability required. Experience in developing IT budgets and managing to budget targets.
Experience with IT cost optimization, vendor / partner management.
Must have strong interpersonal and communications skills to effectively communicate with all levels of ITS staff, both technical and non-technical.
Must have strong collaboration skills; ability to engage stakeholders and build productive working relationships.
Strong customer focus and service orientation.
Ability to contribute to the development of the overall ITS Hosting strategy
Bachelor degree