Data Center Operations Analyst (3rd Shift)

3rd shift (11:00pm – 7:30am)

*This is a contract to hire role

*Must be local to Columbus, Ohio to be considered

Our Columbus, Ohio client has a contract opening for an Operations Analyst who efficiently uses the proper incident and change management processes and procedures to initiate the appropriate documentation, engage 2nd level support and notify the appropriate stakeholder and user community of incidents/changes that occur affecting the Data Center Infrastructure (IBM Mainframe, Linux, UNIX and Windows platforms) with the possibility of impacting customers.

• Candidates must be willing to be onsite.
• The first couple weeks of training will all be during first shift hours
• Candidates will have the option to work from home each week once they come up to speed, but not always on Mondays and/or Thursdays. WFH days will depend on what rotation schedule they are on

Job Requirements:

• Some college or equivalent experience.
• 5 or more years of IT experience.
• Must be willing to work 3rd shift position.
• Microsoft Word and Excel experience.
• Ability to lift 20 lbs.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Ability to work in a positive and contributing manner in a team environment.
• Able to digest, comprehend and follow guideline and procedures.
• Good problem solving/analysis and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities:

• Activities include monitoring events and production batch schedules, providing initial response to alerts caused by failures, escalating service incidents in a timely manner for swift resolution, opening event tickets, providing detailed turnover to the following shift and interfacing with the internal user community, support groups, systems administrators, hardware support teams and outside vendor support.
• Support mainframe generated computer output in a distributed print environment.
• Activities include managing output through application for distribution in postscript format to various network attached printers throughout the company.
• Support the implementation and operation of infrastructure services including storage, network, capacity, database, and hardware support, and other IT infrastructure support services involving online services, Editorial Systems and Enterprise Business Systems into the production environment.
• Activities include maintaining master knowledge base with the appropriate guidelines and procedures for staff to follow to manage the infrastructure and test customer facing products to ensure functionality and availability.
• With general direction, leverage event management systems to monitor and maintain the availability and functionality of the computing environment’s systems, network and applications. Assist in the creation and adoption of incident management procedures (60%)
• Communicate effectively with IT support staff and users through various means (e.g., service management systems, telephone, email, communication software) to collect and disseminate information regarding the operational environment. (15%)
• Has working technical knowledge of the computing environment. (10%)
• Support staff implementing changes to the IT infrastructure in accordance with change management procedures and policies. (5%)
• With general direction, support the Data Center’s hardcopy output responsibilities by managing the flow of hardcopy output requests sent to printers within the Data Center. (5%)
• As designated ESSENTIAL staff, report to work when scheduled even when client is closed to non-essential employees.