OCTOBER 2011 - Bastionhost

1 OCTOBER 2011. Bastionhost is hiring: Data Centre Facilities Manager This position provides 24x7 Data Centre operations management for our ultra-efficient and secure Dataville Data Centre facilities near Truro, Nova Scotia. The role includes overall responsibility for building and bringing online several new facilities, white space management, change management, and incident management. This position is a critical position and the person must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Coordinate the development, and build-out of the Data Centre, whilst maintaining the functionality of the existing facility;. Manage environmental resources, power distribution, safety, security, physical layout, cabling, racking and monitoring of data center equipment;. Compile and maintain data centre access and use policies and emergency response procedures;. Manage data center documentation including equipment inventory, engineering drawings, as-builts, expansion architecture and other documents.

2 Coordinate with IT and operations teams to forecast and plan for resource capacity expansion and budgeting;. Approve equipment purchases and manage intake, installation and decommissioning;. Develop, implement and manage maintenance plan schedules and processes;. Develop policies, document processes, and provide training for IT, operations and engineering staff on the use of data center facilities including access control;. Ensure compliance with regulations and directives of government regulatory agencies national and global;. Assist in vendor selections, forge strong vendor relationships, and manage vendor service level agreement performance;. Coordinate equipment vendor access for site service calls and supervise vendor on site activities;. 24x7 availability as escalation point for data center facility issues. 1/2. Desired Skills, Qualifications & Experience: Minimum 7 years experience in a data centre environment, related project implementation and management.

3 Demonstrated competence in data center cooling, power, and data communications fundamentals;. Competence in Linux and Windows system administration preferred;. Bachelors degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science or Management Information Systems, or an additional 5 years relevant professional experience preferred;. Expertise in data center documentation tools (rack drawings, etc.);. Demonstrated problem solving and decision-making skills;. Demonstrated ability and willingness to take ownership and initiative to make it happen in a fast paced and complex environment. Bastionhost Ltd. offers a highly competitive compensation/benefits package. For a career that goes beyond the expected, please forward your resume and a cover letter in confidence to: Email: Fax: +1 (902) 422-0239. Web: We thank all applicants in advance, however only qualified candidates will be contacted. 2/2.