Infrastructure Operations Control Centre Administrator

Day to day management of global IT infrastructure services underpinning our business services and providing global infrastructure operations support to the Rentokil Initial businesses. Operating within the Rentokil Initial IT Service Management (ITSM) Framework, the GOCC is responsible for the analysis, investigation and resolution of global infrastructure incidents and problems.

Responsibilities

Operates and manage storage and Virtual (VMware) infrastructure to underpin delivery of the hosted services

Monitor the estate and ensure proactive measures are taken to ensure high availability of services

Carry out incident management using the Service Now tool

Installs or removes hardware and/or software, and associated connections, using supplied installation instructions and tools. Documents results in accordance with agreed procedures.

Contributes, as required, to investigations of problems and faults concerning the installation of hardware and/or software and confirms the correct working of installations.

Uses system management software and tools to collect agreed performance statistics. Carries out agreed system software maintenance tasks.

Carries out agreed operational procedures, including network configuration, installation and maintenance.

Uses network management tools to collect and report on network load and performance statistics.

Contributes to the implementation of maintenance and installation work.

Uses standard procedures and tools to carry out defined system backups, restoring data where necessary. Identifies operational problems and contributes to their resolution.

Performs regular high-performance, scalable backups and restores on a schedule and tracks offsite storage.

Carries out documented configuration for allocation of storage, installation & maintenance of storage system as per the agreed operational procedure.

Identifies operational problems and contributes to their resolution.

Requirements:

Desired experience

Demonstrates a passion for world class infrastructure technology operations.

Demonstrates excellent analytical problem solving abilities.

Monitoring of a medium to large scale infrastructure environment.

Ability to install, configure and maintain infrastructure systems and solutions to specification.

Excellent attention to detail when performing tasks and add extra value to complete tasks to a high standard.

Basic knowledge of one or more of the following products/solutions:

Hypervisor - VMware vSphere

Storage - vSAN

Recovery Services - Veeam and Zerto

Platforms - Windows Server and Linux Red Hat

End User Compute - Citrix XenApp

Networking Fundamentals - Cisco Technologies (Switches, Firewalls or Routers), SD-WAN, Aruba Networks

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Hybrid working
• Rentokil Initial Reward Scheme
• 23 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Death in service benefit
• Healthcare
• Free parking

At Rentokil Initial, our customers and colleagues represent diverse backgrounds and experiences. We take pride in being an equal opportunity employer, actively encouraging applications from individuals from all walks of life. Our belief is that everyone irrespective of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, or beliefs, has the potential to thrive and contribute.

We embrace the differences that make each of our colleagues unique, fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can be their authentic selves and feel a sense of belonging. To ensure that your journey with us is accessible if you have any individual requirements we invite you to communicate any specific needs or preferences you may have during any stage of the recruitment process. Our team is available to support you; feel free to reach out to (joanna.sharpe@rentokil-initial.com) if you need anything

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