Server Operations Engineer
centific · Remote Work( Singapore) ·
- Work mode
- Remote
- Category
- Hospitality
About Centific
At Centific, people are at the center of our culture.We constantly seek out opportunities for people to enhance their skills,
and emphasize work-life balance for all our employees.We believe that competition can bring out the very best in people
– from our annual creative film and speech contests to our weekly office game tournaments,we mix work and play to engage our people and help our clients succeed.
About Job
Job Description Summary
The Server Operations Engineer installs server hardware and OS, troubleshoots server and network issues which may include collaboration with partners and vendors, maintains records of assets and tickets, and adheres to Server Lifecycle Management practices.
Service Description
Install the operating systems for new mounted servers.
Responsible for reinstalling the server operation systems, solving the abnormalities.
Responsible for the daily server maintenance, troubleshooting, repair and follow-up break-fix of the server and other hardware, including server hardware troubleshooting and diagnosing component-level failures.
Maintain data on internal systems including asset management, ticketing, rack related data.
Work with remote vendors/manufacturers or other teams to solve server batch failures and problems.
On-call duty, responsible for dealing with the problems raised by the business owner side.
Collect and check online assets status or issues.
Erase drives or other configurations for retiring or relocating servers.
Retrofit some tools by updating or writing scripts.
Submit and track the part RMA or media destruction process if needed.
Server network troubleshooting.
Server lifecycle management including managing the performance of OxMs.
Other server operation related work.
Service Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Computer science, Electrical engineering or any other relevant fields.
Strong ability to work under pressure; Strong learning ability, broad technical interest; Strong sense of responsibility, full of enthusiasm for work
Good communication skills in English, Mandarin is preferred, good team work spirit; Ability to work independently.
Knowledge of the interdependencies of Data Center functions and technologies, including facilities, with familiarity of data center operational environment and workflows.
Familiarity with basic Data Analytic Skills.
Experience and knowledge of out-of-band (OOB)/lights-out management (LOM) server communication methods, such as IPMI management protocol and NC-SI internal communication interface.
Experience with massive remote OS installation such as PXE boot, with understanding of PXE installation process end-to-end (boot, imaging, OS provisioning, and troubleshooting).
Can understand and run Bash Shell or Python scripts.
Familiar with simple automation tools, such as Ansible.
Familiar with Linux systems, able to locate server hardware/baremetal faults; Proficient with Linux command-line operations and troubleshooting; Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
Basic TCP/IP knowledge concepts - Subnetting, VLANs, DNS, IPv6; Ability to perform general troubleshooting.
Knowledge of out-of-band/lights-out server communication methods, such as IPMI, NCSI,
Strong documentation skills and habits.