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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Storage Technologies Professional- Manager, New York, USA

Organization Structure:                       Accenture Technology Consulting – Data Center Technology and Operations

 

Work Location:                                     New York, USA

 

Job Title:                                               Storage Technologies Professional- Manager

 

Career Level:                                         Manager

 

Skill Track:                                             Storage Technologies

 

 

 

(A) Job Description Summary

 

Purpose

 

The Manager will provide leadership with focus on end to end storage optimization and consolidation project delivery across various ATC, AO, IO & SI programs/projects

 

This role will interface with technical, functional and business stakeholders across Accenture.

 

Role

Accenture Technology Consulting – Storage Technologies Professional – Manager

 

(B) Relationships

 

Reports To:            

§  DCT&O Project Senior Manager

§  ATC India Lead

§  ATC – India DCT&O Lead

 

Supervises / Direct Reports:   

§  Infrastructure Architects

§  Storage Technical Resources

 

Close Working Relationships:

§  Accenture Project Managers/Senior Managers

§  Accenture Project Business and Technical Analysts and Consultants

 

External / Client Relationships:                               

§  Global PMO team

§  Global Accenture teams

 

(D) Key Responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities:

          Responsible for leading/architecting multiple infrastructure and storage technologies project.

          Manage geographically diverse teams of architects and administrators

          Leading a team in strategically planning, architecting, designing and implementing key storage technology solutions for clients

          Work with infrastructure team to discover and correct areas of projects where intervention will benefit projects.

          Perform short range and long range resource planning and constantly work on resource leveling as program work shifts.

          Assist with strategic planning.

           Prepare and deliver presentations as necessary.

           Drive teams for successful, on-schedule projects and releases.

          Work at higher strategic levels with Executive Management

          Maintain constant communication and updates on projects progress and any issues related to any of the projects with all the stakeholders;

          Track the timely and high quality delivery for infrastructure and storage technologies projects deliverables.

          Form deep working relationships with the Global Program management teams.

          Plan and deliver well-structured oral and written communications

Supervisory Responsibilities:

§  Manage a team of Accenture infrastructure and storage architects and subject matter experts to ensure timely completion of deliverables and activities planned.

 

 (E) Must Have Knowledge and Skill Requirements

 

§  Consistently demonstrated skills in staff management, including coaching, mentoring, conflict resolution.

§  Hands on knowledge and work experience in EMC DMX/VMAX and NetApp Filer – design, build & management experience.

§  Hands on experience in designing & configuring SANs based Brocade and/or Cisco solutions.

§  Hands on experience in zoning, volume planning, allocation & de-allocations.

§  Knowledge of storage pools, capacity planning, performance analysis.

§  Experience with EMC VPLEX and/or other Storage virtualization

§  Proven ability to resolve conflicts within projects between resources, schedules, budgets, and priorities

§   Consistently demonstrated soft skills including diplomacy, facilitation, and collaboration.

§   Consistently demonstrated tactical skills, including resource planning, budget management and planning, Process improvement, cost containment and project management.

§   Excellent written and verbal communication skills

§   Strong ability to grasp technical concepts

§   Strong matrix management skills

§   Self-starter; ability to act with a sense of urgency while avoiding panic

§   Proven ability to think like a customer

§   Provide guidance to executive leadership to set strategic direction and prioritization of projects

§   Ability to identify opportunities to improve effectiveness of execution

§  Should be comfortable working with remote teams

§  Teamwork and integrity

§  Dealing with ambiguity

 

 (F) Nice To Have Knowledge and Skills

 

§  Knowledge of broader data center technologies is strong plus.

§  Knowledge of other EMC and NetApp suite of products is added advantage.

§  Proficiency with data management applications, Microsoft Excel, MS Word and MS PowerPoint is preferred.

§  B.E from good Engineering colleges preferred

§  Effective Cross Cultural Communication skills

§  Organizational Agility & Cross Team Collaboration

 

(G) Work Experience Requirements

 

§  10+ years of overall experience, including 3-4 years of minimum experience with infrastructure and storage delivery projects involving business analysis, strategic planning/architecture/design, Technology consulting, Infrastructure & Application outsourcing and project/program management office functions

§  Demonstrated success driving complex strategies and projects to successful completion

§  Proven experience in people management, strategic planning, risk management and change management

§  Proficient in project management software

 

( H ) Competencies Requirements

 

§  Infrastructure Delivery and Storage Technologies

§  Effective Communication

§  Analytical expertise

 

(I) Travel Requirements

 

§  Required to travel domestically and internationally on an ad hoc basis

 

 

 

 

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Thanks & Regards

 

Vishnu, Centrifuge LLC
(T)443 320 2000,(F)(866) 825-9220

vishnu@centrifugecorp.com
www.centrifugecorp.com

 

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