OCBC Bank | VP, Infrastructure Design (Virtualisation and Storage)

Job Description - VP, Infrastructure Design (Virtualisation and Storage) (24000171) Roles and Responsibilities Lead and define the overall solution, design, principles, guidelines, standard and best practices of virtualisation and storage technology in the bank. Lead the documentation of current virtualisation infrastructure state and develop infrastructure gaps and impact analysis. Collaborate with IT leaders and define future state virtualisation architectures and technology to advance the bank digital capabilities. Lead the overall system health monitoring metrics and provide practical direction where applicable for in-depth monitoring of system performance. Provide technical leadership, directions and translate technology into effective and practical business use cases. Present technology architecture and strategy to all stakeholders from executives to individual contributors. Formulate detailed plans to add new initiatives or improvements to the existing core infrastructure and provide technical support throughout this process. Form cross-functional teams (network, platform, collaboration, operations, etc.) to facilitate the creation of optimal architectures which align to the overall architecture plan. Collaborate extensively with IT leaders and technical delivery teams to ensure alignment of best practices and standards are adopted and executed in all aspects of operations and project implementation. Mentor and guide technical staff in implementing best practices and standards. Continually research current and emerging technologies and propose changes where needed. Performance Requirements and Personal Attributes: Passionate about technology, enjoy challenges and maintain up-to-date knowledge of available and emerging technologies. Ability to articulate complex technology concepts or requirements in a simple and constructive manner. Passionate to share and explain technology. Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, with the ability to pitch ideas and influence stakeholders professionally. Strong appreciation of business-IT alignment to maximise the adoption of technology solutions to advance the bank digital capabilities. A self-starter and able to work independently with minimum help. Proven ability to operate under pressure and meet challenging deadlines with minimum supervision. Highly organised with strong situational analysis, problem solving and decision-making abilities. Self-motivated, resourceful, and results-oriented. A good team player with excellent interpersonal skills, proactive in nature and possess a positive attitude. Technology Competencies and Experience Requirements: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience. SAN storage certification. Minimum 15 years of relevant working experience, with the last 5 years in large-scale heterogeneous virtualisation and storage architecture design, deployment, and implementation. Must have in-depth and hands-on technical experience in large scale SDDC design and implementation. Must have in-depth and hands-on technical experience in large scale OceanStor Dorado storage, Dell Isilon, NetApp and Brocade fabric switches implementation. Strong technical knowledge in virtualisation and storage high availability design, implementation, monitoring and performance tuning. Strong hypervisor and storage performance troubleshooting skills. Hands-on experience in virtualisation and storage automation implementation. Candidate with banking working experience is an added advantage. #J-18808-Ljbffr