IT Datacenter Specialist

JOB NUMBER: JB03925

VACANCY NUMBER: ADV04696

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ORGANIZATION: MSC Crociere S.P.A.

BUSINESS AREA: Office

LINE MANAGER: IT INFRASTRUCTURE DELIVERY MANAGER

MSC Cruises, the 3rd largest cruise operator in the world with an ambitious 10-year investment plan of €13.6 billion plan that includes the construction of up to 17 new digital ships, plus terminals and other important assets.

We’re totally transforming our business and building a modern and highly digitalized company and our IT is at the core to support the digital transformation.

Working in MSC Cruises is working in a very dynamic and international context with the freedom to shape and define the future of digital in our organization, with the support and scope of a vast global evolving business.

Our environment is international, fast-paced, highly collaborative, and meritocratic.

We are looking for an IT Specialist - Datacenter in our Naples office, the major service delivery center in the Group.

The position offers the option of smart working to ensure you have the best work-life balance possible.

The position involves travelling (10 – 15%) to the corporate datacenters and a possible relocation to Geneva by early 2026.

In a very dynamic and growing IT dept, the Datacenter Specialist reports to the IT Infrastructure Delivery Lead & IT Senior Platforms Manager and will be responsible to design, implement and manage data center infrastructure with a key focus on availability, reliability and performance of servers, storage, and backup infrastructure.

• Set strategies & help the unit in adopting the right datacenter solution(s);
• Design and implement data center infrastructure components like servers, storage, disk, and tape libraries;
• Manage life cycle of datacenter components: (introduce, deploy, maintain, and retire it);
• Setup & configure datacenter infrastructure for high availability, reliability, and performance;
• Manage and optimize storage solutions;
• Implement backup and recovery strategies for data protection;
• Oversee day-to-day operations of the datacenter facility with the provider;
• Organize and manage server racks and cabling to optimize airflow and accessibility;
• Establish alerting systems for proactive problem identification;
• Analyze resource utilization and plan for future capacity needs;
• Define key performance indicators for datacenter components;
• Collaborate with vendors for hardware and software procurement;
• Manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders;
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation for configurations and procedures for all datacenter components.
• Fluent in English, oral and written. Knowledge of French is an advantage;
• Master's or Bachelor’s degree in Computer science, engineering or equivalent;
• Must have at least 3+ years of experience as a Datacenter specialist;
• Ability to communicate with technical and non-technical audiences and to deliver with stretched deadlines.

Hands-On experience and very good knowledge working with below products or their equivalents:

• VMWare virtualization platform (vSphere, NSX, vSAN, vRealize);
• HPE Synergy 480 Gen10 Plus compute;
• Storage solutions PureStorage, HPE Alletra & EMC UNITY.;
• Backup disk library based on Cisco Hyperscale S3260;
• IBM Tape library TS4300.-Backup & Recovery product CommVault;
• Knowledge of IBM Power8 & Power9 is a plus;
• Knowledge of Oracle Exadata X8 & X6 is a plus;
• Knowledge of automation using Ansible is a plus.

Right to work in Italy.

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