Trackside IT Specialist

Trackside IT Specialist

Mahindra Racing

Mahindra Racing is a motor racing team based in Banbury, United Kingdom, competing with an Indian racing licence. The team is currently competing in the electric FIA Formula E Championship since the inaugural season in 2014

Role Overview:

Reports to the IT Manager. This position is responsible for the deployment, support and development of trackside IT systems for the Mahindra Formula E Team. As a part of a small team, they will play a key part in ensuring the delivery of best-in-class IT solutions and services to the company and its users.

Main Responsibilities:

• Deploy, support and pack away IT systems at all race events and test events where needed.
• Plan and perform upgrades and changes to infrastructure both in and out of the racing Season.
• Provide 1st – 3rd line technical support to users at the track during an event and at the factory.
• Maintain and troubleshoot the trackside LAN and WAN, experience with Cisco networking and be confident with TCP/IP networking and layer 3 routing.
• Support virtualised servers and Firewall appliances.
• Administer a Windows based estate to include AD, Group Policy, DNS and DHCP.
• Support motorsport specific hardware and software such as MAT, CAD and Simulation software.
• Ensure up to date documentation for systems and services.
• Other duties as assigned by the IT Manager or designate.

Qualifications, skills and experience required:

Education and Work Experience: 

BS in MIS or Computer Science required, or similar/equivalent, or qualified by experience. Typically requires at least 2-3 years’ experience in the IT field. Exposure to a racing or event environment preferred but not a necessity. Working in an international environment desirable.

Specialized Knowledge and Skills

Have relevant experience in a similar technical position, ideally in a motorsport or event-based environment. Be extremely self-driven and motivated to be the best at what you do every day. A quick thinker, be a flexible and adaptive character with the ability react to and solve problems with speed and efficiency, sometimes under highly pressurised situations.

Equipment and Applications

Solid understanding of networking, switching, routing and troubleshooting. CCNA or equivalent certifications is an advantage. Good working experience of virtual environments. Strong knowledge of Microsoft server, desktop environments and Active Directory domains. A working knowledge of McLaren Applied Technology software such as Atlas, System Monitor, Atlas Data Server and SQL Race. 

Work Environment Physical Demands: 

An ability to work and prioritise within a high pressure, time sensitive environment while retaining a methodical approach is essential. The role requires extensive worldwide travel and a willingness to work flexible hours, including weekends. This position may require lifting 25Kg while setting up the garage at track events.

Personal Profile

• Used to working to own initiative.
• Effective written and oral communication skills in English.
• Works methodically with attention to detail.
• Leads by example, can and will motivate his/her team & peers.
• Practical approach by using rigorous logic and methods to solve problems with effective solutions.

This job description may be changed from time to time to reflect changing business requirements and the job holder may be required to undertake other tasks other than those that are listed that fall reasonably within the scope of the role and grade.

Mahindra Racing would like to thank you for your application.
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We wish you all the best for the future and ask you to keep checking for roles with us in the future that may suit your skillset.