Data Center Engineer

Role: Data Center Engineer

Duration: 11 Months - Potential to be Contract to Hire for the right candidate, based on work performance, need and budget availability

Location: Rochelle, IL (main work location) - Ability to commute to Rochelle, IL on a regular basis. If need be, occasional travel to the Naperville, IL facility may be needed on a non-regular basis.

Location/Schedule:

Ability to commute to Rochelle, IL on a regular basis. If need be, occasional travel to the Naperville, IL facility may be needed on a non-regular basis. Note that mileage or tolls are not reimbursed

Weekdays will be heavily 8am-4:30pm schedule, weekends will be based on change schedules for specific activities (i.e. Friday night or Saturday morning/afternoon), as well as support emergency changes when needed.

Be part of on-call rotation and be able to come to either site for high priority incidents as needed

Role:

Data Center Engineer that will plan and execute deployments with a focus around connectivity, power, and cooling capacities. Will see projects from start to execution which include new installs, decommissioning, physical migrations, and day to day data center operations like inventory, shipping/receiving, etc. Contractor will work within ITSM guidelines for all work within the data centers.

Physical onsite coverage in Rochelle, IL with a flex schedule (either Tuesday. Saturday or Monday, Friday). Will be part of oncall rotation for off hour incident response.

Project Overview:

Client's Data Center Management Team.

Tasks will include day to day data center operations including technical planning, incident response/troubleshooting, onsite coverage, execution of data center changes.

Qualifications (must haves):

3+ years as a data center engineer

Expert knowledge in cabling and structured cabling infrastructure

Experience working within ITSM and change management standards

Knowledge of data center power and cooling

Must have great communication skills and provide a professional level of customer service to our clients

Top 3-5 IT Skillsets/Experience:

Experience planning deployments and physical cabling migrations within a larger/corporate data center

Low voltage cabling standards and troubleshooting

Basic understanding of core data center network technologies and topologies

Operating within change management standards (particularly Service Requests, Incidents, and Changes)

Project planning with minimal guidance, operates mostly independently

Tasks & Responsibilities:

Troubleshooting of cabling, power, and cooling of devices within an enterprise data center

Create and follow documentation and processes that are used in preparation, installation and cabling of systems

Validate installations which lead to successful outcomes

Interface with vendors and contractors directly and via ticketing systems

Pack/unpack servers, hardware, and other related equipment

Create innovative solutions to help streamline current processes

Work with relevant groups to ensure all equipment is received and documented in a timely manner

Manage and execute on projects independently; ownership of project work for internal applications and infrastructure towers

Be part of an on-call schedule, be able to drive to site if need arises to assist in repair/troubleshooting within the SLA

Oversee weekend work regularly

Ability to be flexible with schedule for unplanned off-hour incidents and emergency changes

Build bill of materials, work with vendors and procurement to purchase hardware

Design and execute solutions for data center hardware and systems

Coordinate with facility management on maintenance of critical systems (UPS, generator, cooling, etc.)

Conduct and attend engineering meetings

Nice to Have:

Experience with DCIM tools (particularly Device42) and ServiceNow

Be able to utilize advanced test equipment for layer 1 troubleshooting (i.e. Fluke Versiv, Viavi, OTDR)

Live within one hour of each data center location

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