DataCentre Operations Engineer

Overview

Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)

Skills

DataCentre Operations
IT Service Desk
IT infrastructure
Data Centre

Job Details

Beacon Systems, Inc, delivers Program Management, Science, Engineering, and Technology Solutions to Federal, Commercial, State, and Local Agencies. We are a subsidiary of Radiant Digital Solutions. Our Technology support to many DoD Agencies, NASA, Voice of America, FDA, and State Agencies such as State of FL, RI, MS, ND, VA, and WV extends our delivery of solutions worldwide.

Position: Data Center Operations Engineer

Location: Hybrid - Dallas, TX

Duration: 12 Months

Job Description:

The company is looking for local IT professional, preferably with DataCentre Operations and hardware experience. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining company owned datacentre and its hardware on daily basis including all the duties associated, dealing with an extensive range of technologies.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

  • Building suites including cabinet installs, back-to-back cabling and equipment racking
  • Cabling current and new setups including copper patching, fibre patching
  • Installing new hardware such as switches, servers, storages, firewalls and routers
  • Diagnosing and repairing server hardware (in conjunction with the IT Service Desk team)
  • Monitoring the data centre environment including power usage, rack capacity, network ports and climate
  • Pro-actively checking for hardware alerts and single points of failure, thereby ensuring the data centre is running optimally
  • Assisting with Security implementation and deployment
  • Decommissioning old hardware: uncabling, removal from racks and organizing ecological disposal
  • Escorting and assisting 3rd party installers and adhering to Company Security policies
  • Managing spares for all data centres, ensuring a quick turnaround time on hardware repairs (SLA<2h)
  • Installing and troubleshooting of prefabricated fibre infrastructure
  • Updating rack documentation and adhering to other team admin tasks

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:

  • A broad IT infrastructure and networking understanding
  • Proactive and positive approach
  • Proven track record in managing Data Centre operations
  • Strong organisational skills including SLA management
  • Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.

Compensation

Compensation for roles at Beacon Systems Inc depending on a wide array of factors including, but not limited to, the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience.

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