Job#: 3047463 Job Description: Data Center Operations Engineer
Location: Memphis, Tennessee (Onsite)
Role Overview
We are seeking a Data Center Operations Engineer to provide operational support in a dynamic environment. This role involves hardware repair, system maintenance, and coordination with various teams to ensure the operational readiness of the data center. The position requires a flexible schedule, including the ability to support after-hours and weekend work as needed.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day data center operational support.
- Escort and coordinate with dispatched field engineers.
- Manage parts shipping, receiving, and inventory.
- Maintain and update environment documentation such as serial numbers, elevations, and runbooks.
- Coordinate with colocation teams for power, cooling, and facility maintenance activities.
- Execute customer-directed system and version updates.
- Proactively monitor servers and notify customers of issues.
- Open and manage service requests; triage and coordinate break/fix activities.
- Perform troubleshooting, log collection, and follow vendor-recommended resolutions.
- Support firmware upgrades and hardware break/fix activities, including parts replacement and hardware deployment.
- Perform OS installation, GPU configuration, and system testing to ensure operational readiness.
- Handle urgent issues as they arise, serving as an escalation and coordination point.
- Manage and track tickets.
Required Qualifications
- Experience with hardware repair and replacing parts inside servers.
- Basic network experience.
- Experience reading Linux logs.
- Linux command-line interface (CLI) experience.
- Strong customer communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Ability to work effectively within an onsite team.
- Must be able to lift 65 pounds and work on a ladder.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior Field Service Engineer (FSE) experience is a plus.
- RoCE network experience.
- Nvidia GPU/NIC experience.
Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.
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Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.
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