JOB TITLE: Data Center Engineer
LOCATION: Austin, TX
DURATION: 6 Month Contract-to-Hire
Rate: $40/hour
Responsibilities:
- Assist with hardware rack & stack and OS installs as part of new datacenter build.
- Provision layer 1 network connection and perform basic level testing to confirm first hop connectivity
- Coordinate with ITAMS team to receive and maintain appropriate inventory.
- Ensure all datacenter resources are properly monitored, accessible, and provide automated alerting when things go wrong
- Responsible for managing hot spares for all production hosts & services
- Able to perform intermediate level remote hand's role in troubleshooting of hardware, OS & network issues
- Keep track of rack level space & power utilization and capture data in a centralized location
- Perform daily visible inspection and proactively inform issues to the relevant asset owners
- Responsible for creating and maintaining detailed and comprehensive documentation and diagrams.
Qualifications:
- 3+ years of experience working in a complex mission critical data center environment
- Working knowledge of datacenter, network, and compute deployments at scale
- Work on design and layout of datacenters
- Work with stake holders to understand the design and layout of the datacenters
- Work with vendors to ensure proper amount of cables and racks
- Working knowledge of SNMP, rPDUs, UPS systems, Client systems, etc.
- Demonstratable programming and/or scripting skills with python, bash
- Excellent time management and communication skills are absolute musts
- Should have intermediate level knowledge of networking concepts, topology & protocols
- Should have intermediate level system admin skills in managing Windows & Linux systems
- Should have experience in creating & maintaining setup diagrams, system hand-over, inventory & spares management documentation
- Experience managing hardware install, troubleshooting & parts replacement tasks
- Ability to step up and take ownership to bring complex tasks to completion
- Available for off-hour & weekend maintenance activities
- Travel with the city to DataCenter's necessary.
Technical Skills:
- DC power
- Mainly at rack level
- AC power
- liquid cooling
- GPU
- not much load balancing
- scripting would be a plus
- networking layer 1
- Power GPU
Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate or annual salary only, unless otherwise stated. In addition to base compensation, full-time roles are eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, Commuter and 401K benefits with company matching.
FAIR CHANCE POLICY:
Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation.