Data Center Engineer - Insight Global : Job Details

Data Center Engineer

Location: Onsite in OKC 3x/week

Employment Type: Full-time

Salary Range: $90,000 - $110,000/year

Summary: A Data Center Administrator is responsible for managing and maintaining the infrastructure of a data center to ensure optimal performance, availability, and security. This role involves monitoring physical and virtual infrastructure, ensuring compliance with standards, and managing vendor relationships.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor and maintain the physical and virtual infrastructure, including servers, networks, and storage systems.
• Install, configure, and troubleshoot hardware and software components.
• Manage system capacity and performance, ensuring efficient operation and resource utilization.
• Ensure data security and compliance with organizational policies and industry standards.
• Perform regular backups and disaster recovery operations.
• Maintain documentation such as operations manuals, rack diagrams, and floorplans.
• Coordinate with vendors for hardware and software procurement and support.
• Support access control systems to protect against physical security risks.
• Monitor environmental conditions like HVAC and power systems to ensure optimal operating conditions.
• Ensure someone is always available to allow access to the data center for vendors or others.
• Optimize the data center environment, ensuring everything is labeled and monitored, and removing redundant cables.
• Ensure compliance with required standards when people are working in the data center, including writing and defining requirements.
• Plan appropriately to ensure capacity for new additions.
• Understand what it takes to run a data power center, working with engineers and understanding diagrams.
• Implement and manage UPS systems with A and B power.
• Advise on equipment purchases and approve budget requests, including larger demands that require budgeting and planning.
• Manage the transition to IAAS for mainframe operations, working with vendors.

Must-Have Qualifications:

• Experience in monitoring and maintaining data center facilities.
• Strong organizational skills to ensure cleanliness and optimization of the data center environment.
• Ability to enforce standards and ensure compliance.
• Experience in capacity planning and vendor management.
• Understanding of power and cooling systems, including HVAC systems.
• Budgeting and financial planning skills.
• Experience managing mainframe support and transitioning to IAAS for mainframe operations.

Compensation:

$90K-110K/year

Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education.

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.