Data Center Engineer

• 10 years' Experience
• A Data Center Engineer is a professional who plays a vital role in managing and maintaining the infrastructure of data centers. These skilled individuals are responsible for ensuring the smooth operation, reliability, and security of data center facilities. In this blog post, we will delve into the primary responsibilities and the most in-demand hard and soft skills for Data Center Engineers.

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Main Responsibilities of a Data Center Engineer

The following list describes the typical responsibilities of a Data Center Engineer:

Analyze

Analyze user needs and perform research and functional analysis on a variety of projects.

Assist in

Assist in the diagnosing, troubleshoot and escalate any problems internally and externally.

Build

Build, supervise, and execute long-term plans including schedules, resourcing, and checkpoints.

Collaborate with

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support business objectives.
• Collaborate with data center industry groups on industry standards.
• Collaborate with facilities management for infrastructure support.

Communicate

Communicate and collaborate effectively across all organizations and levels.

Complete

Complete all required Safety Training as scheduled annually.

Conduct

• Conduct inspections on power and cooling systems to ensure they are operational and efficient.
• Conduct installation of developed systems at locations designated by the project lead.
• Conduct regular inspections and maintain data center facilities.
• Conduct risk assessments and implement mitigation strategies.

Coordinate

• Coordinate hardware and software upgrades and migrations.
• Coordinate maintenance efforts with outside contractors and technicians.

Create

Create and document operational procedures.

Deploy

Deploy and manage virtualization technologies.

Design

Design and implement data center infrastructure.

Develop

• Develop and documents systems administration standard knowledge base articles.
• Develop and execute detailed data center relocation, consolidation and expansion project plans.
• Develop and implement data center policies and procedures.
• Develop and maintain effective building-specific maintenance procedures.
• Develop test plans, test cases and associated test reports.
• Develop work plan for emergency repair of critical assets.

Diagnose

Diagnose system performance, update computer systems and resolve hardware / software issues.

Document

• Document and report activities to supervisor.
• Document specific build information.
• Document system configurations, procedures, and incidents.
• Document systems, configurations, and processes.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ﷼10,000.00 - ﷼15,000.00 per month