Datacenter Engineer On Site Local

Datacenter Engineer

Location: Onsite in Columbus, OH

Duration: 12+ Months

Qualification

· Seeking LOCAL Candidates with 3-5+ years’ experience installing and maintaining data center equipment within large scale environments

· Strong cable management and rack and stack skills, decommissioning, stuff off and prep to ship, light provisioning.

· Excellent listening and communication skills

· Troubleshooting Experience on servers, networking devices and IT equipment.

· Inventory management experience. Ordering, receiving and shipping server parts.

· Ability to prioritize work based on business needs and urgency.

· Ability to communicate and write effectively in both verbal and written communication mediums.

· Experience taking on-call shifts and ability to respond to critical events as needed.

· Experience escalating issues to Sr. onsite staff and management as needed.

· Linux administration knowledge/Ability to run Linux commands

· Data center networking knowledge.

· Experience in Data Center Infrastructure projects.

· Self-motivated, with high energy and an ability to adjust priorities and work effectively with a team

· Scripting (ex. Python/Bash/PHP) to automate repetitive tasks

· VMware ESX

Duties and Responsibilities

· Run automation scripts per predefined process and procedures.

· Install support hardware for all devices in cabinets within a secure, raised-floor environment

· Provide installation and termination of servers and IT equipment

· Rack installation including putting racks in place, cabling, power up and handoff of servers to internal provisioning teams.

· Troubleshooting and repair of data center hardware and networking infrastructure.

· Hardware installation & decommission of enterprise servers and cabling infrastructure.

· Provision access to the Data Center, User IDs for the Data Center environment

· Rack and stack of data center equipment, including but not limited to servers, networking devices, monitoring systems and other equipment.

· Maintained a Data Center equipment and systems including server, storage, routers and switches to ensure proper performance

· Respond IT Ticket requests, in a ticketing environment that is used and monitored by multiple internal service owners and teams.

· Inventory process, order replacement parts and return failed parts as required.

· Maintain asset inventory and update internal application as needed.

· Document problem resolution summaries using an online ticketing system

· Act with in Service Level Agreements (SLA) on the tickets assigned to you in your space.

· System power supplies and cabling install, troubleshooting and repair

· Structured cabling, labelling and troubleshooting of fiber/copper/telecom cables.

· Perform testing and labeling of cables and patch systems

· Decommission life cycle of data center hardware

· Execute small projects on your own and work with your manager in planning and executing larger local projects.

· Support 3rd party vendor activities

· Receive/ship data center equipment as needed.

· Be accessible via cell phone and willing to work on onsite emergency as needed.

· Participate and complete training that aligns with corporate objectives to bridge skill gaps and learn new relevant technologies.

· Documentation of activities and create/modify SOPs