Senior Data Center Engineer

*Description:*Senior Data Center EngineerPosition Summary:We have a terrific opportunity in our Technical Operations team for an intelligent and motivated Senior Data Center Operations Engineer who is enthusiastic about Data Center deployment and site reliability for large-scale consumer online services. As a member of our Site Operations team, you will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of our co-location Data Centers and assume a critical role in maintaining the overall uptime, performance, and capacity of our service. You will be able to bring your solid experience to bear in supporting the various services we manage and take on interesting and mission-critical projects as part of a fast-paced, highly collaborative team.

We hold ourselves to high standards, and take pride in our work. You should be dedicated to excellence and have a strong sense of personal responsibility. This position is primarily on-site at our Data Center facilities in San Jose and Santa Clara, CA, with occasional travel to our various Data Center locations, around the country.Duties and Responsibilities:•100% hands-on with Data Center infrastructure provisioning and server/network equipment deployments.•Rack/Cable/Provision a large inventory of servers, switches, PDUs and consoles.•Perform initial configuration of systems as defined by our standard operating procedures.

(BIOS configuration, PXE OS installs, DNS updates etc.)•Diagnose complex technical problems, provide detailed remediation/mitigation recommendations.•Plan and assist with hardware life-cycle management from provisioning to retiring and decommission.•Manage RMA processes with various vendors.•Maintain an up-to-date inventory list of all hardware equipment across our Data Centers.•Implement best-practice methodology for maintaining a Data Center environment.•Create automated provisioning processes for streamlining hardware deployments.•Plan, schedule and perform upgrades/maintenance on infrastructure hardware.•Document and track all assigned tasks via our internal ticketing system in a timely fashion.Supervisory Responsibilities:NoneMinimum Qualifications:•BA/BS Information Technology, Computer Science or a related field. (or equivalent experience)•IT Certifications such as Server+, RHCSA/RHCE, CCNA or similar a plus.•Minimum 6 years of Data Center related experience with at least 3 years of day-to-day hands-on experience in an enterprise scale Data Center environment.Requirements and General Skills:.●Self-motivated, continuous learner, appreciates challenge, comfortable and effective working in new areas that require experimentation and rapid problem solving.●Excellent time management skills, with the ability to prioritize and multitask, and work under shifting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.●Strong understanding of x86 server hardware architecture and subsystems as it relates to configuration, triage, and certification in a large-scale server environment.●Knowledgeable in Data Center best practices including but not limited to cabling, power balancing, cooling and airflow optimization, inventory tracking, capacity planning and host/service diversity.●Troubleshoot and remedy hardware issues, document findings and provide detailed RCA reports.●Assist with Data Center capacity and growth planning as well as power and cooling aspects.●Work alongside a group of Data Center operations engineers in accomplishing the various day-to-day Data Center related tasks and facilitating new build-outs.●Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to lead as well as work in a team environment.●Meticulous attention to detail and strong organization skills.●Maintain an up-to-date inventory of hardware equipment across all our Data Center co-locations.●Take pride in keeping a clean and tidy work environment within each Data Center co-locations.●Ability to lift and carry equipment up to 75 pounds safely and reliably on a regular basis.●Excellent written and verbal communication skills.●Participate in a 24x7x365 on-call rotation.●Up to 15% travel●Ability to travel to our other Data Center co-locations sites within the U.S.●Must have legal right to work in the U.S.Technical Skills:•Demonstrated proficiency in monitoring stacks such as Prometheus, Alertmanager, and Grafana.•Hands-on experience with PXE boot, UEFI, AMI BIOS distributions, BMC/iDRAC implementation.•Experience creating and executing Ansible playbooks.•Practical professional knowledge of Linux and full network stack from NIC firmware to TCP/IP.•Expertise with SAN and NAS arrays such as Netapp, Isilon, Pure Storage, and Brocade.•Experience with ISC DHCP and BIND DNS operations.•Basic scripting skills in Python and familiarity with Bash.•Significant knowledge of Linux kernel drivers, kernel tuning, and debugging hardware compatibility issues.•Basic understanding of subnetting, DHCP Relays, load balancing, and ARP.•Working knowledge of package management tools such as APT, RPM. About TEKsystems: We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity.

We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership.

TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.