Data Center Engineer

Role: Data Center Engineer

Location: Columbus – OH

Duration: 6+ months

Rate:$28/hr w2 Max

*All candidates selected for an interview are required to complete our mandatory identity verification process.

*Important - Shift Requirements - Third Shift : Thursday - Sunday 10 pm - 830 am

Mandatory Skills:

1-3+ years’ experience deploying and maintaining complex data center environments (new facility, major facility renovations/expansions)

Understanding of indoor/outdoor cable plants, including copper cabling, long range/short range fiber optic cabling

Knowledge of information technology infrastructure components (LAN/WAN/SAN, firewalls, Wintel/Lintel/UNIX servers, storage, roll-on equipment, wireless, DAS)

Knowledge of EIA/TIA, IEEE, NEC, and ISO standards relating to data centers and structured cabling

Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with internal team members and external vendors

Must be a team player and self-starter

Strong documentation skills to capture architecture details, procedures, and other relevant data

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Bachelor’s degree in CS/CIS/Network/Telecommunications or related field or equivalent work experience

Ideal Candidate

• Data center and/or networking industry certifications

preferred

• 3-5+ years’ experience designing, deploying and

maintaining complex data center environments (new facility, major facility renovations/expansions)

• Understanding of indoor/outdoor cable plants,

including copper cabling, long range/short range fiber optic cabling

• Knowledge of information technology infrastructure

components (LAN/WAN/SAN, firewalls, Wintel/Lintel/UNIX servers, storage, roll-on equipment, wireless, DAS)

• Knowledge of EIA/TIA, IEEE, NEC, and ISO standards

relating to data centers and structured cabling

• Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate

with internal team members and external vendors

• Must be a team player and self-starter

• Strong documentation skills to capture architecture

details, procedures, and other relevant data

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Layer 1 Technologies

• Layer 1 Technologies (Single Mode, Multimode, Cat 5e,

6, 6A, Direct Attach Cable Assemblies, Optical Transceivers and Transceiver Compatibility, Connectors, Performance Specifications, Deployment Topologies and Methods)

• TIA-568 (Commercial Building Telecommunications

Cabling Standard), TIA-942 (Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data Centers)

Data Center Hardware

• Hardware Platforms (Network, Compute, IoT, AV, End

User)

• Common Network Topologies/Common Carrier

Infrastructure and Deployment Methods

• Power and Cooling infrastructure layout from

generation to rack level

• Rack standards, properties, and selection criteria

-Testing & Verification

Data Center Software

• Installations & Upgrades -APIs and System

Integration -OS Platforms

Preventative Network Security Hardening

• Administration & Configuration -Installation

Instructions -Configuration Standards

Network Configuration and Troubleshooting

• Knowledge of the different types of communication

protocols used in a computer network

• Network Monitoring (SNMP, CDP, ICMP) -LAN/WAN/VLANs

System Automation

• Programming Frameworks

• Automation-First Mindset

Data Center Operations

• Operational Support / Process Management

• Data Center and Physical Site Infrastructure

• Power and Cooling Infrastructure/Fire

Suppression/Physical Security/Facility Maintenance

Technical Writing

• -Writing Skills – Writes clearly, concisely, and

precisely

• -Editing Skills – Visual needs and Tools of the trade

• -Engineering Base – network knowledge and technical

jargons