Data Center Infrastructure Engineer

About the Role

This is a Tuesday through Saturday shift, 10am to 6pm in Ashburn Virginia, leading infrastructure and operations for a data center site. There is opportunity for long term contract and possible conversion to permanent.

Responsibilities

• Manages infrastructure installation requests from initiation to closure
• Reports to the Infrastructure Manager
• Supports building Power Downs/Single Sided Events
• Certify infrastructure network connections and peripherals prior to handing off to DCS
• Interface with the BAU team to provide any additional infrastructure
• Interface with the BU’s, Hines engineering
• Coordinates work requests with electrical contractor to ensure all Service Levels are met
• Provides detailed estimates of assigned projects, documents requirements through direct communication with other members of IT or Project Management team as well as interpretation of schematics and drawings
• Create Tickets/TCMs & monitor for approval, Closeout/Cancel them once work is complete
• Coordinate power remediation from start to completion
• Assist with rack level capacity management and MOA monitoring
• Participate in any and all meetings pertaining to BAU or projects INF work
• Provides Root Cause Analysis reports regarding power issues
• Management of M&E Vendors
• RPP surveys for Single sided events
• Creation of GPC notifications
• Incident Management
• Coordinate the Infrastructure Installs including but not limited to the following:
  • Survey for Power installs
  • Infrastructure & Rack installs
  • Survey for Infrastructure Cabling (Fiber and copper)
  • New Data Center Build-outs
• Responsible for the ordering of all infrastructure materials
• Responsible for tracking Purchase Orders
• Tracking Infrastructure Stock
• Storeroom Management

Requirements

• Must have experience with UPS systems, PDUs, switchgear, upstream/server level power
• Will be dealing with escalations and alerts regarding utility power
• Understanding of the Power and Cooling of a 2N+1 Data Center

Work Schedule & Location

• Be based out of Ashburn VA
• May need to travel to New Jersey for training and yearly visits
• Be available 24x7 by phone
• Be available to work on Tuesday through Saturdays. Majority of INF work takes place on Friday and Saturdays
• Be available for any INF power event. Power downs, single sided events etc.
• Possible travel to SETI sites throughout North America.