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