Data Center Engineer

Required Skills:

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 Bachelors 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