Data Center Network Technician III

$65,418 - $81,772/Yr

United States Government - Boulder, CO

Full-time - Mid Level

Boulder, CO

101-250 employees

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

This lead-level, hybrid position at UCAR is responsible for overseeing operations across three Data Center Services facilities in Colorado and collaborating with the NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center. The role involves a variety of tasks including procurement, design, installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of data center and network services. The position requires onsite work 3-4 days a week, with potential for full-time onsite work, and includes leading teams and coordinating with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high-availability operations of DCSC facilities following established procedures and guidelines.
• Coordinate installation, relocation, and removal of IT equipment.
• Participate in the design and installation of IT infrastructure systems, including racks and cabinets.
• Assist in emergency planning and preparedness.
• Provide timely communications on infrastructure systems status, including maintenance and outages.
• Maintain security access control data for DC Facilities.
• Ensure compliance with media and data destruction policy.
• Lead or direct support for network equipment and infrastructure installation projects as needed.
• Participate in the installation, configuration, integration, testing, and documentation of monitoring systems.

Requirements

• Graduation certificate from a technical institute in an electrical or mechanical area and five years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Advanced knowledge of DC critical infrastructure (UPS/Generators/HVAC/Redundancy).
• Advanced proficiency in installing, relocating, and removing IT equipment (servers, network, and rack systems).
• Working knowledge of construction tools and techniques as they apply to data centers.
• Ability to operate material handling equipment such as server lifts and pallet jacks.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Working knowledge of National Electric Codes and state and municipal electrical and building codes.
• Demonstrated understanding of safety best practices.

Nice-to-haves

• Basic skills in configuring IT and other SNMP and technical devices.
• TileFlow CFD Modelling software user.
• Autodesk CAD user.
• Sunbird (Power IQ and dcTrack) User / Administrator.
• Jira Service Desk Agent.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Retirement plan with 10% contribution from UCAR, fully vested on day one.
• 20 days of personal time off per year (prorated for less than full-time positions).
• 10 paid holidays.
• 10 days of sick leave each year.
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Short-term medical leave paid at 100% of regular salary.
• EcoPass for local transit system.