Engineering Operations - Sr. Data Center Technician - Day

Genesis10 - Hillsboro, OR

Full-time - Mid Level

Hillsboro, OR

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Sr. Data Center Technician role at Genesis10 involves supporting the development and maintenance of system hardware and software in a 24/7 production data center environment. The position requires a strong technical background and the ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues proactively. The technician will be responsible for ensuring the availability and performance of mission-critical servers, participating in system integration and testing, and leading documentation efforts. This is a contract position that requires physical presence on-site in Hillsboro, OR.

Responsibilities

• Support development effort in review of system hardware, software and system design to assure system requirements are met
• Participate in all system/subsystem hardware and software integration and acceptance testing
• Set policy, monitor, prioritize, and develop standards for the production environment
• Design, deploy, maintain and troubleshoot infrastructure for multiple production environments
• Proactively suggest alternative solutions and designs to solve problems
• Respond to all system problems on a 24X7 basis and take part in on-call rotation
• Lead and participate in the writing of system, test and test reporting documentation
• Ensure mission critical servers are available and operating 24/7
• Administer servers and implement hardware and software upgrades
• Run production jobs as scheduled and monitor all server activity for problems

Requirements

• BA/BS Degree in technical field or equivalent practical experience
• 6+ years of experience deploying and supporting server and network devices in a 24/7 production data center environment
• 6+ years of experience supporting enterprise-class computer & network systems, and data center infrastructure

Nice-to-haves

• Data center design and/or installation
• Designing of structured cabling solutions
• Experience with structured cabling, optic types, and cabling standards
• Experience with structured cabling installation
• Bicsi Registered Communication Distribution Designer (RCDD)
• Certified Data Center Design Professional (CDCDP)
• Experience working in Unix/Linux environment
• Experience with network troubleshooting
• Experience with project management including organizational, verbal, written, and analytical skills
• Experience in large organization and interdependent team dynamics

Benefits

• Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years
• The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10
• Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team
• Behavioral Health Platform
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• 401K
• Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
• Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF)
• Remote opportunities available