Cleared Datacenter Engineer: Networking & Systems Expert

Zachary Piper Solutions; North Carolina; On-site; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Vision, Dental

PTO and Paid Holidays

Sick Leave

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Datacenter Engineer to support a leading government and defense-focused organization in the RTP area. This full-time onsite role requires a cleared infrastructure professional with strong network and systems engineering experience in mission-critical datacenter environments.

You will design, implement, troubleshoot, and optimize datacenter networks, servers, virtualization, and storage while collaborating with engineering and operations to ensure reliability,

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph (FSP) required.
• 5+ years in datacenter, infrastructure, network, or systems engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience with enterprise networking (routing, switching, firewalls).
• Experience with Windows and/or Linux servers and virtualization.
• Ability to work onsite full-time in RTP, NC on government programs.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise datacenter infrastructure across networking and server environments.
• Troubleshoot performance, connectivity, and availability issues within highly secure environments.
• Administer and optimize routing, switching, firewalls, and related infrastructure components.
• Support server, virtualization, storage, and OS initiatives to improve operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to ensure reliability, scalability, and security.

Skills

Datacenter engineering

Network engineering

Systems engineering

Virtualization

Windows/Linux administration

Security/compliance

Tools

Routing & Switching

Firewalls

Virtualization platforms

Linux

Windows Server

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Datacenter Engineer to support a leading government and defense-focused organization in the RTP area. This full-time onsite role requires a cleared infrastructure professional with strong network and systems engineering experience in mission-critical datacenter environments.

You will design, implement, troubleshoot, and optimize datacenter networks, servers, virtualization, and storage while collaborating with engineering and operations to ensure reliability,