Colocation Data Center Facilities Engineer – Ops & Projects

Firstlight; Verdoy (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

FirstLight is seeking a Colocation Facilities engineer to oversee the installation and maintenance of data center infrastructure at Albany facilities. This full-time role emphasizes capacity planning, PMs, and budget adherence, reporting to Facilities leadership.

The engineer will coordinate with internal teams and contractors, manage power, grounding, HVAC/UPS fundamentals, and maintain monthly capacity reporting for assigned facilities.

Qualifications

• Experience maintaining and installing data center infrastructure.
• Ability to read CLR diagrams and power layouts.
• Knowledge of inventory control protocols.
• Willingness to travel to critical infrastructure locations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee maintenance and installation activities on major network infrastructure components.
• Coordinate purchasing, installation, repair, and routine maintenance for facilities assets.
• Manage internal resources and contractors for existing facilities and new construction.
• Produce monthly common system capacity reporting for assigned facilities.
• Ensure compliance with budgets and bid processes.
• Coordinate with design engineers to prepare SOWs and understand power/grounding, HVAC/UPS basics.
• Assist during field operations installation tasks and participate in on-call rotation.

Skills

Blueprints

Vendor management

Facilities coordination

PM experience

Safety compliance

Tools

SP Marketplace

Power/grounding equipment

HVAC/UPS fundamentals

CLR diagrams

Job description

FirstLight is seeking a Colocation Facilities engineer to oversee the installation and maintenance of data center infrastructure at Albany facilities. This full-time role emphasizes capacity planning, PMs, and budget adherence, reporting to Facilities leadership.

The engineer will coordinate with internal teams and contractors, manage power, grounding, HVAC/UPS fundamentals, and maintain monthly capacity reporting for assigned facilities.