Data Center Deployment Engineer (Hybrid/Remote)

sghcorp.com; North Carolina; Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401k plan

Paid Time Off

Employee Assistance Plan

Job summary

Penguin Solutions is seeking a Professional Services Data Center Deployment Specialist to plan, deploy, configure, and validate high‑end compute, storage, and networking systems at customer sites. You will assess readiness, determine installation approaches, and document outcomes while collaborating with customers and teams across locations.

The role requires hands‑on, customer‑facing work, travel up to 60%, and a willingness to adapt to site conditions and safety standards.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 1 year of experience supporting data center, compute, network, or infrastructure deployments.
• Experience installing CAT6 and fiber cabling and building, configuring, or repairing compute servers.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot technical issues, evaluate available information, and select an appropriate course of action within established standards.
• Ability to work independently at customer sites, manage changing on‑site conditions, and communicate decisions, risks, and status clearly.
• Familiarity with data center environments and safety practices.
• Familiarity with Linux preferred but not required.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel up to 60%.

Responsibilities

• Assess customer site readiness, infrastructure requirements, and deployment risks, recommending appropriate actions to support successful implementations.
• Independently determine installation, configuration, testing, and validation approaches for assigned deployments within established standards and project objectives.
• Rack, cable, configure, deploy, and validate complex compute, storage, and networking systems in data center and customer environments.
• Analyze hardware, network, and system issues, exercising sound technical judgment to identify, recommend, and implement effective solutions.
• Adapt deployment activities to site conditions and customer requirements while ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and operational standards.
• Serve as the primary on‑site technical resource for assigned deployments, providing technical guidance, status updates, and issue resolution support.
• Coordinate deployment activities with customers, project managers, engineering teams, vendors, and support personnel to ensure successful project execution.
• Document technical assessments, configurations, decisions, test results, issues, and deployment outcomes.
• Recommend improvements to deployment processes, tools, documentation, and technical best practices.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing, technical documentation, and mentoring of less experienced team members.
• Lift and carry equipment up to 50 pounds.
• Travel up to 60% domestically and internationally as required.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

CAT6 cabling

Fiber cabling

Job description

Penguin Solutions is seeking a Professional Services Data Center Deployment Specialist to plan, deploy, configure, and validate high‑end compute, storage, and networking systems at customer sites. You will assess readiness, determine installation approaches, and document outcomes while collaborating with customers and teams across locations.

The role requires hands‑on, customer‑facing work, travel up to 60%, and a willingness to adapt to site conditions and safety standards.