Data Center Deployment Lead

Computacenter (UK) Ltd; Buffalo Grove (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Computacenter (UK) Ltd seeks a Project Engineer to provide end-to-end technical leadership for customer deployments, from discovery through validation and closure. You will translate requirements into executable designs and act as the primary technical liaison across customer, project leadership, engineering, and the integration facility.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of enterprise technology experience, strong documentation skills, and relevant networking certifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in enterprise technology environments.
• Ability to translate customer requirements into detailed technical designs.
• Relevant certifications (CCNP, CCDP, JNCIP) preferred.
• Authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical discovery to define and document customer requirements, constraints, dependencies, and acceptance criteria.
• Serve as the primary technical contact throughout deployment, translating requirements into executable designs.
• Communicate design decisions, risks, and trade-offs and drive resolution of technical issues.
• Develop and maintain solution designs, configuration specifications, Methods of Procedure (MOPs), field task trackers, implementation workbooks, rack designs, and related documentation.
• Maintain approved designs in the designated design and configuration-management platform, ensuring accuracy and alignment with customer requirements and engineering standards.
• Review the implementation approach and acceptance criteria with the customer, secure technical approval, and manage approved design changes.
• Provide technical direction to teams assembling, configuring, and testing customer solutions.
• Resolve design discrepancies and technical questions identified during build and integration.
• Participate in first-article builds, proofs of concept, and validation reviews as required.
• Review build records, configuration snapshots, and test results and approve completed configurations before release.
• Review the MOP, task assignments, sequencing, site requirements, risks, and escalation paths with the assigned Field Services team before implementation.
• Lead onsite technical execution as required, monitoring progress and communicating risks, issues, changes, and decisions to the customer and project leadership.
• Resolve or elevate field issues and ensure approved changes are reflected in the final documentation.
• Lead the final onsite walkthrough, validate completed work against approved requirements, and obtain customer technical sign-off.
• Document outstanding items and ensure final technical documentation accurately reflects the delivered solution.
• Provide project leadership with timely visibility into technical status, risks, decisions, and recommendations.
• Provide technical input for changes or follow-on work within existing customer accounts.
• Lead technical contributors through influence, establishing direction and driving accountability without direct reporting authority.
• Partner with project management, Field Services, consulting, integration facilities, and other delivery teams to maintain alignment throughout deployment.
• Promote disciplined engineering, documentation, and continuous-improvement practices.

Skills

Requirements gathering

Solution design

Technical documentation

Project leadership

Customer focus

Communication

Travel flexibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field

Tools

CCNP

CCDP

JNCIP

Job description

Computacenter (UK) Ltd seeks a Project Engineer to provide end-to-end technical leadership for customer deployments, from discovery through validation and closure. You will translate requirements into executable designs and act as the primary technical liaison across customer, project leadership, engineering, and the integration facility.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of enterprise technology experience, strong documentation skills, and relevant networking certifications.