Data Center Engineer - On-site Buildouts & Ops

Referment; Piscataway Township (NJ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Referment is seeking a Data Center Engineer to support the critical infrastructure behind its global operations. This hands-on role covers data centres, colocation facilities and internal equipment rooms, with work from New Jersey sites and occasional travel to the New York metropolitan area.

The position involves building, installing, and troubleshooting servers, storage, networking and cabling, plus capacity planning and process improvements to run resilient sites.

Qualifications

• 2–7 years of relevant infrastructure, systems or data-center experience.
• Hands-on server hardware troubleshooting experience.
• Strong organization, judgement and attention to detail.
• Clear communication and collaboration skills.
• Flexibility for occasional evenings and weekends, plus reliable transport.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day operations across data-centre sites and prioritise work.
• Build, install and troubleshoot servers, storage systems, networking gear, and cabling.
• Support data-centre buildouts, migrations and infrastructure projects.
• Manage site capacity and contribute to forecasts for future infrastructure needs.
• Improve operating processes, policies and automation.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to deliver projects.

Skills

Data center operations

Server hardware troubleshooting

Infrastructure planning

Project coordination

Job description

Referment is seeking a Data Center Engineer to support the critical infrastructure behind its global operations. This hands-on role covers data centres, colocation facilities and internal equipment rooms, with work from New Jersey sites and occasional travel to the New York metropolitan area.

The position involves building, installing, and troubleshooting servers, storage, networking and cabling, plus capacity planning and process improvements to run resilient sites.