Data Center & Facility Technician (Clearance Required)

Zurka Interactive LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

Zurka Interactive LLC is seeking a Data Center & Facility Technician for an on-site role in Washington, DC, supporting the Naval Research Laboratory's infrastructure. The role emphasizes hands-on data center operations, cabling, hardware installations, and on-call support.

Candidates should be comfortable lifting heavy equipment and managing inventory while collaborating with vendors and internal teams. The position requires U.S.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in a Data Center environment.
• Experience installing/testing fiber optic and copper cabling.
• Experience with hardware installations and decommissions.
• Ability to lift 50+ pounds and rack stack hardware.
• Inventory tracking and management skills.
• Windows and/or Linux operating systems familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day data center tasks such as racking servers and running cables.
• Support and upgrade existing infrastructure; build out new enterprise IT infrastructure.
• Identify facility issues and coordinate with vendors or internal teams.
• Respond to system alerts and be available for rotating 7/24 on-call support.

Skills

Data center operations

Fiber optics

Copper cabling

Hardware installation

Windows/Linux

On-call support

Inventory management

Heavy lifting

Networking basics

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

APC StruxureWare

Rack mounting tools

Job description

As a Data Center & Facility Technician with Zurka, you will be responsible for performing day-to-day tasks like racking servers, running cables and generally maintaining an organized facility. Given the nature of this junior to mid-level role it is anticipated that the majority of the work will be on-site in Washington, DC. You will be supporting and upgrading the existing infrastructure as well as building out a new enterprise-wide IT infrastructure for the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, DC. Responsibilities will also include identifying issues related to the facility, coordinating with vendors or internal teams performing facility upgrades.

The ideal candidate would be eager to learn, happy to support the organization in a variety of ways and able to identify areas where the data center and facility could be improved. Hands-on, experience with the set-up, configuration, monitoring and maintenance of an on-premise data center is valued.

We're looking for someone with demonstrated skills and experience in the following areas:

Required Experience:

Demonstrated, hands-on experience working within a Data Center environment.

Demonstrated, hands-on experience installing and testing fiber optic and copper cable infrastructure.

Demonstrated, hands-on experience with hardware installations and decommissions.

Ability to lift and carry heavy equipment in order to rack and stack hardware and maneuver inventory.

Ability to move equipment weighing up to 50 pounds for various needs.

Ability to maintain and track inventory; strong inventory management skills.

Functional competency in MS Windows and/or Linux operating systems.

Ability to respond to system alerts/notifications and available for rotating 7/24 on-call support

Ability to perform hard-drive, DIMM, battery, fan, power supply replacements.

1 to 3 years of relevant Data Center Operations, Data Center Technician, or Data Center Hardware Support.

Ability to lift and carry heavy equipment in order to rack and stack hardware and maneuver inventory (50+lbs)

Desired Experience:

Familiarity with APC StruxureWare is highly desired.

Ability to read and manage power loads and maintain thresholds.

Understanding of Data Center power and cooling infrastructure, and air-flow management.

Functional knowledge of layer 2 networking concepts.

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering.

This position requires U.S. Citizenship and an active DoD Secret security clearance.

BENEFITS

Benefits include:

• Competitive compensation,
• Health/dental/vision insurance (Three medical plan options; company pays majority of premium for employee, spouse and dependents),
• Company-provided STD and life insurance,
• Access to healthcare and dependent care FSAs,
• Optional supplemental life insurance and long-term disability,
• 401k (6 month waiting period, then company matches 100% of first 6% of salary contributed),
• Paid vacation, sick, jury duty, bereavement, parental leave,
• All federal holidays (yes, even Columbus Day),
• Job-related certification and training course reimbursement
• Top notch equipment,
• And a smart, pleasant group of people to work with.

About the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)

NRL operates as the Navy's full-spectrum corporate laboratory, conducting a broadly based multidisciplinary program of scientific research and advanced technological development directed toward maritime applications of new and improved materials, techniques, equipment, systems and ocean, atmospheric, and space sciences and related technologies.This position is on-site at NRL in Washington DC.

Zurka develops web based applications and IT solutions for commercial and government clients. It supports research and development at the US Naval Research Laboratory with on-site staff.

Zurka Interactive LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Some positions do require a current or active Department of Defense security clearance, which does require U.S. citizenship.

Job Type: Full-time

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Data center: 1 year (Preferred)
• installing/testing fiber optic/copper cable infrastructure: 1 year (Preferred)

Security clearance:

Ability to Commute:

• Washington, DC 20375 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Washington, DC 20375: Relocate before starting work (Required)