Data Center Infrastructure Engineer

Apex Systems; Plano (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth Apex in Plano, Texas is seeking a Data Center Infrastructure Engineer to design, maintain, and expand the data center's physical infrastructure. The role focuses on power, cooling, and resilience, with onsite work three days a week.

You'll manage electrical gear, generators, switchgear, UPS, cooling systems, and capacity planning, collaborating with vendors and AHJs while guiding construction and commissioning.

Qualifications

• Background in engineering or technical discipline related to data center infrastructure.
• Experience leading or contributing to data center infra projects in a large or complex org.
• Experience managing budgets, costs, and vendor relationships.

Responsibilities

• Design, maintain, and expand data center physical infrastructure for operational resiliency.
• Manage electrical infrastructure: utility services, switchgear, generators, UPS, power distribution.
• Oversee cooling and mechanical systems for complex data center environments.
• Conduct capacity planning for power, space, and cooling to support growth.
• Perform infrastructure resiliency, redundancy, and failover analysis.
• Lead data center construction, upgrades, and commissioning activities.

Skills

Mechanical systems

Electrical systems

Structured cabling

DCIM

Telemetry

Vendor management

Education

Engineering or technical discipline

Tools

DCIM software

Monitoring tools

Job description

Job# 3058925

Job Description:

Data Center Infrastructure Engineer

Location:

Plano, Texas (Hybrid)

Alternate Location:

Chandler, Arizona, Jersey City, New Jersey, Richmond, Virginia

Role Overview

This position focuses on designing, maintaining, improving, and expanding the physical infrastructure of a data center. The successful candidate will manage critical power and cooling systems, capacity planning, infrastructure projects, and operational resiliency, rather than IT hardware or software. This role requires working onsite three days per week and is designed for professionals who do not require visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, maintain, and expand critical data center physical infrastructure, focusing on operational resiliency.
• Manage critical electrical infrastructure, including utility services, switchgear, generators, UPS systems, and power distribution.
• Oversee cooling and mechanical systems supporting complex data center environments.
• Conduct capacity planning for power, space, and cooling to support business growth.
• Perform infrastructure resiliency, redundancy, and failover analysis.
• Lead and coordinate data center construction, upgrades, and commissioning activities.
• Perform root-cause failure analysis of infrastructure equipment and implement corrective actions.
• Utilize DCIM, monitoring tools, and engineering metrics to support data-driven decision-making.
• Collaborate with construction teams, local utility providers, vendors, and facility stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

Education: Background in an engineering or technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience in data center critical infrastructure.

Experience: Demonstrated experience leading or contributing to data center infrastructure engineering, design, and construction projects within a large or complex organization. Experience managing project budgets, cost controls, and vendor relationships is required.

Technical Skills: Strong working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and structured cabling systems. Proficiency with engineering standards, operational procedures, and collaborating with geographically distributed teams in a matrixed environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Typically five or more years of experience in data center, critical systems, or related infrastructure engineering disciplines.
• Working knowledge of risk assessment, availability modeling, and resiliency planning for colocation or hyperscale environments.
• Familiarity with environmental monitoring and infrastructure management tools, including telemetry and DCIM.
• Experience coordinating with local utility providers and collaborating with Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs) to support code compliance.
• Exposure to commissioning activities, including the testing and validation of mechanical, electrical, and fire suppression systems.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

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Everforth Apex is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.