Data Center Infrastructure Engineer - Lab Deployments & Migrations

Hitachi Vantara; Norman (OK); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Vantara is expanding its Engineering Data Center Lab infrastructure in Norman, Oklahoma. We seek an experienced Data Center Infrastructure Engineer to provide hands-on support for compute, storage, networking, and rack infrastructure used by global engineering teams.

The role covers deployment, migration, operation, troubleshooting, maintenance, and lifecycle management. You will collaborate with Network, Systems, Storage, and Facilities teams in a fast-paced lab environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years experience supporting enterprise data centers, engineering labs, infrastructure environments, or similar operations.
• Strong hands-on experience with enterprise compute, storage, networking, and physical data center infrastructure.
• Experience supporting hardware migrations, infrastructure deployments, relocations, or consolidation activities.
• Strong understanding of rack layouts, structured cabling, fiber optics, A/B power, PDUs, and equipment installation practices.
• Experience troubleshooting hardware, network connectivity, storage connectivity, cabling, and related infrastructure issues.
• Experience with enterprise Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and remote hardware-management technologies.
• Ability to interpret implementation plans, rack elevations, network diagrams, and technical documentation.
• Experience with ticketing, change-management, asset-management, inventory, CMDB, or DCIM systems.
• Ability to independently execute routine and moderately complex infrastructure work.
• Strong documentation, organizational, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Install, rack, cable, relocate, troubleshoot, repair, and decommission enterprise compute, storage, and network equipment.
• Participate in hardware migrations, infrastructure deployments, lab expansions, and consolidation activities.
• Execute approved implementation plans and infrastructure changes.
• Troubleshoot server, storage, network, power, cabling, optics, firmware, and hardware connectivity issues.
• Support console access, BMC, iLO, iDRAC, IPMI, firmware updates, hardware validation, and remote-hands requests.
• Install and maintain copper and fiber connectivity, rails, cable-management components, and related rack infrastructure.
• Validate rack space, power, connectivity, cabling, and deployment readiness before installation.
• Maintain accurate rack elevations, asset records, serial numbers, equipment locations, and cabling documentation.
• Create and update incidents, service requests, work items, and change records with accurate technical details.
• Work with Network, Systems, Storage, Product Services, Engineering, Facilities, and global technical teams.
• Support hardware staging, shipping, receiving, inventory, return, and disposal activities.
• Follow established safety, security, change-management, and operational procedures.
• Identify discrepancies or risks and raise before making changes.
• Create and maintain implementation documentation, procedures, and runbooks.
• Participate in planned maintenance and occasional after-hours activities as required.

Skills

Seven plus years experience

Hands-on infrastructure

Rack & cabling

Networking & storage

Remote hardware-management

Documentation & communication

Onsite in Norman

Tools

Jira Software

Confluence

ServiceNow

Job description

Hitachi Vantara is expanding its Engineering Data Center Lab infrastructure in Norman, Oklahoma. We seek an experienced Data Center Infrastructure Engineer to provide hands-on support for compute, storage, networking, and rack infrastructure used by global engineering teams.

The role covers deployment, migration, operation, troubleshooting, maintenance, and lifecycle management. You will collaborate with Network, Systems, Storage, and Facilities teams in a fast-paced lab environment.