Data Center IT Engineer - Secure, Reliable Infrastructure

Gesa Credit Union; Yakima (WA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Match

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

Gesa Credit Union seeks an experienced Data Center IT Engineer to ensure secure, stable, and optimized operations of our data center infrastructure, storage, compute, and virtualization. You will monitor system health, implement upgrades, and collaborate with vendors and teams to enhance services.

This role includes training junior members and contributing to data center standards and governance. The candidate will contribute to disaster recovery planning, maintain comprehensive documentation,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in IT; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum five years of related technical experience in IT infrastructure.
• AZ-800/801 or AZ104 preferred; certification in data center virtualization valued.
• Experience with Unix/Linux OS and data center security best practices.
• Ability to participate in after-hours on-call rotation and SLAs.
• Strong analytical, communication, and mentoring capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage, maintain, troubleshoot, and secure data centers under guidance.
• Coordinate upgrades, patches, and vendor interactions per standards.
• Review end-user access and perform data center backups and recovery.
• Monitor data center performance and report to leadership.
• Develop and enforce DR/BCP testing and documentation.

Skills

Data Center Operations

Unix/Linux Administration

Security Best Practices

Troubleshooting Complex Issues

Vendor Coordination

Documentation & Governance

Team Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

VCTA / VCP‑DCV Data Center Virtualization

AZ-800/801 or AZ104

A+, Network+, Server+, Linux+ certifications

Job description

Gesa Credit Union seeks an experienced Data Center IT Engineer to ensure secure, stable, and optimized operations of our data center infrastructure, storage, compute, and virtualization. You will monitor system health, implement upgrades, and collaborate with vendors and teams to enhance services.

This role includes training junior members and contributing to data center standards and governance. The candidate will contribute to disaster recovery planning, maintain comprehensive documentation,