Data Center IT Engineer - VMware, Storage & Power

System One; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 39,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

System One is seeking an IT Systems Engineer to manage and maintain a medium-sized private data center across Bellevue and Everett, WA. You will own physical compute, storage, and power infrastructure, including VMware ESXi/vCenter, racking, cabling, and equipment lifecycle management.

The role requires strong troubleshooting, vendor coordination (HPE), and backup operations expertise, with on-site responsibilities and an on-call rotation for after-hours incidents.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in IT or related field.
• 6+ years in a data center or enterprise infrastructure role.
• Proficiency with VMware vSphere/ESXi and vCenter administration.
• Experience with physical server hardware from major vendors (HPE preferred).
• Working knowledge of SAN/NAS storage platforms and concepts (iSCSI, NFS, FC).
• Experience administering enterprise backup solutions and validating recovery procedures.
• VMware VCP certification or equivalent experience.
• Familiarity with environmental monitoring tools (Sunbird) and DCIM tools.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and operate a medium-sized private data center, including rack management and capacity planning.
• Manage UPS systems, PDUs, and power infrastructure across locations.
• Deploy, configure, and maintain VMware vSphere/ESXi environments including vCenter.
• Coordinate with facilities for space, power, and cooling requirements.
• Monitor environmental conditions and ensure environmental continuity across sites.
• Support change management and post-implementation reviews.

Skills

VMware expertise

Infrastructure troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Multitasking in fast-paced environment

Customer service orientation

Documentation and runbooks

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related field

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Technology

VMware VCP certification

APC/Schneider Electric product certifications

Tools

VMware vCenter

HPE hardware

SAN/NAS storage (iSCSI/NFS/FC)

Enterprise backup solutions

Sunbird environmental monitoring

DCIM tools

PowerShell

Bash

Ansible

Job description

System One is seeking an IT Systems Engineer to manage and maintain a medium-sized private data center across Bellevue and Everett, WA. You will own physical compute, storage, and power infrastructure, including VMware ESXi/vCenter, racking, cabling, and equipment lifecycle management.

The role requires strong troubleshooting, vendor coordination (HPE), and backup operations expertise, with on-site responsibilities and an on-call rotation for after-hours incidents.