Data Center Operations Engineer

NorthMark Strategies; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lunch stipend

Employer-paid medical

Dental & Vision

Paid parental leave

Life insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

401(k) match

Flexible benefits

Paid time off

Company holidays

Job summary

NorthMark Strategies LLC in Dallas, TX seeks a Data Center Design and Build Engineer to lead end-to-end planning, design and construction of data center facilities. You will work with clients to tailor solutions that meet requirements while ensuring scalable, efficient deployments.

Key duties include leading custom data center designs, structured cabling, power and cooling planning, modular construction approaches, and compliance with industry standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering or IT field.
• Demonstrable experience in data center design, construction or IT infrastructure deployment.
• Strong understanding of power and cooling solutions for data centers.
• Expertise in structured cabling design and network infrastructure.
• Experience in technology migration planning and execution.
• Ability to work with modular construction methodologies.
• Knowledge of data center compliance and risk management frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Leading custom data center design solutions, optimizing space and ensuring efficient layouts
• Developing structured cabling designs that support current and future business needs
• Creating comprehensive power and capacity planning strategies to maximize efficiency and scalability
• Ensuring designs align with Uptime Institute Tier standards and industry best practices
• Overseeing the design and implementation of network and IT infrastructure for high-performance environments
• Providing expertise in structured cabling, power distribution and cooling strategies
• Ensuring seamless technology migration by developing plans for relocating IT workloads without disruption
• Managing data center build-outs from conception to completion, ensuring projects stay on time and within budget
• Coordinating with vendors and contractors to procure and deploy infrastructure according to project requirements
• Implementing modular construction methods for faster and more flexible deployments
• Maintaining vendor-neutrality by selecting the best solutions tailored to client needs
• Ensuring data center designs meet local regulations, compliance standards and industry certifications
• Conducting risk assessments and implementing strategies for business continuity and disaster recovery
• Maintaining documentation and best practices for safety, security and operational efficiency
• Engaging with clients to understand their unique requirements and provide customized solutions
• Providing strategic consulting on technology migrations, expansions and modernization projects
• Offering post-build support to optimize data center performance and ensure long‑term scalability

Skills

Data center design

IT infrastructure deployment

Power & cooling

Structured cabling design

Network infrastructure

Modular construction

Risk management

Sunbird DCIM

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Information Technology or equivalent experience

Tools

Sunbird DCIM

Job description

The Company

NorthMark Compute & Cloud (NMC²) is backed by dedicated leadership and investment, with a clear mission as it operates at the bleeding edge of technology. Its goal is to scale and enhance the high-performance computing (HPC) and cloud infrastructure that supports its clients' research, production, and delivery, enabling breakthroughs that shape the industries of tomorrow. Its engineers build critical infrastructure to eliminate friction in scientific research, simulations, analysis, and decision-making, accelerating discovery and driving faster innovation.

The Position

We are seeking a skilled Data Center Design and Build Engineer to oversee the end-to-end planning, design and construction of data center facilities. The ideal candidate will collaborate with clients to develop customized solutions that meet specific requirements, while adhering to industry best practices. This role involves working with cross-functional teams to ensure that data center deployments are efficient, scalable and aligned with business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Leading custom data center design solutions, optimizing space and ensuring efficient layouts
• Developing structured cabling designs that support current and future business needs
• Creating comprehensive power and capacity planning strategies to maximize efficiency and scalability
• Ensuring designs align with Uptime Institute Tier standards and industry best practices

Infrastructure & Technology Integration

• Overseeing the design and implementation of network and IT infrastructure for high-performance environments
• Providing expertise in structured cabling, power distribution and cooling strategies
• Ensuring seamless technology migration by developing plans for relocating IT workloads without disruption

Construction & Project Management

• Managing data center build-outs from conception to completion, ensuring projects stay on time and within budget
• Coordinating with vendors and contractors to procure and deploy infrastructure according to project requirements
• Implementing modular construction methods for faster and more flexible deployments
• Maintaining vendor-neutrality by selecting the best solutions tailored to client needs

Compliance & Risk Management

• Ensuring data center designs meet local regulations, compliance standards and industry certifications
• Conducting risk assessments and implementing strategies for business continuity and disaster recovery
• Maintaining documentation and best practices for safety, security and operational efficiency

Client Collaboration and Stakeholder Management

• Engaging with clients to understand their unique requirements and provide customized solutions
• Providing strategic consulting on technology migrations, expansions and modernization projects
• Offering post-build support to optimize data center performance and ensure long‑term scalability

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Information Technology or equivalent experience
• Demonstrable experience in data center design, construction or IT infrastructure deployment
• Strong understanding of power and cooling solutions for data centers
• Expertise in structured cabling design and network infrastructure
• Experience in technology migration planning and execution
• Ability to work with modular construction methodologies
• Knowledge of data center compliance and risk management frameworks
• Proficiency in Sunbird DCIM is a plus

It is impossible to list every requirement for, or responsibility of, any position. Similarly, we cannot identify all the skills a position may require since job responsibilities and the Company’s needs may change over time. Therefore, the above job description is not comprehensive or exhaustive. The Company reserves the right to adjust, add to or eliminate any aspect of the above description. The Company also retains the right to require all employees to undertake additional or different job responsibilities when necessary to meet business needs.

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Benefits & Perks

• Company-Paid Lunch Stipend: Lunch is provided via GrubHub
• Company-Paid Benefits: 100% Employer-Paid Medical in our High Deductible Health Plan, Dental and Vision benefits for employees and their families, 16 weeks of Paid Parental Leave, Employee Assistance Program, Life insurance, Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
• 401(k): Company will match 100% of your contributions up to 6%
• Optional Employee-Paid Benefits: Medical insurance in our PPO plan and a variety of other benefits such as Health Savings Accounts (with Company Contribution!), Flexible Spending Accounts, Supplemental Life Insurance, Wellhub and more.
• Time Off: 25 days of Paid Time Off plus 12 company holidays

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

NORTHMARK STRATEGIES LLC IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. THE COMPANY'S POLICY IS NOT TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANY APPLICANT OR EMPLOYEE BASED ON RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, GENDER, AGE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, MARITAL STATUS, MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY, AND GENETIC INFORMATION, OR ANY OTHER BASIS PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. THE FIRM ALSO PROHIBITS HARASSMENT OF APPLICANTS OR EMPLOYEES BASED ON ANY OF THESE PROTECTED CATEGORIES.