Data Center Operations Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Ins.

401(k) Match

PTO & Holidays

Job summary

Gesa Credit Union is seeking a Data Center IT Engineer to oversee secure, stable, and optimized data center operations including storage, compute, virtualization, and server OS. The role also provides training to junior staff and helps define data center standards and governance.

You will work with vendors and internal teams to enhance services, ensure compliance with security best practices, and support disaster recovery planning and testing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of five (5) years of related experience in data center operations.
• AZ-800/801 or AZ104 preferred.
• A+, Network+, Server+, Linux+ certifications preferred.
• VCP-DCV data center virtualization preferred.
• Deep knowledge of datacenter technologies and security practices.
• Experience with Unix/Linux OS.

Responsibilities

• Manage, maintain, troubleshoot, and secure data centers under supervision.
• Assist in troubleshooting complex data center issues across platforms.
• Plan, test, and implement upgrades, patches per vendor requirements and standards.
• Review user accounts, permissions, and access rights to data centers.
• Perform backups and recovery of data center devices.
• Monitor data center resource performance and report to leadership.
• Maintain inventory and documentation of configurations, processes, and infrastructure.
• Coordinate DR/BCP testing at least annually.
• Collaborate with vendors, partners, and internal teams on data center improvements.

Skills

Data Center

IT Infrastructure

Troubleshooting

Vendor coordination

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology

Tools

VCP-DCV

Unix/Linux OS

Datacenter virtualization

Job description

Gesa Credit Union is seeking a Data Center IT Engineer to oversee secure, stable, and optimized data center operations including storage, compute, virtualization, and server OS. The role also provides training to junior staff and helps define data center standards and governance.

You will work with vendors and internal teams to enhance services, ensure compliance with security best practices, and support disaster recovery planning and testing.