Data Center Operations Engineer - Onsite Contract-to-Hire

MassGenics, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & pharmacy coverage

Dental/vision insurance

401(k)

HSA and FSA

Life Insurance

Pet Insurance

Short/Long Disability

Accident & Critical illness

Pre-paid legal & ID theft protection

Sick time

Paid leaves as required by law

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Innova Solutions is hiring a Data Center Operations Engineer to support our New York area customers. The role covers installing, configuring, and maintaining data center hardware and software, including IBM Z10 environments, backup processes, and ticketing workflows.

The position is onsite, full-time with a contract-to-hire path, and features a pay range of $45–$50 per hour. You will join a team focused on reliable infrastructure and customer service excellence.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in data center operations, infrastructure support, or data center engineering.
• Experience with network device/server installation, rack & stack, cable management, and hardware troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of server hardware (memory, hard drives, NICs, CPUs, KVMs, PDUs) and monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Install and de-install network devices, servers, and data center hardware.
• Perform rack/stack activities and cable management in the data center.
• Add or replace hardware components such as memory, disks, NICs, CPUs.
• Monitor and maintain data center servers and network equipment.
• Troubleshoot connectivity and hardware issues and escalate as needed.
• Maintain ServiceNow tickets and operational documentation.
• Manage and document asset inventory and backups.
• Support IBM Z10 mainframe environment and related peripherals.
• Coordinate off-site tape storage and backup processes.

Skills

Data Center Operations

Network device install

Rack & stack

Hardware troubleshooting

Mainframe familiarity

ServiceNow usage

Asset management

Backup tapes handling

Tools

IBM Z10

TSO/JES2/CA7

KVMs/PDUs

ServiceNow

Job description

Innova Solutions is hiring a Data Center Operations Engineer to support our New York area customers. The role covers installing, configuring, and maintaining data center hardware and software, including IBM Z10 environments, backup processes, and ticketing workflows.

The position is onsite, full-time with a contract-to-hire path, and features a pay range of $45–$50 per hour. You will join a team focused on reliable infrastructure and customer service excellence.