Data Center Operations Specialist (24x7 Infra & Automation)

Millennium; Edison (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Millennium seeks a hands-on Data Center Operations professional to own the daily physical operation of two New Jersey data centers and an adjacent New York office technology room. You will manage racking, cabling, and hardware lifecycle while coordinating with vendors and internal teams.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in large-scale infrastructure, CCNA-level networking, and experience with ServiceNow, Jira, Nlyte, or NetBox. Strong documentation and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data center or large-scale infrastructure environments.
• Experience with rack-and-stack, cabling, patch management and hardware installation/decommissioning.
• CCNA-level networking knowledge; CCNA certification preferred.
• Experience with ITSM, CMDB, DCIM tools (ServiceNow, Jira, Nlyte, NetBox or similar).
• Scripting skills in Python, PowerShell, or Bash.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day physical operation of two New Jersey data centers and New York office technology rooms.
• Racking and stacking, cabling, labeling, patching, and cable management.
• Manage hardware lifecycle across servers, storage, network equipment; installations, upgrades, moves, changes, decommissioning.
• Coordinate hardware replacements and RMAs with vendors; conduct capacity checks.
• Monitor infrastructure and respond to incidents in a 24x7 environment.
• Work within ITIL/ITSM processes; maintain records in ServiceNow and Nlyte.
• Support network deployments, patching, VLANs, Layer 2/3 troubleshooting under direction.
• Contribute to tooling, automation, and integration across DCIM, monitoring, logging, CMDB, and capacity platforms.

Job description

Millennium seeks a hands-on Data Center Operations professional to own the daily physical operation of two New Jersey data centers and an adjacent New York office technology room. You will manage racking, cabling, and hardware lifecycle while coordinating with vendors and internal teams.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in large-scale infrastructure, CCNA-level networking, and experience with ServiceNow, Jira, Nlyte, or NetBox. Strong documentation and communication are essential.