Data Center Site Engineer I — 24/7 Ops & Growth

Digital Realty Trust, L.P.; Manassas (VA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Digital Realty Trust, L.P. is seeking a Site Engineer I to join the site level Data Center Operations team.

You will support mission-critical infrastructure including generators, UPS, HVAC, fire/life safety, and BMS systems while contributing to procedures, incident reporting, and 24x7 operations to ensure high availability. Candidates should have hands-on electrical or mechanical skills and the ability to work with cross-functional teams to implement change tickets, SOPs, and site improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience operating in mission-critical facilities (UPS, HVAC, generators, fire/life safety).
• Hands-on electrical or mechanical skills with cross-discipline competence.
• Knowledge of UPS systems, cooling architectures, and redundancy configurations.
• Strong documentation and change-management abilities.
• Ability to troubleshoot incidents and respond 24x7 with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Understand site-related items and equipment nomenclature, SOOs, SOPs, and EOPs.
• Maintain and operate data center infrastructure to meet 100% uptime goals.
• Create/modify procedures and manage change tickets in CMMS.
• Assist in incident reporting, site inspections, and maintenance tasks.

Skills

Electrical work

Mechanical work

CMMS

BMS

UPS Systems

HVAC Systems

Fire/Life Safety

SLA awareness

Documentation

Troubleshooting

Tools

CMMS

DCIM

AutoCAD

Visio

Microsoft Project

Excel

Job description

Digital Realty Trust, L.P. is seeking a Site Engineer I to join the site level Data Center Operations team.

You will support mission-critical infrastructure including generators, UPS, HVAC, fire/life safety, and BMS systems while contributing to procedures, incident reporting, and 24x7 operations to ensure high availability. Candidates should have hands-on electrical or mechanical skills and the ability to work with cross-functional teams to implement change tickets, SOPs, and site improvements.