Data Center Solutions Architect & Field Engineer

1rti; South Dakota; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with match

Medical

Dental

Vision

Paid holidays

Generous PTO

Job summary

1rti is seeking a Data Center Solutions Engineer/Technician to support account managers and sales initiatives in data center infrastructure, storage, virtualization, and hybrid cloud. You will implement installation plans, troubleshoot, and design solutions for a range of environments.

The role involves presenting to executives, creating architecture diagrams, and maintaining certifications while traveling up to 50% across the U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, CS, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 1 year in field service support for hardware and networking equipment.
• 3+ years in network architecture and deployment (preferred).
• Ability to present to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% (in-state and out-of-state).
• Valid driver’s license and clean driving record; passing background check.

Responsibilities

• Provide onsite and/or remote hardware and networking support for customers’ networks, routers, switches, and servers.
• Conduct customer discovery to understand requirements, challenges, and objectives.
• Offer strategic guidance for infrastructure modernization, lifecycle planning, and roadmaps.
• Design and implement solution architectures for virtualization, backup, hybrid cloud, and data center projects.
• Create technical designs, BOMs, scopes of work, and supporting docs.
• Deliver executive briefings, demos, and proofs of concept.
• Build trusted advisor relationships with IT leadership and executives.
• Maintain current technical certifications and travel as needed.

Skills

Presentation to stakeholders

Stakeholder communication

Travel readiness

Driver's license

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Job description

1rti is seeking a Data Center Solutions Engineer/Technician to support account managers and sales initiatives in data center infrastructure, storage, virtualization, and hybrid cloud. You will implement installation plans, troubleshoot, and design solutions for a range of environments.

The role involves presenting to executives, creating architecture diagrams, and maintaining certifications while traveling up to 50% across the U.S.