Data Center Technician

Tech Talent Link, Inc; Wilsonville (OR); On-site; USD 44,083 - 49,593; Full time

Job summary

A technology services provider is seeking a self-motivated Datacenter Systems Administrator in Wilsonville, Oregon. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and at least 2 years of IT maintenance experience. Responsibilities include server hardware management, os installations, and monitoring datacenter incidents. Ideal candidates will be skilled in scripting and ITIL operations. The role offers contract employment with competitive pay ranging from $32/hr to $36/hr.

Qualifications

• 2 years’ experience in IT maintenance & support operational role.
• 1+ year of experience with Linux installation and troubleshooting.
• Ability to lift 50+ pounds.

Responsibilities

• Manage server installations and configurations.
• Monitor and respond to hardware incidents in data centers.
• Participate in on-call rotation for datacenter support.

Skills

Server hardware management

Operating system installation

Scripting (BASH, Perl, PowerShell)

Virtual environments and deployments

Good communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

ServiceNow

Linux distributions

Job description

2 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants

Base pay range

$32.00/hr - $36.00/hr

***We are unable to work with 3rd-party or corp-to-corp candidates for this position***

***Must be authorized to work in the US***

Position Overview

Our client is seeking a highly professional, self-motivated datacenter systems administrator for our Regional Datacenter (RDC). The ideal candidate will have experience working in a software development environment with primary responsibilities listed below.

Responsibilities

• Server hardware management: Plan and implement server installations including planning, preparation, installation, cabling, LAN configuration, OS installation, and post configuration.
• Provide hardware swap-outs for repairs, and interact with vendors for parts and service support, including overseeing their onsite activities.
• Deploy operating systems with homegrown automated deployment process.
• Work closely with the facilities technical team, monitor and report incidents across all data center facilities equipment via daily walkdown of the environment.
• Monitor and respond to hardware incidents across all data center IT equipment e.g. servers, filers, switches, and data backup libraries.
• Participate in daily facility walk down and off-hours maintenance of IT systems as required for business.
• Participate in on-call rotation one week a month. Conduct datacenter audits and reporting, adhering to all data center operational processes and procedures.
• Manage inbound tasks via ticket tracking tool (ServiceNow), following standard ITIL Change and Incident Management processes.
• Virtual machine deployment and management, scripting, process improvements, and automation.
• Deploy and configure new Linux systems.

Required Knowledge/Skills, Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent relative work experience.
• 2 years’ experience in an IT maintenance & support operational role, including operating system installation and troubleshooting.
• 1+ year of experience working with virtual environments and deployments.
• 1+ year of experience with Linux (Redhat, CentOS, SLES, etc.) installation, troubleshooting, and support.
• Ideal candidate will have scripting (BASH, Perl, PowerShell) and process automation experience.
• Ability to follow technical written and verbal directions.
• Ability to work well with various teams both local and remote including international.
• Familiar with Microsoft Office including Outlook.
• Good communication, collaboration, and presentation skills.
• Advanced hardware component troubleshooting skills (CPU, memory, motherboard, controllers, and disks) and replacement of components thereof.
• Able to lift 50+ pounds.

Preferred Knowledge/Skills, Education and Experience

• Network configuration and troubleshooting
• Experience managing and maintaining a highly available datacenter environment utilizing configuration management (DCIM) tools.
• Familiar with ITIL operations
• Familiar with network storage systems (some or all: Network Appliance, Tintri Storage, Nimble Storage) and server automation and configuration management orchestration.
• Familiar with Datacenter level backup processes and software
• Familiar with some or all: Building Management Systems, facilities monitoring tools, fire detection, and suppression systems.
• Knowledge of alternate power supplies/generators and following emergency procedures and processes.

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• Software Development

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