Datacenter Administrator

Paycom; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Paycom in Oklahoma City is seeking a Data Center Operations professional to manage daily data center activities, support design and architecture discussions, and create SOPs and documentation.

The role requires hands-on operation of equipment, monitoring power and cooling, rack installations, and participation in 24/7 shift coverage, including on-call rotations, training, and process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day data center operations and maintenance.
• Assist with data center design and architecture discussions.
• Write documentation and SOPs for Data Center Operations.
• Lead hardware implementations and determine power and cooling requirements with systems teams.
• Install network and systems equipment (rack, stack, cabling) and decommissioning when needed.
• Monitor facilities for power, cooling and capacity; troubleshoot and escalate as needed.
• Participate in rotating 24/7 shift schedule including weekends, evenings, overnight, and holidays; on-call rotations required.
• Provide feedback to refine data center operational processes and workflows.

Job description

This position is not eligible for sponsorship and Paycom is unable to support an optional or curricular practical training (OPT/CPT) program. Paycom is interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States.

Not a remote work position.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for operation and maintenance of the Data Center, including all day-to-day activities
• Assists with data center design and architecture
• Writes documentation and SOP for Data Center Operations
• Brings forward opportunities for improvement and architecture changes. Ability to lead new hardware implementations and working with systems teams to determine power and cooling requirements.
• Performs installation of network and systems equipment (rack, stack and cabling).
• Removing equipment when decommissioned
• Monitor facilities for power, cooling and other capacity needs.
• Operating generators and switchgear under minimal or no supervision
• Required to participate in a periodic rotating shift schedule to ensure coverage of the 24/7 operation of Data Centers.
  • Regular shifts consist of a rotation that includes weekends, evenings, overnight shifts, or holidays as required
  • In addition, on-call rotations outside of the regular shift are required
• Provide feedback on and refinement of data center operational processes
• Establishes specifications by conferring with users; analyzing workflow, access, information, and security requirements.
• Maintains Data Center performance by performing monitoring and analysis, and performance tuning; troubleshooting problems; escalating problems to Data Center Team Lead
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations
• Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential
• Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments
• Perform regular walkthroughs of all facilities.
• Documents specific duties, activities, problems solved and issues resolved
• Performs training.
• Attends meetings and serves on committees, as requested
• Performs additional duties and assignments as requested