Datacenter Engineer

Piper Companies; North Carolina; On-site; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Vision & Dental insurance

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays & Sick Leave

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Datacenter Engineer to support a government-focused organization in the Raleigh-Durham, NC area. This is an onsite, full-time role in RTP, requiring active TS/SCI clearance and experience in datacenter networks and systems.

You will design, implement, and maintain enterprise datacenter infrastructure, troubleshoot complex issues, and collaborate with engineering teams to ensure reliability, scalability, and security of mission-critical infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph (FSP) required.
• 5+ years of experience in datacenter, infrastructure, network, or systems engineering.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise networking technologies including routing, switching, and troubleshooting.
• Experience supporting Windows and/or Linux server environments, virtualization platforms, and datacenter operations.
• Ability to work onsite full-time in RTP, NC and support highly secure government programs.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise datacenter infrastructure across networking and server environments.
• Troubleshoot complex performance, connectivity, and system availability issues within highly secure environments.
• Administer and optimize network technologies including routing, switching, firewalls, and associated infrastructure components.
• Support server, virtualization, storage, and operating system engineering initiatives to improve operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to ensure reliability, scalability, and security of critical infrastructure systems.

Skills

Active TS/SCI clearance

Routing & Switching

Networking troubleshooting

Windows/Linux server environments

Virtualization

Tools

Firewalls

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Datacenter Engineer to support a leading government and defense-focused organization in the Raleigh-Durham, NC (RTP) area. The Datacenter Engineer role requires full-time onsite work in RTP, NC. The Datacenter Engineer role is ideal for a cleared infrastructure professional with a strong background in both network and systems engineering, supporting mission-critical datacenter environments.

Responsibilities of the Datacenter Engineer include:

• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise datacenter infrastructure across networking and server environments.
• Troubleshoot complex performance, connectivity, and system availability issues within highly secure environments.
• Administer and optimize network technologies including routing, switching, firewalls, and associated infrastructure components.
• Support server, virtualization, storage, and operating system engineering initiatives to improve operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to ensure reliability, scalability, and security of critical infrastructure systems.

Requirements of the Datacenter Engineer include:

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph (FSP).
• 5+ years of experience in datacenter, infrastructure, network, or systems engineering.
• Strong hands-on expertise with enterprise networking technologies including routing, switching, and troubleshooting.
• Experience supporting Windows and/or Linux server environments, virtualization platforms, and datacenter operations.
• Ability to work onsite full-time in RTP, NC and support highly secure government programs.

Compensation for the Datacenter Engineer include:

• $170,000 - $200,000 annually
• Full Comprehensive Benefits: Health, Vision, Dental, PTO, Paid Holiday and Sick Leave if Required by Law.
• Long-term open-ended contract opportunity
• This job opens for applications on 09/28/2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

Keywords: datacenter engineer, systems engineer, network engineer, infrastructure engineer, TS/SCI, full scope polygraph, FSP, datacenter operations, routing, switching, Linux, Windows, virtualization, RTP, Raleigh, Durham

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