Datacenter Engineer - 175360

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Vision, Dental

PTO and Paid Holidays

Sick Leave

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Datacenter Engineer to support a leading government and defense-focused organization in the RTP area. This full-time onsite role requires a cleared infrastructure professional with strong network and systems engineering experience in mission-critical datacenter environments.

You will design, implement, troubleshoot, and optimize datacenter networks, servers, virtualization, and storage while collaborating with engineering and operations to ensure reliability,

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph (FSP) required.
• 5+ years in datacenter, infrastructure, network, or systems engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience with enterprise networking (routing, switching, firewalls).
• Experience with Windows and/or Linux servers and virtualization.
• Ability to work onsite full-time in RTP, NC on government programs.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise datacenter infrastructure across networking and server environments.
• Troubleshoot performance, connectivity, and availability issues within highly secure environments.
• Administer and optimize routing, switching, firewalls, and related infrastructure components.
• Support server, virtualization, storage, and OS initiatives to improve operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to ensure reliability, scalability, and security.

Skills

Datacenter engineering

Network engineering

Systems engineering

Virtualization

Windows/Linux administration

Security/compliance

Tools

Routing & Switching

Firewalls

Virtualization platforms

Linux

Windows Server

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 10/2/2026. 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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