Datacenter Engineer — Hardware & Network Ops

GCS Recruitment Specialists; Illinois; On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

GCS Recruitment Specialists is seeking a hands-on Datacenter Engineer to support critical IT infrastructure in our data center environment. You will deploy hardware, troubleshoot issues, manage assets, rack and stack equipment, and validate network connectivity while following SOPs to ensure maximum uptime.

The ideal candidate has strong hardware troubleshooting skills, understands enterprise IT infrastructure, and can thrive in a fast-paced, mission-critical setting with high attention to

Qualifications

• Hands-on IT/infrastructure or data center experience required.
• Experience troubleshooting hardware and operating systems.
• Familiar with Windows 11, Linux, laptop imaging and basic networking.

Responsibilities

• Install, rack, stack, cable, and decommission servers and network devices.
• Troubleshoot hardware, perform break/fix, and follow SOPs.
• Manage assets, inventory, and documentation.
• Respond to incidents within SLAs and participate in on-call rotations.

Skills

Hardware troubleshooting

Windows 11

Linux OS

Networking basics

Asset & inventory management

Ticketing system

On-call rotations

Tools

Laptop imaging

Job description

GCS Recruitment Specialists is seeking a hands-on Datacenter Engineer to support critical IT infrastructure in our data center environment. You will deploy hardware, troubleshoot issues, manage assets, rack and stack equipment, and validate network connectivity while following SOPs to ensure maximum uptime.

The ideal candidate has strong hardware troubleshooting skills, understands enterprise IT infrastructure, and can thrive in a fast-paced, mission-critical setting with high attention to