Engineer, Data Center Facilities

Cardinal Health; United States; On-site; USD 81,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Paid time off plan

Health savings account (HSA)

401k savings plan

Access to wages before pay day with my

FlexPay

Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)

Short- and long-term disability

Work-Life resources

Paid parental leave

Healthy lifestyle programs

Job summary

Cardinal Health in the United States is seeking a Data Center Operations professional to oversee 24x7 facility and infrastructure support, ensuring uptime and reliability across enterprise systems. The role requires hands-on electrical/mechanical skills, knowledge of UPS and cooling architectures, and the ability to manage changes, incidents, and safety standards.

You will work with the IT and facilities teams to monitor environment, respond to alarms, and implement procedures and improvements

Qualifications

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds regularly.
• Ability to bend, reach, stoop, lift and stand for placement and retrieval of network devices, materials, or equipment
• Comfort working with heights 16 feet on a ladder regularly to reach plenum spaces
• Work under a raised data center floor 4-8 years of experience, preferred Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred
• At least 4 years’ experience in mission critical facilities operating / engineering or equivalent equipment experience including assets associated with mission critical engineering relevant to the specific site preferred. (UPS, HVAC, generators, fire/life safety systems).
• Hands‑on electrical or mechanical skill and competence in the area of non‑expertise preferred (for example, electrical expertise with mechanical competence, or vice‑versa).
• Strong knowledge of various UPS Systems and architectures preferred.
• Strong knowledge of various cooling systems and architectures preferred.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure redundancy configurations and equipment and their risks preferred (N+1, 2N, ATS/ STS, Failover Scenarios)
• Strong knowledge of energy efficiency principals preferred.
• Basic understanding of emergency situations and escalation processes preferred.
• Available for On‑call schedule preferred.

Responsibilities

• Understand site layout and operation of MEP systems with accuracy.
• Equipment nomenclature standards and equipment locations knowledge.
• Review facility drawings, equipment specifications, and SOPs/EOPs/SOO.
• Lead site change management and create Method of Procedures (MOPs) for preventive maintenance.
• Understand customer SLA’s and equipment lease obligations relevant to data center operations.
• Monitor environment, alarms, data trends, and escalation processes.
• Create, edit, resolve, and close incident reports after site incidents.
• Maintain Maintenance and Operations Standards and OH&S compliance.
• Respond to unplanned events with minimal supervision and capable of rounds/inspections.
• Develop or improve SOPs for site equipment and know local customer business and datacenter operation.

Skills

Electrical & mechanical skills

On-call readiness

UPS systems knowledge

Cooling systems knowledge

Infrastructure redundancy knowledge

Safety & compliance

Physical strength

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

What Data Center Operations contributes to Cardinal Health Information Technology oversees the effective development, delivery, and operation of computing and information services. This function anticipates, plans, and delivers Information Technology solutions and strategies that enable operations and drive business value. Data Center Operations monitors, troubleshoots, and escalates critical events on systems and applications across the enterprise. This job family manages data center facilities and maintenance, including power monitoring, cooling, floor space and fire suppression on the data center infrastructure. Data Center Operations also plans and administers the acquisition and installation of hardware equipment, software and maintenance agreements to maximize integration, compatibility and continuing operations of systems with minimal disruption.

Responsibilities

• Gain a complete understanding of the following site related items:
• Facility layout and operation of MEP systems and the ability to illustrate site specific system one-lines with good accuracy.
• Equipment nomenclature standards and equipment locations
• Facility drawings and equipment specifications
• Equipment sequence of operations (SOO’s), standard operating procedures (SOP’s), and emergency operating procedures (EOP’s).
• Customer SLA’s and engineering specific lease obligations critical to data center operations.
• Environment monitoring functionality, alarm escalation/acknowledgement, and ability to extract data and trends
• Create/edit/resolve/close incident reports following a site incident
• Maintenance and Operations Standards
• Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety standards
• Gain a complete understanding of all aspects of data center operations including the operation, maintenance and repair of all mission critical equipment and systems supporting a 24x7 data center operation to achieve 100% uptime and 100% compliance.
• Supervision of construction activity and installations as required.
• Ability to be the executor in the site‑specific change management processes including the creation of Method of Procedures (MOPs) for preventative maintenance and repairs as well as the oversight of those maintenances as they are carried out.
• Ability to effectively troubleshoot site mechanical and electrical systems.
• Ability to respond to unplanned events without immediate supervision.
• Ability to efficiently complete rounds/inspections and to detect anomalies during those rounds.
• Develop or improve SOPs for site specific equipment.
• Gain a good understanding and knowledge of the local customers business and datacenter operation.

Qualifications

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds regularly
• Ability to bend, reach, stoop, lift and stand for placement and retrieval of network devices, materials, or equipment
• Comfort working with heights 16 feet on a ladder regularly to reach plenum spaces
• Work under a raised data center floor 4‑8 years of experience, preferred Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred
• At least 4 years’ experience in mission critical facilities operating / engineering or equivalent equipment experience including assets associated with mission critical engineering relevant to the specific site preferred. (UPS, HVAC, generators, fire/life safety systems).
• Hands‑on electrical or mechanical skill and competence in the area of non‑expertise preferred (for example, electrical expertise with mechanical competence, or vice‑versa).
• Strong knowledge of various UPS Systems and architectures preferred.
• Strong knowledge of various cooling systems and architectures preferred.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure redundancy configurations and equipment and their risks preferred (N+1, 2N, ATS/ STS, Failover Scenarios)
• Strong knowledge of energy efficiency principals preferred.
• Basic understanding of emergency situations and escalation processes preferred.
• Available for On‑call schedule preferred.

What is expected of you and others at this level

• Applies comprehensive knowledge and a thorough understanding of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to perform varied tasks and projects
• May contribute to the development of policies and procedures
• Works on complex projects of large scope
• Develops technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems
• Solutions are innovative and consistent with organization objectives
• Completes work; independently receives general guidance on new projects
• Work reviewed for purpose of meeting objectives
• May act as a mentor to less experienced colleagues

Anticipated salary range: $80,900-115,500

Bonus eligible: No

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Paid time off plan
• Health savings account (HSA)
• 401k savings plan
• Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Work-Life resources
• Paid parental leave
• Healthy lifestyle programs

Application window anticipated to close: 10/27/2026

The salary range listed is an estimate. Pay at Cardinal Health is determined by multiple factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s geographical location, relevant education, experience and skills and an evaluation of internal pay equity.

Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply. Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day.

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