External Job Posting Title Sr Data Center Engineer

Peraton; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton in Austin, TX, is seeking a senior data center engineer to lead complex modernization, capacity, and infrastructure initiatives for VA projects. You will own technical outcomes, guide junior engineers, and author reference designs across power, cooling, cabling, and compute domains.

Qualifications include a bachelor's in Electrical/Mechanical/Computer Engineering and 8+ years of data center experience with modernization focus; VA Public Trust — High Risk/T4 is required or obtainable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of data center engineering experience with modernization/capacity focus.
• VA Public Trust — High Risk / Tier 4 background is required or obtainable.
• Familiar with ITIL v4, SAFe Agile/Scrum, NIST 800-53/RMF, ISO 27001, TIA-942, OSHA safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex data center engineering, modernization, capacity, resiliency, and infrastructure-optimization initiatives.
• Own the technical outcome for assigned engineering workstreams; guide junior engineers and provide design authority on reviews.
• Author reference designs and standards content across power, cooling, cabling, and compute domains.
• Serve as senior technical interface to VA stakeholders during design reviews, site assessments, and modernization planning.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Engineering, or related field

Tools

Nlyte DCIM

Energy Optimizer

ServiceNow

SolarWinds

Nagios

PRTG

PuTTY

Wireshark

PowerShell

Python

Power BI

MS Visio

SharePoint

AutoCAD

TileFlow

Job description

Peraton supports the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) mission to deliver timely, reliable care and benefits to America's Veterans by engineering, operating, and modernizing a nationwide data center portfolio. Our team runs enterprise and regional data centers, telecommunications spaces, and secure network connections that host the systems Veterans depend on — from claims processing and pharmacy fulfillment to appointment scheduling and benefits delivery. We provide full-lifecycle data center and cloud engineering, 24×7×365 operations and monitoring, DCIM platform administration, analytics, and facility infrastructure reporting. If you want your engineering, operations, or analytics work to matter to someone, this is where it does.

Position Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead complex data center engineering, modernization, capacity, resiliency, and infrastructure-optimization initiatives.

• Own the technical outcome for assigned engineering workstreams; guide junior engineers and provide design authority on reviews.

• Author reference designs and standards content across power, cooling, cabling, and compute domains.

• Serve as senior technical interface to VA stakeholders during design reviews, site assessments, and modernization planning.

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Qualifications

Requirements

• Currently possess or be able to obtain VA Public Trust — High Risk (BI High) / Tier 4 background investigation.

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Engineering, or a related field; 8+years of data center engineering experience with a demonstrated record leading modernization/capacity work.

• Education substitutions (per Peraton Career & Compensation Framework): Master's degree substitutes ~2 years of required experience; Ph.D. substitutes ~5 years of required experience. In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, 4 additional years of relevant experience is acceptable (Associate's degree + 2 additional years also accepted for equivalent professional levels).

Desired Skills, Tools & Certifications

• Tools: Data center monitoring and management tools including Nlyte Asset Optimizer / Energy Optimizer (DCIM), ServiceNow (ITSM/CMDB), SolarWinds, Nagios, PRTG, PuTTY, Wireshark, PowerShell, Python, Power BI, MS Visio, and SharePoint. plus AutoCAD, TileFlow familiarity.

• Processes: ITIL v4 service management, SAFe Agile / Scrum for iterative delivery, NIST 800-53 / RMF, ISO 27001, TIA-942, ASHRAE TC 9.9, VA CRISP alignment, NFPA 70/70E, and OSHA safety practices.; TIA-942, VA Handbook 7002.

• Certifications (desirable): PE (Electrical or Mechanical), BICSI RCDD, Uptime Institute ATD/ATS, EPI CDCP/CDCS/CDCE, LEED AP, CEM., ITIL v4 Foundation (Practitioner/Managing Professional a plus), SAFe Practitioner or SAFe DevOps.

Work location: Austin, TX

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$104,000 - $166,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.