Field Engineer

Asiacom Americas Inc.; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Asiacom Americas Inc. in Sterling, VA is seeking several field engineers who are team players and fast learners, capable of delivering precise and detailed work around the clock.

The role focuses on ensuring data center availability, installing and configuring routers, switches, servers, and fiber optic cabling, and monitoring Linux-based systems to maintain performance. You will participate in data center migrations, assist capacity planning, and maintain accurate incident/change records while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related field.
• At least 1 year of work experience in IDC or Network Center maintenance and operations.
• Experience with server installation and network configuration.
• Familiar with TCP/IP, switching, routing, and optical communications.
• Nice to have Mandarin Chinese language skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure availability and reliability of multiple data centers to meet enterprise needs.
• Install, configure and upgrade routers, switches, and servers; map LAN and SAN fiber cabling.
• Monitor and calibrate enterprise servers running Red Hat Linux to sustain performance.
• Analyze system health, respond to network alerts, follow ticket procedures.
• Assist data center migrations by racking, labeling, and asset management.
• Support capacity planning with power and cooling audits for rack infill capacity.
• Record incidents and changes; escort vendors and ensure client policies.

Skills

Server installation

Network configuration

Troubleshooting

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related field

Job description

We are hiring several professional and motivated field engineers who are team players and fast learners, and able to deliver precise and detailed work in 7x24 basis.

Job Location: Sterling, VA

Responsibilities

• Responsible for ensuring availability and reliability of multiple data centers to meet the requirements of enterprise operation.
• Install, configure and upgrade routers, switches, servers as well as map out, run and connect all LAN and SAN fiber optic network cabling.
• Perform ongoing calibration, monitoring, and troubleshooting of enterprise servers running on Red-Hat Linux to ensure proper performance levels are sustained.
• Analyze and monitor system health, responded appropriately to network alerts and events, use the standard ticket-handling procedures to escape a ticket upstream when appropriate.
• Assist in the data center migration between different sites by racking, labeling both physically and logically on asset management application, using an ITL-based configuration and change management process
• Support data center capacity planning and construction by conducting power/cooling audits on data halls to validate available capacity for rack infills
• Record and maintain accurate incident and change records to safeguard the quality of operations along with escorting vendors and ensuring client policies are followed

Requirements

• Experienced in server installation and network configuration
• Familiar with TCP/IP, switching, routing, and optical communication technology
• 1+ year work experience in maintenance & operation at an IDC or Network Center
• Trouble-shooting and problem solving abilities.
• Must have at least a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related field
• Speaking Chinese Mandarin is a plus