IT Engineer

Tekgence Inc; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Tekgence Inc. in Santa Clara, CA, is seeking an IT Engineer to design and build global IT infrastructure, collaborating with facilities, network, hardware, and AV teams.

You will lead infrastructure planning, construction coordination, and standards development, while supporting regional deployments and ensuring operational readiness.

The role requires onsite work several days per week, strong leadership, and hands-on expertise in low voltage systems and documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 10+ years of experience in telecommunications consulting, construction project management, low voltage infrastructure, or related disciplines.
• Strong understanding of network architectures and network infrastructure components.
• Ability to work onsite several days per week and perform physical inspections within network rooms.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with limited direction.
• Proven leadership capability in challenging and dynamic environments.

Responsibilities

• Low Voltage Design for Office and Lab Builds.
• Partner with facilities teams and business stakeholders to define project requirements, develop rough order of magnitude estimates, bills of materials, and cost projections.
• Serve as the technical stakeholder for low voltage contractor bidding and selection processes.
• Define equipment placement within network rooms, including security systems, building automation systems, rack locations for network equipment, and service provider demarcation areas.
• Collaborate with network and audiovisual engineering teams to gather infrastructure requirements.
• Create deployment specifications and construction documentation for low voltage contractors.
• Conduct regular site walks, provide project feedback, and monitor construction progress.
• Regional Network Room Engineering Leadership
• Track capacity utilization for ports, fiber infrastructure, and power distribution outlets within network rooms.
• Support equipment installation, rack integration, and structured cabling activities.
• Configure and connect intelligent power distribution units and uninterruptible power systems.
• Monitor rack level and facility level power utilization.
• Maintain accurate documentation of network rooms and assets using asset management platforms including NetBox and Nautobot.
• Perform infrastructure audits to validate asset accuracy and assess operational impacts related to power events and maintenance activities.
• Infrastructure Standards and Architecture
• Develop and refine low voltage infrastructure standards and design practices.
• Build technology roadmaps supporting future infrastructure growth.
• Improve collaboration workflows and implement automation initiatives that drive operational efficiency.
• Establish measurements and success criteria to evaluate deployment quality and project outcomes.

Skills

Network architecture

Project management

Leadership

Global collaboration

Independent worker

Onsite work

Documentation

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Bluebeam Studio

NetBox

Nautobot

Job description

Position Overview:

The IT Engineer is responsible for developing and building the infrastructure that supports IT equipment across global offices and laboratory environments. This role partners closely with facilities teams, business stakeholders, network engineers, hardware engineers, and audiovisual teams to design, deploy, and support low voltage infrastructure and network room environments. The engineer will lead infrastructure planning, construction coordination, standards development, and ongoing operational support across regional deployments.

Responsibilities:

• Low Voltage Design for Office and Lab Builds
• Partner with facilities teams and business stakeholders to define project requirements, develop rough order of magnitude estimates, bills of materials, and cost projections.
• Serve as the technical stakeholder for low voltage contractor bidding and selection processes.
• Define equipment placement within network rooms, including security systems, building automation systems, rack locations for network equipment, and service provider demarcation areas.
• Collaborate with network and audiovisual engineering teams to gather infrastructure requirements.
• Create deployment specifications and construction documentation for low voltage contractors.
• Conduct regular site walks, provide project feedback, and monitor construction progress.
• Complete project closeout documentation and transition completed environments to operational teams.
• Regional Network Room Engineering Leadership
• Track capacity utilization for ports, fiber infrastructure, and power distribution outlets within network rooms.
• Support equipment installation, rack integration, and structured cabling activities.
• Configure and connect intelligent power distribution units and uninterruptible power systems.
• Monitor rack level and facility level power utilization.
• Maintain accurate documentation of network rooms and assets using asset management platforms including NetBox and Nautobot.
• Perform infrastructure audits to validate asset accuracy and assess operational impacts related to power events and maintenance activities.
• Infrastructure Standards and Architecture
• Develop and refine low voltage infrastructure standards and design practices.
• Build technology roadmaps supporting future infrastructure growth.
• Improve collaboration workflows and implement automation initiatives that drive operational efficiency.
• Establish measurements and success criteria to evaluate deployment quality and project outcomes.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 10 or more years of experience in telecommunications consulting, construction project management, low voltage infrastructure, or related disciplines.
• Strong understanding of network architectures and network infrastructure components.
• Ability to work onsite several days per week and perform physical inspections within network rooms.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with limited direction.
• Proven leadership capability in challenging and dynamic environments.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Ability to support global teams across multiple time zones.

Preferred Qualifications

• 15 or more years of related industry experience.
• Registered Communications Distribution Designer certification.
• Experience with Autodesk products including AutoCAD and Revit.
• Familiarity with Bluebeam Studio.
• Experience mentoring technical team members and managing vendor relationships.
• Strong analytical abilities with Data Center Infrastructure Management and Configuration Management Database experience.