Lead Engineer

Digital Realty; Lewisville (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Digital Realty is seeking a Lead Engineer for the Night Shift in Lewisville, Texas. This role involves maintaining mission-critical infrastructure for data centers, ensuring operations are smooth year-round. Candidates should have a strong background in HVAC and electrical systems, alongside essential communication skills. Responsibilities include monitoring systems, troubleshooting issues, and performing preventive maintenance.

The lead engineer will work in a fast-paced environment, requiring flexibility with shift hours and physical demands. Candidates with an associate's degree and facilities maintenance certification are preferred.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or equivalent, with strong data center experience preferred.
• Facilities maintenance certification is required.
• Trade license or certification through technical education is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Monitor building infrastructure systems and troubleshoot issues.
• Conduct preventive maintenance on all equipment in the facility.
• Respond to emergencies and customer concerns promptly.
• Assemble and commission Data Center equipment as needed.

Skills

HVAC skills

Mechanical skills

Electrical skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

Strong communication skills

Education

Associate's degree or equivalent

Facilities maintenance certification

Trade license or certification

Job description

Position Title

Lead Engineer- Night Shift

Your role

We are hiring a Lead Engineer, the role will give you the opportunity to expand your skills and experience working on mission critical infrastructure facilities operations for the largest wholesale data center provider in the world. We offer a clean, stable environment where there is a lot of variety and always something to do, and where you’ll work at least 40 hours per week. If you are looking for an exciting job with great benefits in a company that will provide you with a lot of opportunity to learn, grow, and expand your skillset for a high-demand role, then this could be the right place for you.

What You’ll Do

As a Lead Engineer, you’ll work with your peers to ensure coverage 365 days per year, 7 days per week, 24 hours per day. You’ll spend most of your days on a variety of interesting activities, including walking the facility and inspecting infrastructure systems, performing routine maintenance, supervising the facility, assessing needs, monitoring construction projects, and completing repairs as needed. You will also help to gather information and take readings to fill in the parameters on daily spreadsheets. The service you provide will be to the underlying support systems (power, cooling, etc) for customers’ computers, so you will not be expected to do any computer maintenance—the customers do that for themselves.

• Monitoring building infrastructure systems.
• Troubleshooting and repairing building infrastructure systems, HVAC system, electrical systems, and more.
• Performing preventive maintenance on all building equipment.
• Assembling and commissioning Data Center equipment.
• Preparing Change Management Forms and Methods of Procedure (MOPs).
• Scheduling maintenance procedures with vendors.
• Ensuring compliance with all safety procedures and use of protective equipment.
• Responding quickly to emergency situations (fire, evacuation, equipment failure etc.) and customer concerns as needed.

What You’ll Need

• An Associate's degree (AA/AS) or an equivalent combination of education and experience; data center experience is strongly preferred.
• A trade license or certification acquired through technical education/training.
• A facilities maintenance certification.
• Experience working with mission critical data equipment, and the willingness to work in a fast-paced, mission critical environment.
• Strong HVAC, mechanical, and electrical skills and experience.
• An understanding of computer systems, and skill with Microsoft Office products.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• The ability to follow instructions and processes precisely and carefully.
• The willingness to work 2nd or 3rd shift, at least one weekend day each week, and unscheduled overtime as needed to complete projects or break-fixes.
• The ability to walk around a good deal of the time to perform inspections, to do some work outdoors in the weather if needed, and to lift heavy objects.