Night Shift Data Center Site Engineer

Digital Realty; Carrollton (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Digital Realty is hiring a Site Engineer I (Nights) to join our Data Center Operations team. You will work on mission-critical infrastructure, including generators, UPS systems, HVAC, fire/life safety, BMS, and CMMS systems, ensuring high availability and regulatory compliance.

You will contribute to daily site operations, change management, incident reporting, and ongoing maintenance while supporting 24x7 data center uptime across one or more properties.

Qualifications

• 0-2 years of experience in electrical engineering or data center operations.
• Hands-on electrical or mechanical skills with cross-discipline competence.
• Knowledge of UPS, HVAC, generators, and fire/life safety systems.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to daily site operation and update site procedures.
• Create and modify change management tickets and incident reports.
• Perform site maintenance, inspections, and repairs to ensure uptime.
• Support CMMS, DCIM, and related power metering systems.
• Assist with supervision of construction activities as needed.
• Develop or improve SOPs for site equipment and operations.

Skills

Electrical work

Mechanical work

CMMS familiarity

BMS familiarity

DCIM familiarity

Data center operations

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering (preferably electrical)

Tools

CMMS systems

DCIM

AutoCAD

Visio

Microsoft Project

Job description

Digital Realty is hiring a Site Engineer I (Nights) to join our Data Center Operations team. You will work on mission-critical infrastructure, including generators, UPS systems, HVAC, fire/life safety, BMS, and CMMS systems, ensuring high availability and regulatory compliance.

You will contribute to daily site operations, change management, incident reporting, and ongoing maintenance while supporting 24x7 data center uptime across one or more properties.