Senior Critical Environment Engineer – Data Center Reliability

QTS Realty Trust; Wilmer (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

HSA/FSA

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Parental leave

Job summary

QTS Realty Trust is seeking a Critical Environment Engineer to support data center operations, installation, and integration of electrical and mechanical systems. The role focuses on 24x7 uptime, adherence to SLAs, and coordination with development teams to ensure compliant system design and testing.

The candidate should have 5+ years in a technical or critical environment, HVAC or critical power certifications, and be able to travel up to 50%. US citizenship is required for this position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or professional equivalent.
• 5+ years engineering experience in a technical or critical environment (data center, nuclear power, hospital, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, industrial/commercial field engineering).
• HVAC or critical power certifications or equivalent professional experience.
• Ability to travel up to 50% to other Data Center locations as required.
• US Citizenship for this position is required by law due to federal customer contracts.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to data center operations ensuring 24x7 uptime and 100% SLA compliance.
• Assist in site construction activities with QA to ensure design, installation and testing meet standards.
• Witness testing during commissioning and validate operations documentation.
• Support local customer installations with site solutions and power circuit turn-ups.
• Provide ongoing infrastructure and operations assessments per QTS policies and procedures.
• Support implementation and auditing of local SOPs, MOPs and EOPs.
• Assist in change management approvals for preventive and corrective maintenance.

Skills

Electrical systems

Mechanical systems

Data centers

Emergency backup systems

Change management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or professional equivalent

Job description

QTS Realty Trust is seeking a Critical Environment Engineer to support data center operations, installation, and integration of electrical and mechanical systems. The role focuses on 24x7 uptime, adherence to SLAs, and coordination with development teams to ensure compliant system design and testing.

The candidate should have 5+ years in a technical or critical environment, HVAC or critical power certifications, and be able to travel up to 50%. US citizenship is required for this position.