Senior Data Center Facilities Technician – Onsite DCIM Lead

VW International; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

V W International is seeking a Lead Data Center Facilities Technician to oversee mission-critical DC infrastructure, supervise onsite staff, and coordinate maintenance and security for a 24x7 operation supporting a federal client.

The role requires extensive experience with electrical, mechanical, environmental-monitoring systems and a current Data Center Energy Practitioner certification. Onsite duties, after-hours support, and federal access eligibility are required.

Qualifications

• Seven years of professional experience in environmental data center monitoring.
• Seven years of professional experience managing complex data center facilities.
• Five years of professional experience in a multi-platform enterprise networking environment.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in computer science, information systems, engineering, business, facilities management, or a related discipline.
• Current Data Center Energy Practitioner certification required.
• Experience with mission-critical electrical power-distribution systems.
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• Demonstrated ability to lead technical personnel and manage subcontractor performance.
• Ability to qualify for federal facility access and meet background-investigation requirements.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the contractor’s primary onsite representative for data center facilities operations.
• Lead and supervise Data Center Facilities and Data Center Support Technicians.
• Coordinate daily staffing, work assignments, maintenance activities, service calls, and emergency response.
• Oversee preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance, repairs, quality-control inspections, and subcontractor performance.
• Monitor mission-critical electrical, power-distribution, cooling, HVAC, environmental-control, and DCIM systems.
• Maintain operating protocols, maintenance procedures, and quality-control plans.
• Coordinate scheduled maintenance to minimize risk and disruptions to production systems.
• Prepare operating reports, status updates, technical recommendations, and maintenance records.
• Maintain inventory levels for tools, parts, and routine supplies.
• Support electrical audits, infrastructure assessments, troubleshooting, and upgrades.
• Coordinate with federal personnel, engineers, customers, vendors, and subcontractors.
• Ensure compliance with regulations and safety standards.
• Train and cross-train personnel and provide backup coverage for other data center roles.
• Participate in after-hours maintenance, emergency response, and on-call support.

Skills

Data center operations

Leadership/supervision

Technical reporting

Communication skills

Facility coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS/Engineering/Business/Facilities management

Tools

DCIM/BMS monitoring platforms

Electrical power distribution knowledge

UPS/PDUs/Generators knowledge

CRAC/CRAH cooling systems knowledge

Job description

V W International is seeking a Lead Data Center Facilities Technician to oversee mission-critical DC infrastructure, supervise onsite staff, and coordinate maintenance and security for a 24x7 operation supporting a federal client.

The role requires extensive experience with electrical, mechanical, environmental-monitoring systems and a current Data Center Energy Practitioner certification. Onsite duties, after-hours support, and federal access eligibility are required.