Senior Data Center Operations Engineer

Linuxconfig; Town of Florida, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Data Center Administrator to help us build and manage our data center infrastructure.

As part of our infrastructure team, your responsibilities include installation and management of servers, networks, and power systems in our data centers, ensuring high performance, availability, and security. You will collaborate to develop and implement strategies for improved data center operations and provide hands-on guidance across Linux and Windows servers and diverse hardware

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3+ years of data center experience; OR 5+ years of data center experience in lieu of a degree.
• Professional experience working in a data center or with IT hardware.

Responsibilities

• Resolve operational, infrastructure or hardware incidents in multiple data centers.
• Manage complete lifecycle for data center hardware, including deployment, operation, and decommission.
• Physically rack and cable data center equipment.
• Track and logically organize the physical storage of incoming data center equipment.
• Perform quality assurance testing and resolve recurring issues.
• Schedule and track hardware maintenance tasks.
• Update port maps and rack layouts and create operational procedures.
• Monitor the environmental conditions and power/cooling systems of a data center to ensure they are optimum for servers, switches, storage arrays, and other devices.
• Run hardware diagnostics and replace failing parts in a timely manner.
• Upgrade internal system components, including CPUs, memory, and storage.
• Setup and operate common Linux and Windows servers.
• Document processes and keep event logs.
• Work with the purchasing department on the procurement of new data center equipment.

Skills

Data center operations

Team collaboration

Linux/Windows administration

Hardware troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline

5+ years data center experience in lieu of a degree

Tools

HPE iLO

Cisco CIMC

Dell iDRAC

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Data Center Administrator to help us build and manage our data center infrastructure.

As part of our infrastructure team, your responsibilities include installation and management of servers, networks, and power systems in our data centers, ensuring high performance, availability, and security. You will collaborate to develop and implement strategies for improved data center operations and provide hands-on guidance across Linux and Windows servers and diverse hardware