Senior Data Center Systems Engineer | Hardware & DCIM

Charles Schwab; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 115,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Sabbatical after 5 years

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Job summary

Schwab is seeking a Senior Specialist, Hardware Systems Engineering to support and optimize data center environments. You will design and manage technology spaces, oversee hardware lifecycle activities, and coordinate with facilities, security, and external vendors.

The role emphasizes hands-on hardware deployment, rack-and-stack, and cross-team collaboration across Infrastructure & Operations. Strong problem-solving and communication skills are essential, with on-site work in Dallas–Fort Worth

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience supporting data center, network, telecommunications, or critical technology environments.
• Experience with hardware installation, configuration, and deployment activities, including rack-and-stack implementations.
• Knowledge of structured cabling, physical network infrastructure, and Layer 1 troubleshooting.
• Experience managing technology assets and hardware lifecycle activities.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work effectively across technical and non-technical teams.
• Experience working with business productivity and project management tools.

Responsibilities

• Support daily operations within critical technology and data center environments, ensuring the availability and reliability of infrastructure services.
• Partner with engineering, operations, facilities, and project teams to gather and translate hardware and infrastructure requirements into technology space and deployment plans.
• Develop and maintain IT space design documentation, including rack layouts, power allocation, cabling design, and capacity planning.
• Coordinate installation, deployment, relocation, and decommissioning of technology hardware, including servers, storage systems, network devices, and telecommunications equipment.
• Manage technology asset inventory and data center capacity using Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) tools.
• Serve as the primary technology liaison for facilities and security activities impacting critical technology areas.
• Coordinate structured cabling, connectivity projects, telecommunications circuit deliveries, and vendor access requirements.
• Manage IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) activities, ensuring secure data handling, asset tracking, audit compliance, and vendor coordination.
• Troubleshoot and resolve Layer 1 connectivity issues involving cabling, cross-connects, circuit extensions, and physical infrastructure.
• Partner with third-party vendors to support hardware maintenance, deployments, environmental monitoring, and recycling initiatives.
• Support and maintain operations across multiple data center locations throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex, ensuring high availability, reliability, and operational efficiency.

Skills

Hardware deployment

Rack-and-stack

Asset management

Layer 1 troubleshooting

Analytical skills

Cross-team collaboration

Project coordination

DCIM tooling

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Engineering/CS

Tools

DCIM (Nlyte)

AutoCAD

Microsoft Project

Remedy

VS Code

Job description

Schwab is seeking a Senior Specialist, Hardware Systems Engineering to support and optimize data center environments. You will design and manage technology spaces, oversee hardware lifecycle activities, and coordinate with facilities, security, and external vendors.

The role emphasizes hands-on hardware deployment, rack-and-stack, and cross-team collaboration across Infrastructure & Operations. Strong problem-solving and communication skills are essential, with on-site work in Dallas–Fort Worth