Sr Data Center Engineer - Lead

Peraton; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton in Austin, TX seeks a senior technical authority for a defined DCCE domain within VA data center modernization. You will drive the multi-year roadmap and set design standards, representing DCCE at VA technical forums and briefing senior VA leadership.

This role requires 10+ years of related experience and supervisory background, along with VA eligibility. You will mentor engineers and contribute to highly secure, mission-critical IT infrastructure initiatives.

Qualifications

• Currently possess or be able to obtain VA Public Trust - High Risk (BI High) / Tier 4 background investigation.
• 10 years of related experience
• Supervisory experience
• Extensive experience with DCIM, ITSM/CMDB, and large-scale data center operations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior technical authority for a defined DCCE domain (e.g., critical facilities, resiliency, or portfolio modernization).
• Drive the multi-year technical roadmap and standards for the domain; provide design authority on major initiatives.
• Represent DCCE at senior VA technical forums; brief senior VA leadership on strategy and outcomes.
• Mentor Advisors and Lead Associates; guide the engineering practice's technical maturity.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Mentoring

Roadmap planning

Education

PE (Electrical or Mechanical)

BICSI RCDD

Uptime Institute ATD/ATS

ITIL v4 Foundation

SAFe Practitioner / DevOps

Tools

Nlyte Asset Optimizer

Energy Optimizer (DCIM)

ServiceNow

SolarWinds

Nagios

PRTG

PuTTY

Wireshark

PowerShell

Python

Power BI

MS Visio

SharePoint

AutoCAD

TileFlow

Job description

About Peraton

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

About Peraton

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

About The Role

Peraton supports the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) mission to deliver timely, reliable care and benefits to America's Veterans by engineering, operating, and modernizing a nationwide data center portfolio. Our team runs enterprise and regional data centers, telecommunications spaces, and secure network connections that host the systems Veterans depend on - from claims processing and pharmacy fulfillment to appointment scheduling and benefits delivery. We provide full-lifecycle data center and cloud engineering, 24x7x365 operations and monitoring, DCIM platform administration, analytics, and facility infrastructure reporting. If you want your engineering, operations, or analytics work to matter to someone, this is where it does.

Position Duties & Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior technical authority for a defined DCCE domain (e.g., critical facilities, resiliency, or portfolio modernization).
• Drive the multi-year technical roadmap and standards for the domain; provide design authority on major initiatives.
• Represent DCCE at senior VA technical forums; brief senior VA leadership on strategy and outcomes.
• Mentor Advisors and Lead Associates; guide the engineering practice's technical maturity.

Qualifications

Requirements

• Currently possess or be able to obtain VA Public Trust - High Risk (BI High) / Tier 4 background investigation.
• 10 years of related experience
• Supervisory experience

Desired Skills, Tools & Certifications

• Tools: Data center monitoring and management tools including Nlyte Asset Optimizer / Energy Optimizer (DCIM), ServiceNow (ITSM/CMDB), SolarWinds, Nagios, PRTG, PuTTY, Wireshark, PowerShell, Python, Power BI, MS Visio, and SharePoint. plus AutoCAD, TileFlow familiarity.
• Processes: ITIL v4 service management, SAFe Agile / Scrum for iterative delivery, NIST 800-53 / RMF, ISO 27001, TIA-942, ASHRAE TC 9.9, VA CRISP alignment, NFPA 70/70E, and OSHA safety practices.; TIA-942, VA Handbook 7002.
• Certifications (desirable): PE (Electrical or Mechanical), BICSI RCDD, Uptime Institute ATD/ATS, EPI CDCP/CDCS/CDCE, LEED AP, CEM., ITIL v4 Foundation (Practitioner/Managing Professional a plus), SAFe Practitioner or SAFe DevOps.

Work location: Austin, TX

Details

Target Salary Range: $112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Benefits Statement: Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

EEO:Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.