Sr. Data Center Infrastructure Engineer

Netskope; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 85,500 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health plan

Participation in a bonus plan

Stock award program

Job summary

Netskope is seeking a Data Center Infrastructure Engineer in Virginia, MN, responsible for deploying and managing data center equipment and infrastructure. The candidate will coordinate tasks in data centers and ensure all equipment operates efficiently.

Top qualifications include extensive experience with hardware troubleshooting, data center configurations, and familiarity with industry standards. A Bachelor's Degree or higher in a relevant field is essential. The role requires occasional travel and participation in on-call rotations.

Salary range for this position is $85,500 — $173,000 USD, plus comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of on-prem large scale data center experience supporting the data center equipment.
• Experience setting up RAID, IPMI, and BIOS configurations.
• Hands-on experience with break/fix and building servers.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate data center remote hands for hardware troubleshooting.
• Work with vendors to verify new equipment.
• Create data center diagrams and rack elevations.
• Travel to local and remote data center locations for hardware replacements.
• Coordinate with internal service owners for server downtime.

Skills

Knowledge of industry structured cabling standards

Experience with copper and fiber cables

Attention to detail

Project management experience

8+ years data center experience

Experience with RAID, IPMI, and BIOS

Data center support experience

Break/fix and building servers

Expert hardware troubleshooting

Understanding power consumption

Deep Linux understanding

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

DCIM

Linux

Zabbix

Jira

Confluence

GitHub

Google Sheets/Docs

SumoLogic

Job description

About Netskope

Today, there's more data and users outside the enterprise than inside, causing the network perimeter as we know it to dissolve. We realized a new perimeter was needed, one that is built in the cloud and follows and protects data wherever it goes, so we started Netskope to redefine Cloud, Network and Data Security.

Since 2012, we have built the market-leading cloud security company and an award‑winning culture powered by hundreds of employees spread across offices in Santa Clara, St. Louis, Bangalore, London, Paris, Melbourne, Taipei, and Tokyo. Our core values are openness, honesty, and transparency, and we purposely developed our open desk layouts and large meeting spaces to support and promote partnerships, collaboration, and teamwork. From catered lunches and office celebrations to employee recognition events and social professional groups such as the Awesome Women of Netskope (AWON), we strive to keep work fun, supportive and interactive. Visit us at Netskope Careers. Please follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter @Netskope.

About the role

The Platform Engineering (PE) team is responsible for the end‑to‑end build, scale and management of the infrastructure required to operate Netskope products and services. Within PE, the Data Center Infrastructure team is responsible for building and deploying the network infrastructure and data centers that support the Netskope Cloud Security Platform.

What’s in it for you

Netskope is looking for a Data Center Infrastructure Engineer that is highly proficient in the deployment and maintenance of data center equipment including servers, switches, power distribution units, as well as all related cabling and connectivity. The Ideal candidate has spent a large amount of time in data centers and is able to delegate some tasks to remote hands engineers. They should have experience with high‑density production environment data center configurations with excellent hardware break/fix troubleshooting skills. Working at scale is a must, as Netskope has 100+ POPs globally with more getting deployed every year. Netskope’s DCI/Deployment team requires you to have the ability to work autonomously through routine tasks while working cross‑functionally with other internal and external teams for larger initiatives. Work in the evenings and weekends will be required occasionally as well as participation in an on‑call rotation since this is a customer facing production environment.

What you will be doing

• Coordinate data center remote hands to perform various hardware troubleshooting tasks like replacing power supplies, memory modules, drives, cables, motherboard, etc
• Work with various vendors to receive and verify new equipment for BOM’s
• Create data center diagrams and rack elevations
• Occasionally travel to local and remote data center locations for break/fix hardware replacements or other projects (passport is required)
• Coordinate with internal service owners to schedule downtime for server component replacements
• Submitting LOA to colocation vendors to activate new transit circuits
• Run validation tools to confirm rack server to switch connectivity pre and post shipment
• Maintain an updated inventory of spare parts and accessories at each data center
• Standardized documents, references, and procedures that explain common recurring tasks in data centers
• Work with internal teams on Jira projects to complete tasks
• Open tickets for shipping and receiving equipment to and from remote data centers
• Point of contact for data center hardware related projects
• Attend weekly meetings to provide updates on projects and tasks

Required skills and experience

• Knowledge of industry structured cabling standards and best‑practices
• Experience working with copper and fiber cables (CAT6, SFP+, QSFP+, LC, SC)
• Shipping and receiving equipment to and from remote data centers
• Meticulous attention to detail and inventory organizational skills
• Project and team management experience
• 8+ years of on‑prem large scale data center experience supporting the data center equipment and/or infrastructure (Power, Space, Cooling, Equipment)
• Experience setting up RAID, IPMI, and BIOS configurations
• Data center support including rack, stack, and cabling infrastructure
• Hands‑on experience with break/fix and building servers (bare metal chassis, adding motherboard, CPU, RAM, drives, cables, etc)
• Expert level hardware troubleshooting experience with Supermicro, Opengear, Arista, Juniper.
• Power consumption understanding (3‑phase, single‑phase, KW, KVA)
• Deep linux understanding with experience using ssh, bash, scp, grep, awk

Desired Tools and Skillset

• DCIM
• Linux
• Zabbix
• Jira
• Confluence
• GitHub
• Google Sheets/Docs
• SumoLogic

Bonus Points

• FedRAMP/PBMM and other government compliances

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or a combination of comparable education and experience typically obtained by 5 or more years of related work experience.

Compensation

At Netskope, salary is one component of our competitive total rewards package. The salary range for this position is as listed below. This is a national range. For purposes of complying with applicable laws, the range applies to candidates in California, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, New York, Washington, and other states.

The successful candidate’s starting pay will also be determined based on job‑related skills, experience, qualifications, location, and market conditions.

For all sales roles, the posted salary range is the On Target Earnings (OTE) range for the role, which is the sum of base salary and target commission amount at 100% goal achievement.

In addition to salary, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus plan (for non‑sales roles) and a stock award program. Candidates may also be eligible for a comprehensive health plan and other benefits that can be reviewed at Netskope Benefits site.

Salary Range: $85,500 — $173,000 USD

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