Data Center Engineer

Global Channel Management is a technology company that specializes in various types of recruiting and staff augmentation. Our account managers and recruiters have over a decade of experience in various verticals. GCM understands the challenges companies face when it comes to the skills and experience needed to fill the void of the day to day function. Organizations need to reduce training and labor costs while requiring the best talent for the job.

Qualifications

Data Center Engineer needs:

1. 1-3 years data center experience
2. Associate degree or equivalent work experience
3. Ability to quickly and efficiently address customer needs by providing solutions to customer issues or escalating to another support group when necessary.
4. Must be able to communicate clearly and succinctly to our customers regarding issues
5. Highly responsible, self-motivated, and able to work with minimal supervision
6. Excellent organizational and follow-up skills
7. Strong communicator with the ability to build relationships at all levels of an organization
8. Ability to lift and move 50 to 75lb objects

Data Center Engineer Duties

1. Rack, Stack, Cable and Label new hardware
2. Extend circuits (fiber; copper; coax) from demarc drop points to the hardware in question
3. Provide remote hands for break/fix activities
4. Provide 24x7x365 coverage in the datacenter, email, hotline, and Vendor escorts
5. Maintain records of supplies (CAT-6 cabling; fiber cabling; machine labeling materials; etc.) and work with procurement to obtain supplies as needed
6. Wipe/degauss turned down/canceled hardware as appropriate (maintain drive wipe logs; degauss logs, and note degaussed drives for HIPAA compliance)
7. Perform logical and physical audits of Servers, Ports, and Connection when requested
8. Participate in conference calls during an outage