Data Center Engineer
Company Overview
World Wide Technology (WWT), a global technology solutions provider with $17 billion in annual revenue, combines the power of strategy, execution and partnership to accelerate transformational outcomes for large public and private organizations around the world. Through its Advanced Technology Center, a collaborative ecosystem of the world’s most advanced hardware and software solutions, WWT helps customers and partners conceptualize, test and validate innovative technology solutions for the best business outcomes and then deploys them at scale through its 4 million square feet of global warehousing, distribution and integration space. With over 10,000 employees and more than 55 locations around the world, WWT’s culture, built on a set of core values and established leadership philosophies, has been recognized 11 years in a row by Fortune and Great Place to Work® for its unique blend of determination, innovation and leadership for diversity and inclusion. With this culture at its foundation, WWT bridges the gap between business and technology to make a new world happen for its customers, partners and communities.
World Wide Technology Holding Co, LLC. (WWT) has an opportunity available for a Data Center Engineer to support our client in an ongoing Data Center refresh project.
Location: Georgetown, TX 78626
Available Shifts:
(2 Openings) 7 PM – 7 AM CST Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Alternating Wednesdays.
(1 Opening) 7 PM – 7 AM CST Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Alternating Wednesdays
Duration: 12 Months
Contract Designation: Full Time Contingent – This is a contract position, but contractors will be eligible for WWT’s Full Time Employee Benefits Package including Medical, Vision, Dental, PTO, Paid Holidays, and more.
Responsibilities:
- Installing/de-installing/relocating all distributed systems and network hardware (CSUs, DSUs, routers, switches, encryptors, firewalls, etc.) in the Americas Data Centers within the internal service level mandates
- Installing/de-installing /extending/relocating/testing all carrier circuits to the network hardware
- Installing/de-installing/relocating all patch cabling for systems and network hardware
- Installing/de-installing/relocating all Data Center hardware
- Assist with the coordination of cabinet power, circuit, and patch infrastructure installations w/various facilities, electrical and communications vendors
- Assist with the coordination of network component configurations
- Coordinate and Install SAN cabling infrastructure
- Managing network ports and assist with the management of all consumable items (cables, labels, tie wraps, rail kits, etc.)
Qualifications:
- Required skills include 3+ years of experience in the implementation, maintenance and analysis of data center facilities, hardware, communications infrastructure, strategies, tools and effective troubleshooting techniques.
- Basic background on enterprise data center facilities and infrastructure environments such as PDUs, RPPs, network and SAN infrastructures. In depth knowledge on complex, Enterprise class inter-networked environments involving a combination of switched/routed/shared Ethernet, TwinAx (100GigE, 25GigE,10GigE, GigE, 100M, and 10M), token ring, SAN, and wide area connectivity.
- Strong knowledge of WAN technologies (OC-x, DS-x), subnetting and TCP/IP protocol a must.
- Excellent communication and writing skills a must.
- Knowledge of trouble ticketing systems, change control, Project processes and associated tools.
- Logical problem- solving techniques and associated experience in system, data center facilities, and telecommunications.
- Experience with project management.
- Financial Services industry knowledge a plus.
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