Infrastructure Engineer – Data Center (Dallas, TX · Onsite)

ITMates Dallas, Texas, United States

Services et conseil en informatique · 2-10 employés

Oct 01

Mid (2-5 yrs) Full-time Contractor United States

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About the role

You will build and maintain the physical and virtual infrastructure of a production data center, including servers, storage, and network systems. Responsibilities also include monitoring facility power and cooling, automating provisioning, and handling hardware incidents.

What they look for

Linux Administration Server Hardware Networking BGP Firewalls VMware KVM Ansible PXE Redfish Bash Python DCIM Hardware Troubleshooting Data Center Operations

Requirements

Candidates must have 4+ years of experience in data center or infrastructure operations and strong Linux administration skills. Proficiency in networking fundamentals and scripting in Bash or Python is required, along with the ability to perform physical work in a data hall.

Full description

Client: data center operator (colocation and private cloud) · Location: onsite, Dallas, TX · Level: mid / senior · Engagement: full-time, shift rotation with on-call · Work authorization: must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship

You will build and run the physical and virtual infrastructure of a production data center: servers, storage, network and the facility systems around them.

What you will do

Rack, cable, configure and decommission servers, storage and network gear

Administer Linux hosts and VMware or KVM virtualization clusters

Operate the network layer: switching, routing (BGP), firewalls and out-of-band management

Monitor power, cooling and capacity through DCIM and work with facilities on changes

Handle hardware incidents, firmware upgrades and vendor RMAs

Automate provisioning with Ansible and PXE or Redfish tooling

Follow change management and keep documentation and asset records current

What you bring

4+ years in data center or infrastructure operations

Strong Linux administration and server hardware knowledge (Dell, HPE, Supermicro)

Networking fundamentals at CCNA level or above

Scripting in Bash or Python

Availability for rotating shifts and physical work in a data hall

Nice to have

GPU or high-density deployments, including liquid cooling

CCNP, RHCE or CDCP certification

Experience in Tier III or Tier IV facilities

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