Data Center Engineer (in Atlanta, GA)

About This Opportunity

We are representing a confidential cloud communications organization in their search for a Data Center Engineer to join their Infrastructure Reliability team in Atlanta, GA. This is a fully onsite position requiring five days per week in the data center, plus participation in on-call rotation.

Our client operates mission-critical infrastructure serving customers worldwide. As a Data Center Engineer, you'll be responsible for building, installing, and maintaining the hardware components that power their global operations. This role focuses on long-term planning, design, and optimization of the data center environment while ensuring reliability, security, and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement new data center infrastructure with focus on performance, scalability, and security
• Build, manage, and maintain infrastructure across global data centers
• Perform equipment installations including compute, network, storage, racks, PDUs, and cabling
• Monitor infrastructure proactively to prevent failures and service degradation
• Monitor and calculate power usage, power balancing, and power availability in each cabinet
• Collaborate with engineers and IT professionals to troubleshoot and resolve issues
• Communicate and coordinate with remote hands technicians, providing technical direction
• Maintain asset inventory in DCIM for production and lab environments
• Handle all shipping, receiving, and RMA activities
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of data center configuration
• Perform regular maintenance tasks including cleaning, inspection, and component replacement
• Manage tickets and tasks in a timely manner
• Follow change management processes and participate in off-hours change windows
• Provide 24x7 support as needed and participate in on-call rotation
• Conduct incident response and root cause analysis for platform reliability issues

What We're Looking For

• Minimum 4 years hands-on experience with data center technologies including compute, network, storage, cabling, racks, and PDUs
• Strong technical knowledge of networking, servers, storage, and virtualization
• Experience with data center design and implementation
• Deep knowledge of planning cooling, power, and space resources
• Linux/Unix system administration skills strongly desired
• Networking and SAN connectivity experience
• Experience working with vendors on quote-purchase processes, RMAs, and support interactions
• Coding skills to automate repetitive tasks and gather reporting information
• Experience supporting 24x7 customer-facing production environments
• Ability to troubleshoot and solve hardware problems independently
• Comfortable using command line interfaces and Linux/Unix operating systems
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with excellent communication abilities
• Ability to lift up to 75 pounds
• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

How We Work With You

When you apply through Get A Job.ai, our recruiting team will screen your qualifications and experience. If there's a strong match, we'll submit your profile to our client for consideration. Please do not contact the employer directly—we manage all candidate communications to ensure a professional process.

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