Kansas City, MO, 64106, USA
1 day ago
Data Center Engineer
Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions · Design, develop and implement space management solutions and managing square footage for equipment, including space within equipment cabinets across colocations of data center(s). · Management, monitoring and budget knowledge of power load and distribution systems is essential. This includes, yet is not limited to both power allocation and distribution from central Power Distribution Panels, to power allocation both to and within equipment cabinets. · Maintain electrical contractor vendor relationships to coordinate the installation and removal of power. · Ability to assess and monitor Uninterruptable Power Systems (UPS) to mitigate risk to equipment and business operations. · Negotiate and maintain data center(s) infrastructure vendor contracts as needed, including UPS maintenance contracts and/or associated service level agreements. · Conducts assessments to identify potential risk gaps and manages vendor relationships by applying the highest level of technical skill in the area of managing and maintaining multiple data center facilities. · Accountable for management of environmental/facility concerns and escalation of issues. This includes maintaining multi year term preventative maintenance schedules, identification of budgetary needs to maintain, upgrade and replace collocated data center(s) infrastructure components. · Implement and coordinate operational maintenance activities, availability, capacity planning, and monitoring of both collocated data center(s). · Manage, develop and implement standards of excellence in the data center locations. This will include coordination and scheduling data center(s) cleaning activity. · Establish policy, procedures and/or guidelines for stakeholders and HITS staff to continually maintain data center(s) architecture and maintain a clean and orderly environment of computer equipment within data center(s) and storage areas. · Effectively maintain and monitor air temperature to balance and maximize cooling potential including monitoring of humidity levels within data center(s). · Negotiate system contracts and licensing renewals as appropriate to ensure data center infrastructure system components current and systems are updated for data center vendor monitoring software. · Monitor alarm panels and respond to alarms by investigating root cause and taking appropriate action to ensure systems are not in jeopardy or creating further business risk. Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $35.00 - $40.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: - Medical, dental & vision - Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital - 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available - Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) - Short and long-term disability - Health Spending Account (HSA) - Transportation benefits - Employee Assistance Program - Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace Type This is a fully onsite position in Kansas City,MO. Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on Feb 22, 2025. About TEKsystems: We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
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