System Engineer - Infrastructure

Role
:
Infrastructure Engineer
Duration
: 12 Months to start
Location
:
Bellevue and Everett
Pay
: $70/hr
Start
: ASAP
Process
: 3 Steps

Seeking a Contractor to provide the following services a skilled and motivated hardware infrastructure engineer to join our Enterprise IT team. In this hands‑on role, you will be the primary owner of our physical compute, storage, and power infrastructure spanning a small/medium sized data center and several local MDF/IDF spaces across our facilities. You will work closely with our networking team and report directly to the Senior IT Infrastructure Manager.

This is a critical role for a self‑starter who is comfortable owning infrastructure end‑to‑end: from racking servers and configuring VMware environments to managing backup operations, monitoring environmental conditions, and ensuring environmental continuity across all sites.

• Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree, or equivalent work experience
• 6+ years of hands‑on experience in a data center or enterprise infrastructure role
• Proficiency with VMware vSphere/ESXi and vCenter administration
• Experience managing physical server hardware from major vendors (HPE preferred)
• Working knowledge of SAN/NAS storage platforms and concepts (iSCSI, NFS, FC)
• Experience administering enterprise backup solutions and validating recovery procedures
• Hands‑on experience with APC UPS systems or similar enterprise UPS platforms
• Familiarity with PDU management and power capacity planning
• Comfort working in data center environments including structured cabling, rack management, and physical hardware installation
• Strong troubleshooting skills with an ability to diagnose and resolve complex hardware and infrastructure issues
• Ability to lift and rack equipment up to 50 lbs. and work in physically demanding data center environments
• Ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues quickly, while leveraging IT change management processes
• VMware VCP (vSphere) certification or equivalent experience
• APC/Schneider Electric product certifications or formal training
• Experience with environmental monitoring tools (Sunbird, or similar)
• Exposure to DCIM (Data Center Infrastructure Management) tools
• Familiarity with ITIL practices and formal change management processes
• Experience in a multi‑site or campus environment
• Scripting or automation skills (Ansible, Power Shell, Bash) for infrastructure tasks
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical users
• Experience partnering cross‑functionally with networking, application and cloud technical teams
• Strong communication skills desired. The service provider will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly and display respect, and a desire to foster teamwork.

• Maintain and operate a medium‑sized private data center, including rack management, cabling, and capacity planning
• Support and manage multiple local MDF (Main Distribution Frame) and IDF (Intermediate Distribution Frame) spaces across company locations
• Perform regular site walkthroughs and inspections to ensure physical infrastructure integrity
• Coordinate with facilities and site management teams on space, power, and cooling requirements
• Manage UPS systems and PDUs (Power Distribution Units) across the data center and MDF/IDF locations
• Monitor UPS health, battery status, load levels, and runtime; coordinate battery replacements and preventive maintenance
• Respond to power alarms, perform load balancing, and support planned maintenance windows involving power systems
• Maintain documentation of power circuits, load maps, and single‑line diagrams
• Monitor data center and MDF/IDF environmental conditions including temperature, humidity, and airflow
• Respond to environmental alerts and elevate to facilities or management as appropriate
• Deploy, configure, and maintain VMware vSphere/ESXi environments including vCenter management
• Manage physical server hardware lifecycle: procurement support, racking, cabling, firmware updates, and decommissioning
• Monitor host performance, resource utilization, and capacity; proactively address bottlenecks
• Troubleshoot hardware failures including CPUs,…