Datacenter Operations Engineer Security Clearance

Data Center Operations Engineer with Security Clearance

Serve as a Tier 2-3 Datacenter Operations (DCO), O&M Engineer. Support the development, delivery, configuration, and optimization of mission‑critical IT systems. Provide tier 2-3 maintenance and day‑to‑day operations and maintenance support to assigned Data Center infrastructure. Manage hardware, software, networking, and systems to ensure optimal performance and reliability. Work closely with platform engineering teams, facility management, and external vendors. Monitor performance of systems, including servers, storage, and networking equipment.

Respond to system outages or failures within established service level timelines. Troubleshoot issues and coordinate with technical teams to resolve outages.

• Conduct systematic analyses
• Expert troubleshooting
• Thorough diagnostic assessments of operating systems and hardware components

Conduct Hardware and Software Asset Management and license compliance activities. Assist technical teams in assessing resource use to predict future data center needs. Maintain accurate records of systems, processes and incidents as applicable. Conduct peer review of system drawings, and cabling documentation in support of Tier 2 O&M. Support all Customer Auditing scenarios (both SOC2 and ISO). Identify and implement best practices for ensuring uninterrupted system availability.

Serve as a custodian for Government‑provisioned Communications Security (COMSEC) material. Conduct COMSEC asset management, record keeping and compliance activities. Implement standards for classified sites and cleared staff assigned to, or visiting, the Data Center.

Travel up to 25% of the time to perform on‑site installations, maintenance, and troubleshooting activities.

• BS in Computer Science or related field (preferred)
• 4+ years of experience with Data Center engineering
• Managing Information Technology systems
• Recent experience supporting classified U.S. Government programs
• Direct, recent experience in Iron Mountain’s Pennsylvania Data center operations
• Must complete Government provided COMSEC training within 6 months
• Active DoD TS/SCI with CI Polygraph Security Clearance

Job Type: Full‑time

Salary: $150,000–$200,000

Work Location:

In person

• Datacenter engineering: 4 years (Preferred)
• Managing Information Technology systems: 4 years (Preferred)
• COMSEC: 4 years (Preferred)
• Tier 2 Datacenter maintenance: 4 years (Preferred)

• CI Polygraph Security Clearance (Preferred)
• Security clearance:
  Top Secret (Required)

• Seniority level:
  Mid‑Senior level
• Employment type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job function:
  Information Technology
• Industries:
  Defense and Space Manufacturing