Sr. Data Center Engineer

Your Impact:

We are seeking a versatile and detail‑oriented Datacenter Engineer to support the installation, lifecycle, monitoring and triage of a diverse, multi‑vendor hardware laboratory. The lab environment comprises an extensive mix of compute platforms (Dell, HPE, Cisco, Oracle, IBM and Supermicro), enterprise storage networks (Net App, HPE 3

PAR and Dell EMC), virtualization clusters and a layered stack of monitoring, logging, security and IT service management platforms.

The role is broader than a traditional rack‑and‑stack position. The engineer operates as the operational backbone of the lab: deploying servers, provisioning operating systems, validating connectivity, automating firmware updates, supporting virtualization and monitoring platforms, and coordinating vendor lifecycle activities. A strong foundation in cross‑domain troubleshooting is essential to determine whether a fault originates in the hardware, the storage fabric, the network, the hypervisor or the operating system layer, and to execute baseline remediation before escalating to the corresponding specialist.

• Multi‑vendor deployment: execute precision rack‑and‑stack, structured cabling (copper and fiber) and hardware verification for servers across Dell Power Edge, HPE Pro Liant, Cisco UCS, Oracle, IBM and Supermicro platforms.
• Power and environmental management: calculate rack power density, safely distribute loads across three‑phase PDUs, ensure proper airflow and thermal management within the datacenter footprint.
• Hardware component lifecycle: perform bare‑metal diagnostics and physically replace failed components (RAID controllers, cache memory, system boards, SFP transceivers, power supplies, drives) using vendor out‑of‑band management tooling such as iDRAC, iLO, CIMC and IPMI.

• Bare‑metal provisioning: deploy and configure operating systems (Linux distributions and Unix variants) on lab servers, including network, storage and time service post‑deployment validation.
• Deployment automation: operate and maintain provisioning and deployment automation platforms; manage access permissions, deployer role assignments and image lifecycle.
• Connectivity validation: conduct structured reachability audits (ICMP, SSH, port checks) and document host status against the lab inventory.

• Storage provisioning support: assist in the provisioning of storage arrays (Net App, HPE 3
  
  PAR, Dell Power Vault); validate underlying physical and Fibre Channel connections.
• Storage pathing and connectivity: verify host bus adapters (HBAs), Fibre Channel zoning, SAS and iSCSI cabling, and multipath visibility from the host side; reconcile mismatches between fabric configuration and operating system view.
• Hypervisor operations: support the lifecycle of VMware vSphere environments—hypervisor hosts, clusters, data stores, virtual networking and lifecycle patching.
• Validation activities: perform post‑change validation, including hypervisor host health checks, datastore visibility and workload mobility verification after maintenance windows.

• Scripted firmware deployment: plan, stage and execute firmware updates (BIOS, BMC, RAID controllers, network adapters) across multi‑node server fleets using vendor command‑line interfaces and scripted lifecycle management tool chains.
• Pre‑ and post‑update validation: verify versions, capture rollback baselines, document update windows and validate component health following each update.
• Vendor toolchain proficiency: work fluently with vendor lifecycle utilities and CLI‑based firmware deployment tools across Dell, HPE and Cisco hardware platforms.

• Connectivity isolation: verify physical link status, inspect port LED indicators, confirm VLAN assignments on local access switches and run packet captures with Wireshark to isolate connectivity issues.
• Baseline operating system triage: inspect interface state, route tables, storage visibility and console output (boot screens, panic logs, hardware console messages) to determine…