Engineering Technician; Data Center Operator

Job Title:Engineering Technician (Data Center Operator)

Location:Arnold AFB,TN

Job Family Code:N – Databases and Data Warehousing

Function/Branch:Engineering/&C Branch

Directorate:Mission Information Support

Position Type:Regular, Full-Time

Pay Type:Exempt

Grade:L07 (NA0705) – L08 (NA0808)

Salary Range:L07: $62,000 - $83,000; L08: $67,500 - $90,000/ per year

Overview

Beyond New Horizons, LLC (BNH) has an exciting opportunity for an Engineering Technician (Data Center Operator) supporting the Test Operations and Sustainment contract at Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) at Arnold AFB, TN. The Engineering Technician will work as a member of an integrated team responsible for operating and maintaining the United States Air Force Test Operations efforts at AEDC.

This position requires occasional scheduled extended hours and/or weekend work to meet critical contractual requirements and rare unscheduled night or weekend support in emergency situations.

Open to internal and external candidates

Job Summary

The individual hired in this role will provide support to test operations by manning the Data Center where data servers and storage for test facility data reside. The individual hired will operate data acquisition and storage equipment and monitor and backup recorded data. Duties of this position also include serving as a security custodian for the data center with responsibility for monitoring personnel and activity within the secure area and ensuring security of the information and the physical space.

This Engineering Technician (Data Center Operator) position will be deployed to the Flight Test Facilities; however, Engineering Technician (Data Center Operators) may be reassigned to other areas based on workload demands and mission needs.

Job Duties:

Job duties of this position include but are not limited to the following duties worked in conjunction with &C engineering staff assigned to the test facility.

• Support the efforts of engineers, technicians, and technologists in technical work within an assigned discipline.
• Support the use of common work processes and procedures within assigned function across the TOS contract.
• Perform non-routine and complex assignments independently in test data centers and other areas as required. Typical duties include the following:

• Perform test support duties associated with operating data acquisition and recording computers running Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Perform computer system operations associated with the recording and storage of test data in a data center environment.
• Perform computer-related activities, such as preparing input data and using computer programs for computerized solution of technical problems.
• Support recording, processing, transmission, and archival of test data.
• Perform local system and test data backups and migration of backup data to mass storage for offsite backup and disaster recovery.
• Provide user support and troubleshooting in the resolution of issues associated with data recording, processing, transmission and archival.
• Operate air-gap computer workstations to validate that external media is safe for use on production computer systems
• Support basic hardware tasks, such as replacing hard disks, patching fiber optic and network cabling, etc.
• Use, write and update work instructions used for critical data center processes.
• Develop and maintain the inventory system used to manage the operational supply inventory.
• Serve as security custodian of data center(s). Working in conjunction with the industrial security office, ensure computer room physical security requirements are implemented and maintained.

• Assist engineers in reviewing and recommending action on client requests for engineering change orders and obtains the required…