Data Center Infrastructure Engineer

This role involves managing and maintaining physical infrastructure within a data center environment, supporting hardware, storage, power, and environmental systems across multiple locations. The engineer will work closely with networking and facilities teams to ensure operational integrity and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and operate a medium-sized private data center, including rack management, cabling, and capacity planning
• Support and manage multiple local MDF and IDF spaces across company locations
• Perform site walkthroughs and inspections to ensure infrastructure integrity
• Coordinate with facilities teams on space, power, and cooling requirements
• Manage UPS systems and PDUs, monitor UPS health, battery status, load levels, and runtime; coordinate replacements and maintenance
• Respond to power alarms, perform load balancing, and support planned power maintenance
• Maintain documentation of power circuits, load maps, and single-line diagrams
• Monitor environmental conditions including temperature, humidity, and airflow; escalate issues as needed
• Deploy, configure, and maintain VMware vSphere/ESXi environments including vCenter management
• Manage physical server hardware lifecycle: procurement, racking, cabling, firmware updates, and decommissioning
• Monitor host performance, resource utilization, and capacity; troubleshoot hardware failures
• Coordinate with vendors on hardware support and RMA processes
• Administer SAN, NAS, local storage solutions, and cloud archives; manage volumes and datastores
• Monitor storage health, performance, and capacity; plan expansions as needed
• Support storage replication and snapshots in coordination with backup strategies
• Partner with networking team on rack, cabling, and infrastructure projects
• Support change management processes and documentation efforts
• Participate in on-call rotation for infrastructure emergencies
• Administer enterprise backup solutions, monitor and validate backup jobs, and perform restore tests

• 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
• Strong troubleshooting skills for complex hardware and infrastructure issues
• Ability to lift and rack equipment up to 50 lbs. and work in physically demanding environments
• Excellent communication skills to explain technical concepts to non-technical users
• High degree of trust and integrity, with a collaborative mindset
• Experience partnering cross-functionally with networking, application, and cloud teams

Preferred Qualifications

• 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 change management
• Experience in a multi-site or campus environment
• Scripting or automation skills (Ansible, PowerShell, Bash)
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

Pay range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. Talascend also offers a variety of benefits including: health and disability insurance, 401(k), EAP, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, plan requirements, schedule type, and client work site mandates.