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# Data Center Operations Lead

- **Company:** Everforth Apex
- **Location:** Childress, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** BIOS, Ubuntu (Operating System), Data Centers, Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC), Dell PowerEdge, Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- **Published:** September 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/028a1391-66a1-48e8-b11f-a1fdeae63b1c

## About the Role

This is an onsite role to support day-to-day activities in a data center. The position involves working at a client site alongside and requires a mix of technical skills, strong customer service skills and the ability to function as a technical site coordinator., Technical Skills:

 * PowerEdge Rack/Tower experience.
 * iDRAC (Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller) experience.
 * RHEL and Ubuntu OS experience.
 * Experience working in a larger server environment.

Preferred Qualifications

 * PowerEdge XE server experience.

Additional Requirements

 * The candidate must be willing and committed to working 100% onsite at the customer location five days a week. This is an onsite-only role with no remote or travel-based options.
 * A background check and drug screen are required.
 * The selected candidate will be required to complete 50 hours of training.

## Description

* Support day-to-day data center activities.
 * Proactively walk the data center throughout the day, watching for and alerting the customer of any issues such as amber lights or "hot" doors.
 * Escort dispatched field engineers when applicable.
 * Manage parts through the LOIS system, with training provided onsite.
 * Maintain documentation of the environment, including serial numbers, elevations, and runbooks.
 * Coordinate with the customer for maintenance activities such as power, cooling, and containment wall maintenance.
 * Perform BIOS lifecycle management, including adding users and patching.
 * Triage with technical support for scheduling break/fix activities.
 * Work at the direction of the customer team to update versions as needed.


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