Data Center Operations Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Data Center Operations Engineer to support the day-to-day operations of enterprise data center environments. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring the availability, reliability, and performance of critical infrastructure, including servers, storage, networking equipment, and supporting facilities. The role requires hands-on experience in data center operations, incident management, change implementation, and infrastructure maintenance., * Perform daily monitoring and operational support of data center infrastructure.

• Ensure high availability and optimal performance of servers, storage, network, and related systems.
• Execute routine maintenance activities, including hardware installations, upgrades, replacements, and decommissioning.
• Manage incident, problem, and change management activities in accordance with ITIL best practices.
• Coordinate with network, server, storage, security, and application teams to resolve operational issues.
• Perform rack and stack activities, cable management, hardware asset tracking, and inventory management.
• Monitor environmental controls, power systems, UPS, generators, cooling systems, and physical security controls.
• Support disaster recovery exercises and business continuity initiatives.
• Develop and maintain operational procedures, runbooks, and technical documentation.
• Participate in on-call support and provide timely resolution of critical incidents.
• Ensure compliance with organizational standards, audit requirements, and security policies.

About Cognizant:

Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.

Additional employment information

Compensation information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.

Applications Security, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Asset Management, Best Practices, Change Management, Disaster Recovery, Environmental Monitoring, Hardware Installation, Hardware Upgrades, High Availability, ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library), Incident Management, Inventory Management, Maintain Compliance, Network Operations Center, Network System Hardware, On Call, Operational Support, Operations Planning, Operations Processes, Physical Security, Power Amplifier, Problem Solving Skills, Process Engineering, Regulatory Compliance, Security Auditing, Technical Writing, Time Management

Cognizant is one of the world’s leading professional services companies, transforming clients’ business, operating and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant, a member of the NASDAQ-100, is ranked 230 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world.

We’re driven by a passion to help our clients build stronger, more agile and more innovative businesses.

Cognizant enables global enterprises to address a dual mandate: to make their current operations as efficient and cost-effective as possible and to invest in innovation to unleash new potential across their organizations.

What makes Cognizant unique is our ability to help clients meet both challenges. We help them enhance productivity by ensuring that vital business functions work faster, cheaper and better. And, our ability to conceptualize, architect and implement new and expanded capabilities allows clients to transform legacy models to take their business to the next level.

Company Size: 10,000 employees or more