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# Sr Data Center Engineer - Lead

- **Company:** Peraton Inc
- **Location:** Austin, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $112,000.0 - $179,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** AutoCAD, Applicant Tracking Systems, Cloud Engineering, Configuration Management Databases, Data Centers, Data Center Infrastructure Management (CIM), DevOps, Python (Programming Language), Network Security, Uptime, Microsoft Visio, Nagios, Paessler Router Traffic Grapher, Windows PowerShell, Scrum Methodology, PuTTY, Power BI, Microsoft SharePoint, Wireshark, Bicsi, SolarWinds (Software), Servicenow
- **Published:** September 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9188053/sr-data-center-engineer-lead

## About the Role

* Currently possess or be able to obtain VA Public Trust - High Risk (BI High) / Tier 4 background investigation.
 * 10 years of related experience
 * Supervisory experience

Desired Skills, Tools & Certifications

 * Tools: Data center monitoring and management tools including Nlyte Asset Optimizer / Energy Optimizer (DCIM), ServiceNow (ITSM/CMDB), SolarWinds, Nagios, PRTG, PuTTY, Wireshark, PowerShell, Python, Power BI, MS Visio, and SharePoint. plus AutoCAD, TileFlow familiarity.
 * Processes: ITIL v4 service management, SAFe Agile / Scrum for iterative delivery, NIST 800-53 / RMF, ISO 27001, TIA-942, ASHRAE TC 9.9, VA CRISP alignment, NFPA 70/70E, and OSHA safety practices.; TIA-942, VA Handbook 7002.
 * Certifications (desirable): PE (Electrical or Mechanical), BICSI RCDD, Uptime Institute ATD/ATS, EPI CDCP/CDCS/CDCE, LEED AP, CEM., ITIL v4 Foundation (Practitioner/Managing Professional a plus), SAFe Practitioner or SAFe DevOps.

## Description

Peraton supports the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) mission to deliver timely, reliable care and benefits to America's Veterans by engineering, operating, and modernizing a nationwide data center portfolio. Our team runs enterprise and regional data centers, telecommunications spaces, and secure network connections that host the systems Veterans depend on - from claims processing and pharmacy fulfillment to appointment scheduling and benefits delivery. We provide full-lifecycle data center and cloud engineering, 24x7x365 operations and monitoring, DCIM platform administration, analytics, and facility infrastructure reporting. If you want your engineering, operations, or analytics work to matter to someone, this is where it does., * Serve as the senior technical authority for a defined DCCE domain (e.g., critical facilities, resiliency, or portfolio modernization).

 * Drive the multi-year technical roadmap and standards for the domain; provide design authority on major initiatives.
 * Represent DCCE at senior VA technical forums; brief senior VA leadership on strategy and outcomes.
 * Mentor Advisors and Lead Associates; guide the engineering practice's technical maturity.


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