Data Center Engineer - 1822 - KeyLogic Systems

Position: Data Center Engineer
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Salary Range: $83,800 - $84,800 per year
Clearance: Clearable to Q

KeyLogic is seeking a Data Center Engineer to support the IT program at a major national laboratory.

The organization is responsible for managing the daily activities of critical IT services. This includes working in collaboration with the client's Facilities team in several 24×7 data center environments to ensure all critical systems are operational supporting the mission of the IT infrastructure.

Encantado is looking for a candidate that can exhibit sound knowledge of VMware ESX and related technologies, and experience in a similar role. An accomplished candidate will be someone whose expertise results in the successful management of VMware products in a datacenter environment.

Responsibilities:

• Support the Data Center across all dimensions.
• Provide level II technical support to server technicians, network administrators and support personnel for all forms of systems that support the Data Center environment including cabling, power, space planning, cooling management, and all other aspects in a very large, complex environment.
• Troubleshoot complex problems that may be across multiple subsystems and systems requiring specific and in-depth knowledge of the highly sophisticated Data Center environment.
• Strong background in IT/HPC infrastructure with an understanding of cooling, heat transfer and fluid mechanics along with chemical analysis for both open and closed loop water systems (tower water etc.).
• Work collaboratively in data center consolidation support including working with customers to evaluate, design and plan out consolidation activities as needed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 2 years’ of computer related support experience; recent experience is desired.
• In lieu of a Bachelor’s degree, an Associate’s degree and 5 years of experience or an additional 6 years of job-related experience totaling 8 years of experience is applicable.
• U.S. Citizenship is required per contract to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Energy Q security clearance.
• Excellent communication (both oral and written), collaboration, interpersonal, and customer service skills.
• Exceptional analytical and technical aptitude.
• Great organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills.
• Extensive knowledge of the fundamentals of VMware ESX and related technologies.
• Familiarity with a VMware vCenter and other management tools and software. 

Desired:

• Experience in Linux, and/or Windows Operating System (OS), including file management, scripting, editing, and security.
• Proficient with VMWARE ESX versions 6.7 and 7.0
• Lifecycle and patch management experience.
• Hold a VCTA-DCV Certification
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience as a VMware engineer.
• VMware Administrator experience of 2-5 years.