Data Center Technician

***We are unable to work with 3rd-party or corp-to-corp candidates for this position******Must be authorized to work in the US***Position Overview:Our client is seeking a highly professional, self-motivated datacenter systems administrator for our Regional Datacenter (RDC). The ideal candidate will have experience working in a software development environment with primary responsibilities listed below.Responsibilities:Server hardware management: Plan and implement server installations including planning, preparation, installation, cabling, LAN configuration, OS installation, and post configuration.Provide hardware swap-outs for repairs, and interact with vendors for parts and service support, including over-seeing their onsite activities.Deploy operating systems with homegrown automated deployment process.Working closely with the facilities technical team, monitor and report incidents across all data center facilities equipment via daily walkdown of the environment.Monitor and respond to hardware incidents across all data center IT equipment e.g. servers, filers, switches, and data backup libraries.Participate in daily facility walk down and off-hours maintenance of IT systems as required for business.Participate in on-call rotation one week a month. Datacenter audits and reporting, adhering to all data center operational processes and procedures.Operating System troubleshooting (Windows / UNIX).Manage inbound tasks via ticket tracking tool (ServiceNow), following standard ITIL Change and Incident Management processes.Virtual machine deployment and management Scripting, process improvements, automation.Deploy and configure new Linux systems.Required Knowledge/Skills, Education and Experience:Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent relative work experience.2 years experience in an IT maintenance & support operational role, including operating system installation and troubleshooting.1+ year of experience working with virtual environments and deployments.1+ year of experience with Linux (Redhat, CentOS, SLES, etc.) installation, troubleshooting, and support.Ideal candidate will have scripting (BASH, Perl, PowerShell) and process automation experience.Ability to follow technical written and verbal directions.Ability to work well with various teams both local and remote including international.Familiar with Microsoft Office including Outlook.Good communication, collaboration, and presentation skills.Advanced hardware component troubleshooting skills (CPU, memory, motherboard, controllers, and disks) and replacement of components thereof.Able to lift 50+ pounds.Preferred Knowledge/Skills, Education and Experience:Network configuration and troubleshootingExperience managing and maintaining a highly available datacenter environment utilizing configuration management (DCIM) tools.Familiar with ITIL operationsFamiliar with network storage systems (some or all: Network Appliance, Tintri Storage, Nimble Storage) and server automation and configuration management orchestration.Familiar with Datacenter level backup processes and softwareFamiliar with some or all: Building Management Systems, facilities monitoring tools, fire detection, and suppression systems.Knowledge of alternate power supplies/generators and following emergency procedures and processes.