Job Title: Data Center Engineer (part-time contractor)

Hours/week: ~20

Location: Ashburn, Virginia

Responsibilities

Perform data center operations and basic system administration duties
Racking of servers, network devices and other equipment
Cabling, clean cable routing and cable management
Handling and resolving tasks provided via a ticket tracking system
Data center logistics, assisting with shipping, provisioning and decommissioning processes
Hardware problem identification and resolution, working with hardware vendor support teams and submitting RMA requests
Assist with asset and inventory management of hardware and data center supplies
Emergency response to system outages
Junior level system administration tasks
Share our values and work in accordance with them

Qualifications

1+ year of hands-on experience working in a data center environment working with physical servers and/or 2 years of related college course work
1+ year Linux/Unix system administration experience in a work or school environment
Troubleshooting skills in server and network equipment
Familiarity with data center power and cooling concepts
Strong communication skills and an ability to work independently, as an effective part of a globally distributed team
Ability to be on your feet all day
Ability to lift a minimum of 50 lbs

Pluses

Experience with electrical systems/cabling installation work
Familiarity with provisioning and managing Linux systems
Familiarity with DCIM tools
Familiarity with network device (switch) configuration

Location

The position is based in Ashburn, Virginia, on-site at the Equinix data center campus.

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