Data Center Engineer - Mission Critical

Role Overview

We are seeking a Data Center Engineer – Mission Critical to support the operation, reliability, and continuous improvement of a high-availability data center environment. This role is hands-on and technical, focused on electrical, mechanical, and infrastructure systems that support 24x7 uptime in a mission-critical facility.

The ideal candidate has strong experience in critical facilities operations, understands redundancy and fault-tolerant design, and is comfortable responding to incidents, performing root cause analysis, and supporting maintenance and expansion activities.

Key Responsibilities

Data Center & Facilities Operations

• Operate and maintain mission-critical electrical and mechanical systems, including:
  • UPS systems
  • Generators
  • Switchgear
  • PDUs
  • HVAC / CRAC / CRAH systems
• Monitor facility systems using BMS / EPMS / DCIM platforms
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance to ensure maximum uptime
• Support incident response, troubleshooting, and escalation during alarms or outages

Reliability & Performance

• Maintain compliance with redundancy standards (N+1, 2N, etc.)
• Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) and document corrective actions
• Support capacity planning, load balancing, and system optimization
• Participate in testing events, including generator load tests and failover exercises

Projects & Engineering Support

• Support new deployments, expansions, and retrofits
• Assist with commissioning and validation activities
• Review MOPs, SOPs, and EOPs
• Coordinate with vendors, contractors, and internal stakeholders

Safety & Compliance

• Follow all safety protocols and regulatory requirements
• Ensure compliance with internal standards and external audits
• Maintain accurate documentation and operational logs

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a mission-critical data center, critical facilities, or similar high-availability environment
• Strong knowledge of electrical and mechanical infrastructure
• Experience with UPS, generators, switchgear, and cooling systems
• Ability to read and interpret on-line diagrams, schematics, and technical documentation
• Experience working in a 24x7 operational environment
• Comfortable with on-call rotation and after-hours incident response

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, or related field) or equivalent experience
• Experience in hyperscale or colocation data centers
• Familiarity with commissioning processes
• Experience with DCIM, BMS, or EPMS platforms
• Certifications such as:
  • Uptime Institute (ATD, AOS)
  • Electrical or mechanical trade certifications
  • OEM training (UPS, generators, HVAC)