Non-Employee Infrastructure Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION
Non-Employee

This is a 90-Day Contract to Hire for work in the data center, 3rd shift weekends. Candidate will work 4x10 hour shifts covering Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday nights. Responsibilites and description below

Responsibilities
% of Time
Independently accountable for identifying and responding to onsite risks and high-priority issues rapidly and effectively, troubleshooting incidents, shift turnover, incident queues, media processing, and escorting vendors.
40%
Working with the Product Owner, Service Owner and Subject Matter Experts, validates the context of requirements and executes individual user stories relating to onsite data center systems including critical system installs, data room moves, decommissions, reconfigurations, and onsite data center/data room power down events.
20%
Independently executes a variety of user stories with different contexts. Actively contributes opinions to design decisions and gains experience in understanding the design trade-offs relating to OSI Model Layer 1 Infrastructure design/implementation/documentation, system automation via CI/CD pipelines and APIs, capacity planning, inventory planning, etc.
20%
Demonstrates the ability to identify the basic building blocks and components of data centers and OSI Model Layer 1 Infrastructure. Identifies how data center infrastructure moves/adds/changes to software/hardware functionality will impact on-prem data center infrastructure services or components. Applies knowledge of the various facilities and security components in the data center.
10%
Defines and evaluates team documentation for process improvement.
5%
Regularly contributes to team agile ceremonies, leads demos and presentations, helps new engineers learn established team norms and participates in technology communities.
5%
Mandatory
1-3+ years

experience deploying and maintaining complex data center environments (new facility, major facility renovations/expansions)
Understanding of indoor/outdoor cable plants, including copper cabling, long range/short range fiber optic cabling
Knowledge of information technology infrastructure components (LAN/WAN/SAN, firewalls, Wintel/Lintel/UNIX servers, storage, roll-on equipment, wireless, DAS)
Knowledge of EIA/TIA, IEEE, NEC, and ISO standards relating to data centers and structured cabling
Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with internal team members and external vendors
Must be a team player and self-starter
Strong documentation skills to capture architecture details, procedures, and other relevant data
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Bachelor s degree in CS/CIS/Network/Telecommunications or related field or equivalent work experience
Ideal Candidate
Data center and/or networking industry certifications preferred
3-5+ years

experience designing, deploying and maintaining complex data center environments (new facility, major facility renovations/expansions)
Understanding of indoor/outdoor cable plants, including copper cabling, long range/short range fiber optic cabling
Knowledge of information technology infrastructure components (LAN/WAN/SAN, firewalls, Wintel/Lintel/UNIX servers, storage, roll-on equipment, wireless, DAS)
Knowledge of EIA/TIA, IEEE, NEC, and ISO standards relating to data centers and structured cabling
Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with internal team members and external vendors
Must be a team player and self-starter
Strong documentation skills to capture architecture details, procedures, and other relevant data
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Layer 1 Technologies
Layer 1 Technologies (Single Mode, Multimode, Cat 5e, 6, 6A, Direct Attach Cable Assemblies, Optical Transceivers and Transceiver Compatibility, Connectors, Performance Specifications, Deployment Topologies and Methods)
TIA-568 (Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling Standard), TIA-942 (Telecommunications Infrastructure Standard for Data Centers)
Data Center Hardware
Hardware Platforms (Network, Compute, IoT, AV, End User)
Common Network Topologies/Common Carrier Infrastructure and Deployment Methods
Power and Cooling infrastructure layout from generation to rack level
Rack standards, properties, and selection criteria -Testing & Verification
Data Center Software
Installations & Upgrades -APIs and System Integration -OS Platforms
Preventative Network Security Hardening
Administration & Configuration -Installation Instructions -Configuration Standards
Network Configuration and Troubleshooting
Knowledge of the different types of communication protocols used in a computer network
Network Monitoring (SNMP, CDP, ICMP) -LAN/WAN/VLANs
System Automation
Programming Frameworks
Automation-First Mindset
Data Center Operations
Operational Support / Process Management
Data Center and Physical Site Infrastructure
Power and Cooling Infrastructure/Fire Suppression/Physical Security/Facility Maintenance
Technical Writing
-Writing Skills

Writes clearly, concisely, and precisely
-Editing Skills

Visual needs and Tools of the trade
-Engineering Base

network knowledge and technical jargons
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