Data Center Infrastructure Engineer

Talascend is currently seeking a Data Center Infrastructure Engineer for a contract opportunity with our client in Bellevue, Washington .


Overview


This role involves managing and maintaining physical infrastructure within a data center environment, supporting hardware, storage, power, and environmental systems across multiple locations. The engineer will work closely with networking and facilities teams to ensure operational integrity and efficiency.


Responsibilities

• Maintain and operate a medium-sized private data center, including rack management, cabling, and capacity planning
• Support and manage multiple local MDF and IDF spaces across company locations
• Perform site walkthroughs and inspections to ensure infrastructure integrity
• Coordinate with facilities teams on space, power, and cooling requirements
• Manage UPS systems and PDUs, monitor UPS health, battery status, load levels, and runtime; coordinate replacements and maintenance
• Respond to power alarms, perform load balancing, and support planned power maintenance
• Maintain documentation of power circuits, load maps, and single-line diagrams
• Monitor environmental conditions including temperature, humidity, and airflow; escalate issues as needed
• Deploy, configure, and maintain VMware vSphere/ESXi environments including vCenter management
• Manage physical server hardware lifecycle: procurement, racking, cabling, firmware updates, and decommissioning
• Monitor host performance, resource utilization, and capacity; troubleshoot hardware failures
• Coordinate with vendors on hardware support and RMA processes
• Administer SAN, NAS, local storage solutions, and cloud archives; manage volumes and datastores
• Monitor storage health, performance, and capacity; plan expansions as needed
• Support storage replication and snapshots in coordination with backup strategies
• Partner with networking team on rack, cabling, and infrastructure projects
• Support change management processes and documentation efforts
• Participate in on-call rotation for infrastructure emergencies
• Administer enterprise backup solutions, monitor and validate backup jobs, and perform restore tests

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree, or equivalent work experience
• 6+ years of hands-on experience in a data center or enterprise infrastructure role
• Proficiency with VMware vSphere/ESXi and vCenter administration
• Experience managing physical server hardware from major vendors (HPE preferred)
• Working knowledge of SAN/NAS storage platforms and concepts (iSCSI, NFS, FC)
• Experience administering enterprise backup solutions and validating recovery procedures
• Hands-on experience with APC UPS systems or similar enterprise UPS platforms
• Familiarity with PDU management and power capacity planning
• Strong troubleshooting skills for complex hardware and infrastructure issues
• Ability to lift and rack equipment up to 50 lbs. and work in physically demanding environments
• Excellent communication skills to explain technical concepts to non-technical users
• High degree of trust and integrity, with a collaborative mindset
• Experience partnering cross-functionally with networking, application, and cloud teams

Preferred Qualifications

• VMware VCP (vSphere) certification or equivalent experience
• APC/Schneider Electric product certifications or formal training
• Experience with environmental monitoring tools (Sunbird or similar)
• Exposure to DCIM (Data Center Infrastructure Management) tools
• Familiarity with ITIL practices and change management
• Experience in a multi-site or campus environment
• Scripting or automation skills (Ansible, PowerShell, Bash)
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

This is an on-site position in Bellevue, Washington, requiring physical presence at the data center locations.

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those qualified individuals who closely meet the qualifications of the position will be contacted. The details of the position are only a summary, other duties may be assigned as necessary.


Background Check and Drug Screen may be required.