Senior Data Center Engineer

Senior Datacenter Engineer

SciTec has been awarded multiple government contracts and is growing our creative team! SciTec, Inc. is a dynamic small business with the mission to deliver advanced sensor data processing technologies and scientific instrumentation capabilities in support of National Security and Defense. We support customers throughout the Department of Defense and U.S. Government in building innovative new tools to deliver unique world-class data exploitation capabilities.

Important Notice: SciTec exclusively works on U.S. government contracts that require U.S. citizenship for all employees. SciTec cannot sponsor or assume sponsorship of employee work visas of any type. Further, U.S. citizenship is a requirement to obtain and keep a security clearance. Applicants that do not meet these requirements will not be considered.

SciTec has an immediate opportunity for a talented Senior Datacenter Engineer to join our team in Boulder, CO. Successful applicants will bring deep experience with data center design, configuration, & maintenance, familiarity with hardware procurement, a readiness to work hands-on keyboard to solve challenging data center problems, a strong collaborative spirit, experience successfully mentoring junior team members, superior problem solving skills, a passion for security and data protection, and a clear focus on supporting customer needs.

Responsibilities:

• Recommend and follow technical standards for data center configuration.
• Document technical configurations for both datacenters and for cloud architecture.
• Install and configure servers and necessary applications to support data center and infrastructure strategy.
• Configure, monitor, and periodically test backup/recovery of systems.
• Proactively monitor data center status/health and address issues as appropriate.
• Perform system upgrades and patches as necessary to include firmware, operating system, and applications.
• Engage with vendors for license renewals, hardware/software, and support contracts.
• Support system administrator personnel as necessary to resolve end user and systems issues.
• Ensure security standards and practices are implemented and maintained within the infrastructure environment.
• Sets up, configures, and supports internal and/or external networks.
• Develops and maintains all security and network configurations.
• Troubleshoots all data center and network performance issues.
• Maintains and exercises a disaster recovery plan annually.
• This individual is responsible for architecting and administering the following environments:
• Linux and Windows server environments
• Dell SAN and Tiered NAS storage solutions
• VMware / vSphere environment
• Data networking (routing and switching including Cisco 9000 Series)
• Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) solutions
• Backup and replication configuration and testing
• Palo Alto SDWAN and NGFW environments

• Other duties as assigned