Data Center Manager and Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton • Columbia, MD

9d • $86,900 - $198,000

About The Position

Data Center Manager and Engineer The Opportunity: Implement and maintain configuration control, change management, asset tracking, and logistics coordination for a busy IT data center supporting multiple teams. Oversee data center services, coordinate network and hardware setups, and provide technical support. Assist with equipment delivery, hardware racking, and cabling. Support cyber operations and development efforts by providing secure, scalable, and mission-aligned operations and development or testing environments. Interface with program managers, engineers, and operations staff to define data center requirements and priorities, coordinate installations and changes, and minimize downtime. Assist with planning, and troubleshoot and solve complex infrastructure issues, including hardware, software, and networking. Create, maintain, improve, and document processes on the technologies you support. Understand all aspects of the data center and equipment or systems you support.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience as a network engineer, infrastructure engineer, or system administrator using a variety of IT devices, including power or cooling systems, PDUs, firewalls, switches, storage appliances, compute infrastructure, network and power cabling standards, fiber or copper distribution panels, or remote access or management technologies
• Experience dealing with equipment acquisition, racking, cabling standards for copper and fiber, power, space, or cooling planning and monitoring, and physical security
• Knowledge of networking, including DNS, TCP/IP, Ethernet, and cable termination
• Ability to lift and carry heavy items weighing up to 60 lbs
• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
• Bachelor’s degree in a CS or IT field and 5+ years of experience with systems or network administration, or 10+ years of experience with systems or network administration in lieu of degree
• Ability to obtain a DoD 8570.1 IAT Level II Compliant Certification within 60 days of start date

Nice To Haves

• Experience in IT project management
• Experience managing systems using Infrastructure as Code technologies, including Salt, Ansible, Puppet, PowerShell, Chef, or Terraform
• Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Rocky
• Possession of excellent troubleshooting skills
• Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills
• DoD 8570.1 IAT Level II Compliant Certification

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain configuration control, change management, asset tracking, and logistics coordination for a busy IT data center supporting multiple teams.
• Oversee data center services, coordinate network and hardware setups, and provide technical support.
• Assist with equipment delivery, hardware racking, and cabling.
• Support cyber operations and development efforts by providing secure, scalable, and mission-aligned operations and development or testing environments.
• Interface with program managers, engineers, and operations staff to define data center requirements and priorities, coordinate installations and changes, and minimize downtime.
• Assist with planning, and troubleshoot and solve complex infrastructure issues, including hardware, software, and networking.
• Create, maintain, improve, and document processes on the technologies you support.
• Understand all aspects of the data center and equipment or systems you support.

Benefits

• Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care.
• Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values.
• Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs.
• Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level