Data Center Operations Technician

Pure Storage•Dallas, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

We’re in an unbelievably exciting area of tech and are fundamentally reshaping the data storage industry. Here, you lead with innovative thinking, grow along with us, and join the smartest team in the industry. This type of work—work that changes the world—is what the tech industry was founded on. So, if you're ready to seize the endless opportunities and leave your mark, come join us. THE ROLE As a Data Center Engineer III, you serve as a key technical authority responsible for the reliability and evolution of our mission-critical infrastructure. You will own complex implementations and capacity strategy for our global sites, transforming high-level designs into high-performance physical environments. By partnering across Engineering and Facilities teams, you ensure our data centers are scalable, efficient, and standardized, acting as a vital bridge between regional operations and global infrastructure goals.

Requirements

Deep expertise in mechanical, electrical, and IT infrastructure, including sophisticated power distribution, cooling strategies (ASHRAE standards), and high-density environment management.
Proven ability to interpret complex capacity and utilization data to make engineering recommendations that balance technical requirements with business growth.
Extensive experience managing large-scale infrastructure deployments and serving as a technical lead during critical incident response efforts to ensure rapid resolution.
Strong communication skills with a track record of collaborating with remote engineering, real estate, and facilities teams to negotiate technical requirements and SLAs.
Proficiency in DCIM and asset management tools, combined with the ability to provide technical guidance to Level I and II engineers to elevate the overall team’s technical bar.

Responsibilities

Own the planning and technical delivery of major site build-outs, large-scale migrations, and high-density deployments, ensuring all work meets rigorous performance and resiliency standards.
Lead the capacity lifecycle for assigned sites by modeling space, power, and cooling requirements to provide data-backed forecasting and risk mitigation strategies to stakeholders.
Define and refine regional engineering standards for rack design, power distribution, and structured cabling, ensuring consistency and best practices are maintained across all data halls.
Serve as the technical point of escalation for colocation providers and vendors to coordinate infrastructure upgrades, resolve service-level gaps, and oversee complex maintenance activities.
Analyze incident trends and utilization data to drive continuous improvements, implementing automation or process enhancements that reduce operational risk and improve site uptime.