Data Center Specialist
About The Position
The Advanced Technology Centers (ATCs) are the engine for reinvention in our clients’ transformation journey. Powered by more than 255,000 people across 24 countries, ATCs will provide our clients seamless access to industry insights and innovative technology solutions. The ATCs make tremendous impact in solving our clients’ business problems leveraging Innovation, Intelligence, Industry insights, new IT and new technology skills. As the global environment changes at a faster pace, our clients are facing unprecedented challenges and they need us more than ever before. As a Network, ATCs are positioned to unlock greater opportunities and exponential value for our clients. For our clients, the Network provides the strength of our geographic diversity, greater resilience, and seamless access to the deepest industry knowledge, the latest in Gen AI solutions, and tech expertise from around the world. For our people, it brings an opportunity to shape truly boundaryless career paths in a highly collaborative team of experts where they can learn from each other and solve the world’s most complex client challenges.
Requirements
- Minimum 2 years of experience in data center engineering or infrastructure team lead roles.
- Advanced Linux/virtualization expertise and strong troubleshooting across compute/storage/network.
- Automation with Terraform/Ansible and scripting (Python/PowerShell/Bash).
- Proven incident management, DR/BCP execution, and stakeholder communication skills.
- Bachelor’s degree or college diploma in a related field.
- Eligibility for Reliability Clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Eligible for Top Secret Security Clearance or currently holds Top Secret Security Clearance status.
- Hybrid Kubernetes operations experience.
- Vendor certifications across cloud/server/storage/virtualization.
- Bilingual (English/French).
Responsibilities
- Lead design and delivery of private cloud footprints (Google Distributed Cloud, Azure Stack, Nutanix, Outposts, Anthos) and virtualization estates.
- Engineer storage platforms (block/file/object) and data protection strategies; validate DR across RTO/RPO targets.
- Own capacity planning, performance baselining, and SLOs; implement monitoring/alerting dashboards.
- Establish secure hardware handling (chain of custody) and site readiness standards; coordinate vendor support and RMAs.
- Automate provisioning and configuration with Terraform/Ansible; integrate with CMDB and GitOps workflows.
- Harden OS and platform configurations per ITSG‑33; implement logging, MFA, key management, and secrets handling.
- Lead P1 incident command, post-incident reviews, and corrective actions; develop resilience and failover patterns.
- Develop and maintain SOPs, diagrams, and asset inventories; mentor junior engineers and uplift team capability.
- Collaborate with Network, Security, and Cloud teams to land scalable, cost-optimized solutions; support FinOps.
- Plan and coordinate change windows; ensure audit compliance and evidence capture for regulated clients.
- Ability to work shifts/on-call; comfort working on-site in high-security environments.
- Travel may be required based on client demand.
- This role will require a minimum of 3 days per week in the office.
Benefits
- Information on benefits is here.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
