Tier 1 Data Center Technician (Active Secret Clearance)
About The Position
Clear Creek Federal, part of the Seneca Nation Group (SNG) portfolio, is seeking a Tier 1 Data Center Technician in Beltsville, MD. This role is crucial for monitoring and maintaining the server environment for a Federal Government agency, ensuring the availability and reliability of critical systems. The technician will communicate with stakeholders, collaborate with Systems Administrators on troubleshooting and documentation, perform server reboots (physical and virtual), and manage problem outages. This is an Essential Personnel role with a specific shift schedule (6:00 AM - 6:30 PM, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, every other Wednesday). The position requires escorting and monitoring un-cleared workers, observing data center conditions, responding to situational issues, and assisting with equipment and cable management.
Requirements
- Active Secret Clearance
- A degree in IT or 1-3 years of experience supporting enterprise infrastructure, data centers, or similar help desk experience.
- Experience with the use of IT Service Management (ITSM) tools or ticketing systems, including ServiceNow.
- Knowledge of Microsoft 365 suite such as Outlook, SharePoint, Word, Excel.
- Ability to perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Professional interaction with other employees, customers, and suppliers.
- Effective teamwork skills to collaborate with colleagues on all assignments.
- Ability to work independently while recognizing the importance of communication and coordination with other employees and organizations.
- Strong willingness and ability to learn and adapt to new technologies, processes, and a constantly changing environment.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of VMware vSphere is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Monitoring and maintaining the server environment for a Federal Government agency, ensuring the availability and reliability of critical systems.
- Communicating with stakeholders to provide updates on system status and collaborate on issue resolution.
- Collaborating closely with Systems Administrators to troubleshoot server problems and document all changes, issues, and problems related to server maintenance.
- Performing server reboots, including physical servers, and utilize VMware vSphere client for virtual server reboots.
- Manually pinging, testing, and opening problem outages for the resolution of server-related issues.
- Escalating complex issues to Enterprise Level 2 Operations Engineers for further investigation.
- Applying knowledge of standard and non-standard operating rules, procedures, and diagnostic techniques to resolve standard operating problems.
- Escorting and monitoring un-cleared workers on-site to maintain security protocols.
- Observing data center conditions and responding to situational issues, including setting up emergency cooling fans when necessary.
- Moving data center equipment within the data center; assisting with device and cable installation and removal.
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- Benefits
- Perks
- Flexible work-life balance
- Professional development opportunities
- Performance and recognition programs
- Comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life, and disability
- Voluntary benefit programs (critical illness, hospital, and accident)
- Health savings and flexible spending accounts
- Retirement 401K plan
- Paid leave programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
