IT Analyst - Datacenter

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL)•Pullman, WA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Are you passionate about building reliable and secure IT infrastructure? As an IT Analyst, you will play a critical role in designing, operating, and supporting core datacenter platforms that power SEL’s services. Your day-to-day work will support physical and virtual infrastructure such as hypervisors, servers, storage, backup systems, and power, with a focus on availability, performance, and resilience. If you enjoy hands-on infrastructure work, value stability and security, and take pride in operational excellence, this role this role could be the perfect fit for you. Note: US Citizenship is Required

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent work experience in an IT environment
2+ years of related experience in a technical environment
Knowledge of IT methods, practices, procedures, and policies
A desire for life-long learning to maintain a comprehensive understanding of evolving technologies
Experience using programming languages and script writing
Experience teaching and mentoring IT interns and associates
Embraces dynamic, fast-paced environments; adapts well to rapid change
The ability to participate in after hours on call rotation
The ability to practice absolute confidentiality and unquestionable ethics
Excellent customer service commitment
Strong writing, documentation, and speaking skills
The ability to learn new skills and assume new responsibilities
US Citizenship is Required

Nice To Haves

Technical background and knowledge of manufacturing and/or engineering processes
Ability to meet Motor Vehicle Report Qualification Standards of SEL

Responsibilities

Design, implement, secure, and support datacenter infrastructure.
Administer hypervisors and VMs to ensure availability, performance, and scalability.
Maintain physical server infrastructure, including racking, cabling, firmware, and hardware lifecycle.
Operate and maintain SAN and NAS storage platforms.
Administer backup systems; verify backup integrity and recovery readiness.
Monitor and support datacenter power, UPS, cooling, and environmental systems.
Identify, assess, and mitigate risks related to infrastructure reliability, security, and resilience.
Perform capacity and lifecycle planning for compute, storage, power, and cooling resources.
Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Configuration as Code (CaC) to standardize and automate infrastructure deployment and management.

Benefits

Competitive pay
Superior benefits
Inspiring work
100% employee owned
Retirement benefits include an employer funded stock ownership plan (ESOP) and personal 401(k) options.
Top tier medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
10 paid holidays
annual vacation accrual starting at 12 days
9 paid sick days
paid family and medical leave that covers 90% of your pay.
STEM courses
apprenticeships
tuition assistance
engineering development programs
wellness benefits
fertility benefits
adoption benefits
flexible spending benefits