IT Engineer - Data Center

SHI International Corp.•Somerset, NJ

6d•$70,000 - $125,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The IT Engineer – Data Center supports enterprise data center infrastructure, operations, and modernization efforts across SHI environments. This role requires hands-on infrastructure expertise, technical troubleshooting, documentation, vendor coordination, and cross-functional execution across server hardware, virtualization, monitoring, power, cabling, inventory management, compliance, and operational reliability. This position is required to report to the Somerset, NJ location on a hybrid basis.

Requirements

Ability to simplify and effectively communicate complex problems to stakeholders across various functions and levels. - Intermediate
Expertise in leveraging cloud-based platforms and services to build, deploy, and manage applications and data on the internet - Intermediate
Experience in managing and maintaining computer systems and networks to ensure optimal performance and security. - Intermediate
Familiarity with tools such as Puppet, KernelCare, Tenable, and/or Tanium for automating and managing cloud environments. - Intermediate
Understanding of directory services such as Active Directory and LDAP for efficient user and resource management. - Intermediate
Completed Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field, or relevant work experience required
CCNA certification is required upon hire, or must be obtained within six months of starting the role.
5+ years of experience supporting enterprise networking environments, with hands-on experience in DNS, DHCP, and/or IPAM.

Nice To Haves

Ability to implement and manage DevOps practices, including continuous integration, continuous delivery, infrastructure as code, and monitoring to enhance the collaboration between development and operations teams preferred - Intermediate
CCNP or equivalent advanced networking certification
Experience designing and supporting enterprise-scale DDI architectures.
Familiarity with automation and scripting (e.g., PowerShell, Python, APIs) to improve operational efficiency.
Experience contributing to platform standardization, service catalogs, or reference architectures.
Experience supporting hybrid environments across on-premises, data center, and cloud-connected networks.

Responsibilities

Support enterprise data center infrastructure across SHI facilities by maintaining server hardware lifecycle processes, rack and row organization, cabling standards, asset accuracy, environmental monitoring, and operational readiness.
Contribute to data center modernization initiatives involving Data Center Expert, Sunbird, PDU infrastructure, rack inventory, environmental alerting, device licensing, and power visibility to improve monitoring, capacity awareness, and infrastructure supportability.
Partner with infrastructure, networking, facilities, compliance, project management, purchasing, and vendor teams to coordinate technical requirements, resolve blockers, track deliverables, and move infrastructure projects forward.
Translate hands-on operational requirements into actionable implementation plans, technical documentation, inspection records, support procedures, and process improvements that increase repeatability and reduce dependency on tribal knowledge.
Provide practical infrastructure insight during planning discussions by identifying implementation risks, support challenges, monitoring gaps, and operational considerations that influence long-term solution success.