Data Center Engineer

The LeaseWeb USA team is growing quickly and looking for talented individuals to join us.

Are you a hand-on and technology-driven engineer? Do you have extensive knowledge of the hosting and data center landscape? Are you energetic and able to get things done? Then you should apply with us!

Everybody at LeaseWeb is responsible for high customer satisfaction. We give our customer the royal treatment. Our team of Datacenter Operations Engineers is involved in the daily management of our 10 data center facilities throughout the US. The team in Manassas forms the main hub for the coordination.

This includes the deployment and support of hardware and hosting services for our end users.

The work environment is dynamic and has an international character.

As a Data Center Operations Engineer you will work Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. or a mid-shift when you’re the Engineer on Duty (EOD). You will be the EOD about once per month and will receive a flat EOD payment each month. In addition, during your EOD week, you will get paid 180% of your regular rate, for any hours worked while on call (before and after hours, or on weekends).

Key responsibilities:

• Installation, relocation, and removal of server equipment at the data center
• The assistance of customers within data centers (for customers with their own racks/servers)
• Upgrade/downgrade of server equipment (memory/hard disks/etc.)
• Replacement of hardware and handling of all relevant administrative matters (RMA handling)
• Testing servers and server equipment in accordance with standards

Requirements:

• At least one year of hands-on experience working in a data center with servers
• Knowledge of various operating systems, especially Linux
• Knowledge of Hardware (Servers, Switches, KVM, Hard Drives, Memory, etc.)
• Basic network knowledge (adjusting DNS/IP/Netmask/gateway/etc.)

• Certificate or degree in Computer Science or similar discipline preferably with an emphasis in Technology
• Strong Work Ethic
• Professional and effective communication
• Time Management
• Team Player
• Great attention to detail
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally to other data centers, as needed.
• Travel

Who are you?

We’re looking for a team player with hands-on experience, working in a data center environment. You should be a highly dependable and responsible individual.