Data Center Engineer (contract)

We are seeking a Data Center Engineer to manage, monitor, and optimize enterprise and edge data center operations, ensuring availability, scalability, and compliance with operational standards. This role requires hands-on expertise with server and network hardware, structured cabling, cooling/power systems, and security/access control. You will be responsible for supporting physical and virtual infrastructure, coordinating remote hands, and maintaining uptime for mission-critical environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage physical infrastructure, including Cisco, Dell, and Palo Alto servers, storage, and network hardware.
• Oversee structured cabling, racking, stacking, power distribution, and cooling systems.
• Support virtualized environments and capacity scaling for enterprise workloads.
• Provide remote hands support for troubleshooting, hardware swaps, and patching.
• Monitor and maintain secure access controls to comply with operational and security standards.
• Perform routine inspections, incident response, and escalation management.
• Collaborate with operations teams to maintain uptime SLAs and optimize data center performance.
• Ensure adherence to established policies, documentation standards, and compliance requirements.
• Work rotating shifts (2 pm – 11 pm EST and 9 am – 5 pm EST).
  
  

Technical Profile

• Strong knowledge of enterprise data center hardware (Cisco, Dell, Palo Alto).
• Proficiency in structured cabling, power, and cooling infrastructure.
• Experience with virtualization platforms (VMware, Hyper-V, or similar).
• Familiarity with network and server troubleshooting tools.
• Hands-on expertise with access management and secure operations.
• Understanding of monitoring and incident management systems.
  
  

Functional Profile

• Ability to work in enterprise and edge data center environments.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting mindset.
• Effective collaboration with cross-functional teams (network, security, operations).
• Capacity to work in shift-based schedules and adapt to operational needs.
• Attention to detail in following standards, compliance, and documentation.
  
  

Skills Summary

Core Expertise:

• Data center operations
• Physical and virtual infrastructure support
• Power and cooling management
• Remote hands and incident response
  
  

Reactive & Event-Driven Tools

• Incident management and monitoring tools (ServiceNow, SolarWinds, or similar)
  
  

Cloud & Containerization

• Familiarity with virtualization and hybrid cloud integration (VMware, Hyper-V, Azure/AWS exposure a plus)
  
  

DevOps & CI/CD

• Exposure to automation and infrastructure management tools (Ansible, Terraform desirable but not required)
  
  

Other Tools & Technologies

• Cisco, Dell, Palo Alto hardware
• Access control and security systems
• Structured cabling tools and standards
  
  

Soft Skills

• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Attention to detail and process adherence
• Ability to work independently under pressure
• Customer-focused with problem-solving mindset
  
  

The pay range that the employer in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is $37.37/hour - $58.39/hour. Our benefits include medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis. Tundra Technical Solutions is among North America’s leading providers of Staffing and Consulting Services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and; maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations.