Data Center Engineer

Leidos Digital Modernization Sector within the Chief Information Office is seeking a highly skilled Data Center Engineer to join our this role you will be responsible for the deployment configuration maintenance and optimization of data center infrastructure. You will work independently to achieve operational objectives and drive significant impact on project deliverables and results. You will be responsible for managing complete projects or technical processes related to data center design and innovation. You may also be involved in mentoring and reviewing the work of junior engineering staff ensuring high-quality standards. This role ensures that the data center operates efficiently securely and reliably meeting the performance demands of the this Data Center Engineer role you will contribute to maximizing uptime ensuring scalability and implementing best practices to align with future business technology needs.

Location: Work will be performed on site in at our Sterling VA data center.

Clearance: To be considered for this role you must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain Public Trust Clearance prior to start.

Work Environment

Requires a mix of on-site and remote activities with field activities such as rack installation cabling and environmental monitoring.
Flexibility to handle on-call rotations and after-hours maintenance tasks to ensure round-the-clock service reliability.
Hands-on physical activity such as lifting servers or hardware replacements will be required.
Most of the work is handled on premises but some future telework may be authorized based on skills responsibilities and duties assigned

Complexity

This role will engage in the development of advanced technical solutions through collaboration with experts and in-depth analysis. You will need to demonstrate and will continue to develop a deep understanding of systems architecture integration and engineering principles applying them to develop solutions to complex and often unclear technical challenges within the data center environment.

Communication

Dedicated site lead main point of contact so solid communication skills are critical to the role.

Collaborate effectively with internal teams and client project teams to ensure alignment in solution design and processes.
Provide technical guidance and influence team approaches to system integration requirements and security.

Leadership

Serve as a mentor and technical coach for junior personnel fostering skill development and ensuring adherence to industry standards.
As an individual contributor you will lead and coordinate cross-functional project teams to deliver highly reliable and scalable solutions.

Knowledge

This role requires a deep understanding of principles theories and concepts of systems engineering and technical domains. A broad understanding of related specialty areas such as automation cybersecurity and system integration is essential to success.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelors Degree and 4 years of prior relevant experience or Masters Degree and 2 years. Equivalent experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain Public Trust Clearance is required. NOTE: Upon offer Leidos will process the clearance and this will be a contingency to start.

Demonstrated experience managing complex systems throughout their life cycle from design to implementation and maintenance.
Demonstrated experience connecting and integrating disparate systems into a cohesive and unified infrastructure.
Experience creating blueprints for designing and maintaining scalable secure and reliable systems.
Experience implementing automated solutions to maximize efficiency in the data center.
Experience incorporating enterprise security measures and managing security risks.
Demonstrated experience identifying risks and implementing measures to protect sensitive systems and data.
Proven experience leading and coordinating projects from initiation to successful completion ensuring objectives deliverables and timelines are met.
Demonstrated experience with managing and validating business and technical requirements including functional and non-functional elements.
Experience designing and implementing secure infrastructure systems to align with organizational security policies.

Preferred Qualifications
Certifications such as CCNA VMware AWS Certified Solutions Architect or related qualifications are highly desirable.
Experience with data center infrastructure management (DCIM) tools.
Demonstrated expertise in designing and managing hybrid environments (data centers combined with cloud solutions such as AWS Azure).
Demonstrated experience with multiple Server operating systems (Windows Red Hat Ubuntu)
Experience with automation tools and scripting languages (e.g. PowerShell Python Bash). Red Hat Ansible Automation platform
Strong knowledge and skills with enterprise virtualization technologies (VMware Red Hat OpenShift)
Strong commitment to cyber defense mechanisms and proactive threat detection.

Come break things (in a good way). Then build them smarter.

Were the tech company everyone calls when things get weird. We dont wear capes (theyre a safety hazard) but we do solve high-stakes problems with code caffeine and a healthy disregard for how its always been done.

Original Posting:

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity alignment with market data applicable bargaining agreement (if any) or other law.