Data Center Jobs: Opportunities Available Across Multiple Specialties

Oct. 7, 2020
Are you in the market for a data center job? The data center industry continues to grow, and job opportunities abound for those qualified across engineering, sales construction management and more. 

Are you in the market for a data center job? Demand for data center infrastructure remains strong as the global COVID-19 pandemic continues to change markets across the world.

The data industry continues to grow, and job opportunities abound for qualified professionals across all domains – engineering, sales, construction management positions and more.

See below for some of the top job opportunities in date centers for October 2020 for the U.S. and Canada:

DCIM Specialist
Costa Mesa, Calif. 

This position is with an international boutique financial firm that has a highly specialized engineering department that provides design/build, operations/maintenance and commissioning services for their entire data center portfolio. The company is looking for a Building Controls Specialist to support mission critical data centers. This position requires five to 10 years of relevant experience with mechanical, telecommunications and electrical equipment such as cable infrastructure, chillers, air handling units, computer grade cooling systems, CRAC units, DC Power Systems and more.

Data Center Facility Technician
Gainesville, Va.
This opportunity is with a leading mission-critical data center managed services provider in the government sector who is looking for a Data Center Engineer to support a critical data center. The chosen candidate will troubleshoot and run diagnostics, conduct preventive maintenance and emergency repairs on critical facilities equipment within the data center. Five or more years of relevant experience is required.

Data Center Facility Engineer
Bridgewater, N.J.
This job is with a leading provider of mission-critical managed service solutions who is looking for a Data Center Engineer to support a critical data center. The Critical Facility Engineer will be responsible for monitoring compliance with contractual commitments, directing technical and administrative tasks related to the operation of the critical facility infrastructure and assuring compliance with company’s policies and procedures. This position requires five or more years of  relevant experience, as well.

Data Center Service Sales Associate
Phoenix, Ariz. 
This opportunity is with a company that is a leader in third-party installs, corrective and preventive maintenance of mission critical equipment, UPS, batteries – Lithium- Ion, DC rectifiers and more. This new hire will be responsible for calling on established clients and prospecting for new accounts among high-potential mission critical data center end-users. Required for this position is a BA or BS, plus five to 10 years of consultative sales experience.

Assistant Data Center Construction Manager
Reston, Va.
This opportunity is with a leading mission-critical data center developer, wholesaler and colo provider. The Construction PM will be responsible for all aspects of managing a data center construction project. The candidate will have overall responsibility for the delivery of assigned projects on budget on time and assurance that the project scope and quality meet company design standards and the objectives set for the project. Experience managing data center construction projects as an owner or as a General Contractor, with a minimum of two to five years relevant experience in the data center construction industry.

Account Executive – Data Center Solutions
Denver, Colo.
This position is with a leading global provider of mission-critical data center solutions that provides critical facilities solutions geared toward cooling and mechanical engineering solutions and installations that are custom-fit to the requirements of their client’s mission-critical facilities.  Candidates duties include calling on established clients and prospecting for new accounts among high-potential mission critical data center end-users, preparing proposals, presentations, and briefings and more. This position requires five to 15 years of relevant HVAC construction sales experience. 

Senior Electrical Commissioning Engineer – Federal
Baltimore, Md. 
Come work for a leader in critical facilities assessment and commissioning services in the in the U.S. They provide commissioning, consulting and management expertise in the data center/mission critical facilities space with the mindset to provide reliability, energy efficiency, and sustainability when providing these consulting services. This position requires 10 or more years of experience in the electrical field.

Senior Mechanical Commissioning Engineer – Federal
Chicago, Ill.
This position is with a leader in critical facilities assessment and commissioning services in the in the U.S. This opportunity offers exciting projects with leading-edge technology and innovation as well as competitive salaries and benefits. Candidates can be based anywhere in the U.S. that is near an international airport. This position requires 10 or more years of experience in the mechanical field.

Sales Engineer – Data Center Colo
Chicago, Ill.
This opportunity is with a leader of mission-critical data center colocation/interconnection facilities. This firm provides data center solutions custom-fit to the requirements of their client’s mission-critical carrier neutral colo facilities. They provide reliability of mission-critical facilities for many of the world’s largest organizations. The firm is looking for a Data Center Sales Engineer that will support data centers nationwide while serving as the subject matter expert on all data center products, services and solutions. The candidate must have a BA or BS in electrical engineering or mechanical engineering. 

Director of Data Center Construction
Montreal, Quebec
This Canadian opportunity is with a firm that provides data center solutions custom-fit to the requirements of their client’s mission-critical operational facilities. Responsibilities include planning and organizing multiple modular data center construction projects, among other duties. Candidates must have experience managing teams running data center construction projects, and extensive client-facing experience and full ownership of multiple projects is a must.

Stay tuned to the Data Center Frontier jobs board, powered by Pkaza Critical Facilities Recruiting,  for your next opportunity. 

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