About Vantage Data Centers

Vantage is committed to being a workplace of inclusion, equity, respect and acceptance. We celebrate diversity and intentionally seek out opportunities to learn from one another’s experience.

Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

Technology & Systems Department

The Technology & Systems department drives technological innovation for the company and advances the technology strategy to support global growth. This includes IT, Software Development, OT / Automation Systems, and business process improvement. At Vantage, we are very hands-on. In most cases, we specify, purchase, configure, and maintain all networking and server hardware. We also work closely with partner VARs to learn about the latest technology changes, so we can make informed purchase decisions. The Technology & Systems department participates in designing each of our new data center building’s networking infrastructure, including but not limited to diverse pathways connecting to carriers, meet-me room hosting (rack, cabs, ladders, cross-connect panels…), wireless AP coverage, etc.

We rely on extreme collaboration with Sales, Construction, Operations, and Corporate Functions to drive simplification and establish global standards with continuous improvement and speed to value. We are working to build a reliable, scalable, sustainable, and secure technology roadmap/landscape that enables us to serve our customers and employees better and be the partner of choice. Our focus is on speed to value with financial and execution discipline. We strive to double the good and halve the bad in half the time.

Position Overview

The Senior IT Construction Engineer is responsible for delivering a professional technical support service to external and internal customers of Vantage. The role requires creating solutions to hardware and software problems while working per company policy and predefined SLAs.

This role can be based in the following US locations: San Antonio, TX or Ashburn, VA.

Essential Job Functions

• Domain Expert representing the IT department for all construction projects.

• Strong background in designing and implementing fault-tolerant IT networks.

• Strong background in designing and building Hypervisors, Windows, and Linux servers.

• Maintain deadlines and communication with Construction Project Managers and General Contractors.

• Work under limited supervision, both independently and within a team environment.

• Manage multiple one-time and/or ongoing projects.

• Respond to safety and emergency situations and maintain a safe and secure work environment.

• Use discretion and judgment in organizing workflow and adapting as priorities are modified due to a changing environment.

• Frequent contact with employees at all levels of the organization; frequent external contact with vendors.

• Additional duties as assigned by Management

Duties

• To provide professional mentorship and specialist advice to the business on both systems and project matters, ensuring projects are initiated accurately, and appropriate levels of governance are applied.

• Collaborate with internal partners to craft technology solutions to fit the project's needs.

• Development of business cases, whole life costing analysis, and ensuring briefs and feasibility proposals are developed following business aims.

• Supporting projects to remain within budget and time parameters, identifying and planning effective use of internal and external resources.

• Manage any incidents/software defects, critical issues, and change program.

• Find opportunities to develop systems to meet business requirements, applying existing functionality or through systems development.

• Support the Senior Manager and Lead Engineer, Information Technology, in delivering services that are essential to the success of the business.

• Additional duties as assigned by Management

Job Requirements

• Strong technical knowledge covering Windows Server and Desktop, Active Directory, VMWare vSphere/ESX, Office 365, Firewalls, Security, Storage, Backup Technologies, and Networking.

• Relevant technical certifications, such as CCNA or VCP certification, are preferred.

• Experience working