Data Center Engineer, Data Center Services

WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career! 

JOB SUMMARY
Works under general direction to perform systems administration duties on large-scale computer systems in a data center environment. This role keeps current with industry standards, growth and changes in technology.   A data center engineer's main responsibility is to ensure continuous systems and facility uptime. Knowledge of data center infrastructure (DCIM) applications and systems management. Understanding of design, configuration, and implementation related to data center network, information systems, and DC operations. This role requires intermediate experience in data center operations and management, intermediate networking experience, intermediate knowledge of databases and scripting, strong proficiency in server OS and hardware, and excellent verbal and written communication skills.  Work is performed in a general office area and is 100% on site. Candidate's must reside in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex or be willing to relocate. 

BENEFITS
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
Required

• Education
  Bachelor's Degree In a technical field or equivalent with relevant and progressive work

• Experience
  5 years Of job-related experience and 
  3 years Of experience in a support position or role in an information systems environment

JOB DUTIES

• Analyzes and remediates problems involving operating systems, database systems, applications, and other technologies.
• Troubleshoots system components and recommends improvements in support of an efficient, highly available data center operation.
• Designs and implements data system components under the direction of Managers and other levels of Systems Engineers.
• Works to identify and propose innovative and creative solutions that enhance or increase the efficiency of the services provided by Information Resources to the campus community.
• Develops and reviews specifications for data system components and services.
• Assists in the development of test plans and documentation of recovery procedures.
• Assists with the development of guidelines related to the design, implementation, and monitoring of information technology systems at a data center and other application sy