Data Center Engineer - SANTA CLARA, CA

Post Date

Jan 10, 2024

Location

Santa Clara,
California

ZIP/Postal Code

95051
US
Jul 07, 2025 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract

Category

Database Administrator (DBA)

Req #

AUS-674137

Pay Rate

$44 - $66 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

* This data center engineer will take care of the ECUs (electronic control units) on the ECU farm (see internal notes for definition).

* TRAVEL to other data centers, including to Sacramento, CA.



* Work with WAN Teams for cross campus connectivity setup and support.

* Work with HPC on Profiling GPU Nodes

* Work with Cabling Vendors to assist on BoM to actual cable design

* Rack and cable large inventory of servers, switches, PDUs and infrastructure

* Perform initial configuration for new devices and installs

* Assist with Data Center capacity and expansion planning

* Prepare and Install Fiber/Copper cabling including jumpers and trunks

* Process inbound tickets for: new installs, break-fix, troubleshooting and decommissions

* Server rack and stack including power whip install and cable management

* Identify connectivity issues such as bad SFP's, fiber cables or device configurations

* Engage with hardware vendors such as Cisco, Dell, HP and more for RMA replacements

* Contribute feedback to further optimize install time, cooling capacity and ticket completion rate

* Install SM & MM Fiber Cables in the data center

* Review cutsheets, determine route and install equipment

* Server rack and stack installation and server migration

* Work DCIM and DSO-I tickets for cable installation and any troubleshooting

* Install, wire and dress power cables to servers and network devices

Required Skills & Experience

* Deployment and operations (CPU/GPU/Network) -- Rack and Stack and cable.

* Experience in LINUX

* Familiar with Operations Systems

* Familiar with Storage Systems

* Excellent time management and communications skills are absolute must.

* Ability to step up and take ownership to bring complex tasks to completion

* Ability to travel across Tesla Datacenter locations within and outside NA.

* Experience at large scale data center in previous gigs and remote systems management absolute must.

* Understanding the DC Layout (Rack/PDU/Cable Tray/Wire Management) absolute must.

* Hands on exposure to DC Operations tools.

* Fiber cabling experience

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

hands-on experience

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.