Data Center Engineer

We are looking for a Data Center Consultant who will be responsible for providing design, implementation, and operational support to our customer base using advanced Data Center Technologies. This is a short-term contract role working with our Data Center Practice and external customer base here at Aqueduct Technologies!

In this customer-facing role, the successful candidate must have strong written and verbal communication skills, be client-focused, service-driven, and able to simultaneously manage multiple projects and implementations. Aqueduct is committed to learning, teaching, and your career advancement. You’ll be provided with mentorship from passionate technology professionals; certification opportunities leveraging our exclusive vendor partnerships; and hands-on access to cutting-edge technology as it hits the market.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Understand customers’ business processes to assess and identify best practices for hardware and software configurations which meet industry standards
• Design and deploy technology using reference architecture and industry best practices
• Lead deployment and support for solutions which can be new, integrated with legacy systems, or upgrades of current systems
• Perform services such as consultation, assessment, and education to customers
• Develop deep technical skillset in several cloud and data center technologies
• Engage in continuous learning to stay abreast of new and emerging data center technologies
• Obtain vendor-related certifications
• Work in a dynamic team environment following Aqueduct project methodologies and deliverables as outlined by the Statement of Work to ensure customer satisfaction

Traditional Product Portfolio for Deployments:

• Virtualization platforms such as vCenter, vSphere, Horizon, vRealize
• Storage systems such as PURE, PowerScale, PowerStore, PowerVault
• Hyperconverged solutions including Cisco Hyperflex and VxRail
• Data Protection solutions including Veaam, Rubrik, and Cohesity
• Replication solutions, for example: Site Recovery Manager, Zerto, RecoverPoint
• Cisco UCS (UCS manager, B-Series and C-Series server)

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Minimum of 4 years of deployments of relevant technologies
• Possess advanced troubleshooting skills for finding solutions to customer problems
• Comfortable, adaptable, and flexible working with diverse customer environments and regulatory requirements
• Knowledge of traditional and next-generation compute, network, storage and virtualization theory, design, and architecture
• A positive team player who enjoys learning from and teaching others

Preferred Skills:

• Industry certifications with Microsoft, Cisco, DELL/EMC, and VMware
• Experience with public cloud providers such as Amazon, Microsoft, and Google
• Experience with MFA solutions such as Okta and Duo

Aqueduct Technologies is committed to developing a diverse and talented team. We celebrate and support diversity and are committed to making an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. In that spirit, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of individuals including women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, members of the LGBTQIA community, veterans, and any other legally protected group. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of any status protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Aqueduct Technologies is one of the largest IT solutions providers in the US, recognized for our relentless pursuit of customer satisfaction, our corporate culture, technology leadership, and our commitment to the local community. We pride ourselves on our world-class engineering, the investments we make in our employees and our systems, and on our loyal base of customers and manufacturers. Recognized as one of the fastest-growing, private companies in Massachusetts—and awarded the Best Place to Work in Boston for seven, consecutive years—there is no better time to join Aqueduct than now!