Data Center Facilities Engineer

What You'll Do

As the Data Center Facilities Engineer, you will play a crucial role in maintaining and optimizing our data center infrastructure, ensuring its efficiency, reliability, and security. This role ensures maximum uptime, environmental stability, and physical security of critical hardware, power distribution units (PDUs), and cooling systems. The ideal candidate will combine hands-on hardware expertise with a strong understanding of power/cooling dynamics and automation.

Key Responsibilities

• Infrastructure Monitoring: Continuously monitor power grid stability, Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) systems, backup generators, and Computer Room Air Conditioning (CRAC/CRAH) systems to prevent downtime.

• Cabling & Organization: Plan and execute structured cabling paths (fiber and copper) utilizing industry-standard cable management practices. Ensure clean, labeled, and documented cable runs.

• Capacity Planning: Analyze and forecast space, power, and cooling requirements (thermal dynamics) to support future hardware deployments and scaling.

• Incident Response & Troubleshooting: Respond quickly to environmental alerts that cause outages. Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation to address critical facility emergencies.

• Documentation & Asset Management: Maintain highly accurate records of hardware inventory, rack elevations, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).

• Vendor Management: Coordinate with external vendors, contractors, and utility providers for facility maintenance support.

• Security & Compliance: Enforce physical security policies, access controls, and compliance standards within the data center facility.

Minimum Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering/science/information technology discipline: Minimum 4 years of relevant experience. Normally requires a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, with typical engineering/science/information technology experience ranging from 6 to 10 years.

• OR Master's degree in engineering/science discipline with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.

• OR Applicants without a bachelor's degree may be considered based on a combination of at least 12 years of completed education and/or relevant experience

Department of Energy (DOE) Order 426.2A Requirements

• Technical Proficiency:

  • Strong working knowledge of data center infrastructure, power distribution, and cooling systems

  • Expertise with fiber optic (singlemode, multimode, MPO) and copper (Cat6/6A) standards, termination, testing, and cleaning.

  • Proficiency with Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) tools, specifically dcTrack, to monitor power, space, and cooling metrics

  • Deep understanding of high-density power distribution (AC/DC, single-phase, three-phase power)

  • Solid grasp of HVAC, liquid cooling, and hot/cold aisle containment principles

  • Experience with Information Technology Service Management (ITSM) platforms (e.g., ServiceNow) for managing work orders and incidents

  • Certifications such as Certified Data Center Professional (CDCP) or Certified Data Center Specialist (CDCS) would be a plus

• Key Competencies:

  • Problem-solving: Excellent diagnostic and problem-solving skills to address complex technical and operational challenges quickly.

  • Attention to Detail: Meticulous in monitoring systems, managing assets, and maintaining documentation.

  • Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical documentation, reporting, and effective inter-team collaboration.

  • Project Management: Ability to coordinate and contribute to data center projects effectively.

  • Adaptability: Eagerness to learn and adapt to new technologies and evolving data center best practices in a dynamic environment.

Notes

• The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.

• If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.

• Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.

• Position may require entry into Materials Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (HRP). If HRP is required, candidate must complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph, pursuant to 10 CFR 709. Medical requirements may apply.

• Pantex is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to random selection for drug testing without advance notification.

• Pantex is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, disability or veteran status.