Senior Data Center Engineer

IDR is seeking a Senior Data Center Engineer to join one of our top clients for an opportunity in Livermore, CA. This role involves providing technical leadership for customer data center deployments, including solution design, build, and validation. The organization specializes in enterprise and hyperscale data center infrastructure, offering a dynamic environment for technical growth and project delivery.

Position Overview for the Senior Data Center Engineer:

• Lead technical discovery to gather, validate, and document customer requirements, constraints, dependencies, and acceptance criteria.
• Translate customer requirements into detailed, executable technical designs and serve as a primary technical contact throughout the deployment lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain solution designs and engineering documentation, including rack designs/elevations, BOMs, cabling matrices, patch schedules, network diagrams, implementation workbooks, and configuration specifications.
• Apply strong knowledge of physical data center architecture, rack builds, rack integration, structured cabling, fiber/copper connectivity, equipment placement, cable routing, patching, port mappings, cross-connects, labeling, power, and grounding.
• Review completed rack builds, configurations, test results, and technical deliverables against approved designs.

Requirements for the Senior Data Center Engineer:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field; or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of experience designing, configuring, implementing, or supporting enterprise technology environments.
• Proven experience supporting enterprise, colocation, hyperscale, or similar data center environments.
• Demonstrated rack-build and physical data center architecture experience.
• Experience translating customer requirements into technical designs supporting deployment and validation.
• Strong understanding of rack integration, structured cabling, fiber/copper infrastructure, and physical connectivity.
• Ability to read, create, review, and work from rack elevations, BOMs, cable matrices, patch schedules, network diagrams, and related documentation.

What's in it for you?

• Competitive compensation package
• Full Benefits; Medical, Vision, Dental, and more!
• Opportunity to get in with an industry leading organization.

Why IDR?

• 25+ Years of Proven Industry Experience in 4 major markets
• Employee Stock Ownership Program
• Dedicated Engagement Manager who is committed to you and your success.
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® Client and Talent Award winner 12 years in a row.