Data Center Engineer

About the Position

Join Five9 as a Data Center Engineer in Santa Clara, CA, focusing on infrastructure reliability and optimization.

Responsibilities

• Designing and implementing new data center infrastructure, optimizing for performance and scalability, ensuring security, and planning for future growth
• Build, manage and maintain company’s infrastructure in global data centers
• Perform equipment installs – compute, network, storage, racks, PDUs, cabling, etc.
• Closely monitor infrastructure to prevent failures and service degradation
• Monitor and calculate power usage, power balancing and power availability in each cabinet
• Ability to collaborate with other engineers and IT professionals to achieve common goals, troubleshooting and resolving issues
• Communicate and coordinate with remote hands in remote data centers, providing technical direction when needed
• Maintain asset inventory in DCIM – for both production and lab environments
• Perform all shipping and receiving duties including RMA activities
• Maintain impeccable documentation around our datacenter configuration
• Set standards of excellence for all datacenter operations
• Performing regular maintenance tasks, such as cleaning, inspecting, and replacing components, to prevent problems and ensure the longevity of the equipment
• Update and work on tickets and tasks assigned in a timely manner
• Follow change management process and participate in off hours change windows
• Provide 24x7 support as needed
• Participate in on-call rotation, incident response, and root cause analysis for platform reliability issues.

Requirements

• Strong technical knowledge of networking, servers, storage, and virtualization, experience with data center design and implementation, ability to analyze and optimize performance, and project management skills
• Minimum of 4 years hands on experience with Data Centre technologies – compute, network, storage, cabling, racks, PDUs, etc.
• Great knowledge and experience with planning cooling, power and space resources Linux/Unix system administration, networking and SAN connectivity skills strongly desired
• Experience working with vendors (quote-purchase process, RMA processes, support interactions)
• Coding skills to automate repetitive tasks and gather reporting information
• Experience supporting 24x7 customer facing production environment
• Ability to troubleshoot and solve hardware problems independently
• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

We Offer

• Competitive salary range: $55,100-$115,000 USD
• Health, dental, and vision coverage
• Short & Long-Term Disability
• Basic Life Insurance
• 401k saving plan with employer matching
• Generous employee stock purchase plan
• Paid Time Off, Company paid holidays, paid volunteer hours and 12 weeks paid parental leave
• Access to an innovative mental health support platform

About the Company

Five9 is a leading provider of cloud contact center software, bringing the power of cloud innovation to customers worldwide. Living our values everyday results in our team-first culture and enables us to innovate, grow, and thrive while enjoying the journey together. We celebrate diversity and foster an inclusive environment, empowering our employees to be their authentic selves.

Five9 is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the application and interview process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at [email protected] to request an accommodation. Requests will be handled confidentially and in accordance with applicable law.

Five9 is an equal opportunity employer.