Randstad Digital Americas is hiring: Data Center Analyst in Deerfield

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Base pay range

$36.00/hr - $38.00/hr

Job Summary

Randstad Digital is looking for a Data Center Analyst in New Albany, OH. Independently accountable for identifying and responding to onsite risks and high‑priority issues rapidly and effectively, troubleshooting incidents, shift turnover, incident queues, media processing, and escorting vendors.

Location: Riverwoods, Illinois

Job type: Solutions

Salary: $36‑38 per hour

Work hours: 8 am to 5 pm

Education: Bachelor’s

Responsibilities

• 40% Working with the Product Owner, Service Owner and Subject Matter Experts, validates the context of requirements and executes individual user stories relating to onsite data center systems including critical system installs, data room moves, decommissions, reconfigurations, and onsite data center/data room power down events.
• 20% Independently executes a variety of user stories with different contexts. Actively contributes opinions to design decisions and gains experience in understanding the design trade‑offs relating to OSI Model Layer 1 Infrastructure design/implementation/documentation, system automation via CI/CD pipelines and APIs, capacity planning, inventory planning, etc.
• 20% Demonstrates the ability to identify the basic building blocks and components of data centers and OSI Model Layer 1 Infrastructure. Identifies how data center infrastructure moves/adds/changes to software/hardware functionality will impact on‑prem data center infrastructure services or components. Applies knowledge of the various facilities and security components in the data center.
• 10% Defines and evaluates team documentation for process improvement.
• 5% Regularly contributes to team agile ceremonies, leads demos and presentations, helps new engineers learn established team norms and participates in technology communities.

Qualifications

• 3‑5+ years’ experience designing, deploying and maintaining complex data center environments (new facility, major facility renovations/expansions).
• Bachelor's degree in CS/CIS/Network/Telecommunications or related field or equivalent work experience.
• Knowledge of information technology infrastructure components (LAN/WAN/SAN, firewalls, Wintel/Lintel/UNIX servers, storage, roll‑on equipment, wireless, DAS).
• Knowledge of EIA/TIA, IEEE, NEC, and ISO standards relating to data centers and structured cabling.
• Understanding of indoor/outdoor cable plants, including copper cabling, long range/short range fiber optic cabling.
• Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with internal team members and external vendors.
• Must be a team player and self‑starter.
• Strong documentation skills to capture architecture details, procedures, and other relevant data.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Data center and/or networking industry certifications preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.

Benefits

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short‑term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility). This posting is open for thirty (30) days.

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting

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