The California Independent System Operator (ISO) manages the flow of electricity across the high-voltage, long-distance power lines that make up 80 percent of California's power grid. We safeguard the economy and well-being of 30 million Californians by operating the grid reliably 24/7.

As the impartial grid operator, the California ISO opens access to the wholesale power market that is designed to diversify resources and lower prices. It also grants equal access to 25,865 circuit-miles of power lines and reduces barriers to diverse resources competing to bring power to customers.

The California ISO's function is often compared to that of air traffic controllers. It would be grossly unfair for air traffic controllers to represent one airline and profit from allowing that company's planes to go through before others. In the same way, the California ISO operates independently—managing the electron traffic on a power grid we do not own—making sure electricity is safely delivered to utilities and consumers on time and reliably.

Relocation assistance is available.

Under the general direction of the Manager, responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the physical infrastructure and systems that support data center operations.  Performs regular installations and onsite support for equipment located in the data center, including servers, storage systems, network devices, and power distribution units (PDUs). Identifies and resolves issues promptly to minimize downtime and optimize performance.  Performs troubleshooting and resolution of layer 1 (physical) issues related to all equipment, including cables, connectors, and interfaces.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Maintenance and Troubleshooting: Performs regular installations and onsite support for equipment located in the data center. Responds to requests for installation and troubleshooting of both network and storage cabling. Coordinates the organization of asset storage areas and data centers, including power and cooling needs of assets within the data centers.
• Documentation and Reporting: Maintains accurate and up-to-date documentation of data center infrastructure, including equipment inventory, network diagrams, cable management, and maintenance logs. Generates regular reports to track key performance metrics, identify trends, and propose improvement initiatives.
• Capacity Planning: Monitors and analyzes data center capacity, including power usage, space utilization, and cooling efficiency. Develops and implements capacity planning strategies to ensure the availability and scalability of infrastructure resources.
• Design and Implementation: Collaborates with cross-functional teams to design and implement data center infrastructure solutions, including power distribution, cooling systems, cabling infrastructure, rack layouts, and network connectivity. Ensures compliance with industry standards and best practices.

Level of Education and Discipline:

A Bachelor's degree (BA, BS) or equivalent education, training or experience in Information Technology, Business Administration, or related technical field.  Master’s degree preferred.

Amount of Experience:

Equivalent years of education and training, plus five (5) or more years related experience.

Certifications:

BICSI Certification (preferred)

ITAM Accreditation

Type of Experience:

Experience in data center operations, including installation and troubleshooting of network and storage cabling, capacity planning, and designing infrastructure solutions.

Additional Skills and Abilities:

Must be able to work effectively in a team environment as facilitator and team member.  Excellent analytical, verbal and written communication and documentation skills required, with a demonstrated attention to detail.  Ability to use deductive reasoning and analytical thinking with sound judgment and decision-making skills.  Excellent interpersonal and conflict resolution skills are also essential.  Must be self-starting and willing and able to work independently in a dynamic corporate organization under pressure of tight deadlines and aggressive expectations.  Self-motivated, problem solving skills and the ability to influence others without direct authority.

The pay range for the Sr Data Center Infrastructure Engineer is $46.52 - $77.53 per hour.