Microsoft Systems/Data Center Engineer - Remote

EVOTEK is North America's premier enabler of secure digital business focused on innovation. With an integrated set of technical domains, including data center, network, security, cloud, and communications, EVOTEK provides a cohesive approach to digital initiatives while driving business impact. In addition to technical solutions, EVOTEK offers advisory services and strategic sourcing to help bridge the gap between IT and business, reducing functional silos and facilitating alignment. EVOTEK was named Inc. Magazine's "Best Places to Work" in 2018, 2020, and 2022. In addition, for seven consecutive years, EVOTEK was listed in The San Diego Business Journal's "Best Places to Work" and recognized in CRN's "Solution Provider 500" list, CRN's "Next-Generation 250" list, CRN's "Triple Crown" and highlighted as CRN's "Top 150 Growth Companies".

As a Senior Data Center Engineer, candidates are responsible for providing Post-Sales design and implementation services for EVOTEK customers. It is expected that candidates have excellent technical and communication skills in working with vendors, partners and sales to ensure that optimum systems solutions are provided to customers.

Candidates will be responsible for carrying out service delivery for EVOTEK customers throughout the deployment lifecycle (plan, design, implement, optimize, document). Candidates will need to demonstrate a high-level of design and implementation experience, highly motivated, excited about learning new products/technologies and able to effectively communicate (world-class customer service and maintaining a strong customer relationship).

Requirements

Responsibilities of the Senior Data Center Engineer are to work directly with customers in Post-Sales.

• Primary Focus - Microsoft: Entra, Entra ID, Active Directory, Intune, SharePoint M365
• Final design meetings with customers.
• Staging and Implementation of the technologies listed.
• Document specific build information.
• Perform training on the technologies listed as it pertains directly to what was configured as part of the solution.
• Provide project status on a regular basis.
• Answer customer questions.
• Create project deliverables such as requirements documents, cabling details, cutover plans, resiliency test plans, and drawings.
• Provide informal customer knowledge transfer if required.

Storage, Compute, Virtualization, and Hyper-converged abilities:

• Cisco UCS.
• Nutanix (must have)
• VMware vSphere.
• Fibre Channel switching (MDS, Nexus FCoE, Brocade).
• Ethernet switching as it pertains to IP storage & hypervisor host connectivity.

Abilities Considered a Plus

• Cisco HyperFlex HX.
• Pure Storage.
• VMware Horizon View.
• VMware Site Recovery Manager.
• A general understanding of Layer 3 Routing Protocols.

Additional technologies that may be encountered

• Veeam.
• Dell-EMC VxRail/VxRack. VMware vSAN.
• VMware vRealize Operations Manager.
• Cohesity.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience which demonstrates a significant level of expertise in Storage and Virtualization technologies (10+ years of experience).
• Relevant VMware, Cisco, Nutanix, Dell-EMC & Microsoft Certifications are a PLUS

Benefits

• Salary commensurate with years’ of experience, technical expertise and geographic location.
• Salary range: $120,000 to $150,000.
• Performance bonuses.
• Benefits package that includes 100% paid medical, dental and vision for the employee.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Strong company culture.
• Flexible PTO policy.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Annual company overnight retreat (employee + significant other).

Equal Opportunity Employer

EVOTEK believes that everyone has the ability to make an impact, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, creed, color, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, citizenship status, and genetic information.