Skillable · 9 hours ago
Datacenter Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$100K/yr - $130K/yr
5+ years expSkillable is a 100% remote and virtual tech company that’s modernizing the world of training. The Datacenter Engineer is responsible for the reliability, performance, and scalability of the company’s physical and virtual datacenter infrastructure, maintaining and optimizing systems while collaborating with internal teams and vendors.
Corporate TrainingE-LearningInformation TechnologySkill Assessment
No H1B
Responsibilities
Monitor datacenter infrastructure health, capacity, and performance by proactively identifying risks, inefficiencies, or failure points and responding to issues as needed
Work with our datacenter suppliers and vendors to procure hardware and services for replacement, expansion, and lifecycle management
Perform day to day administrative, management, and configuration tasks of datacenter infrastructure, including servers, networking, power, and supporting systems
Engage with internal staff and support to understand platform use and shortcomings
Analyze infrastructure and platform usage to define, document, and promote best practices, standards and reusable templates
Contribute to discussions and decisions on the directions we are taking and ongoing projects/tasks
Create and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and operational processes to support scalability and knowledge sharing
Identify opportunities to automate operational tasks using scripting and tooling to reduce manual effort and error
Continuously improve monitoring coverage and alert quality to reduce noise and improve signal
Support vulnerability remediation and patching efforts across infrastructure components
Standardize operational procedures to improve consistency and reduce operational risk
Serve as a technical point of escalation for resolving issues affecting our platform, driving issues to resolution
Develop, maintain and enhance monitoring, alerting and observability solutions to improve operational awareness and response times
Coordinate routine, scheduled, and emergency maintenance activities to ensure maximum uptime and minimal service disruption
Collaborate with internal engineering, operations, and support teams to understand platform usage, constraints, and improvement opportunities
Travel to datacenter locations, both domestic and international, to support projects, deployments, audits, and vendor engagements
Support and promote the company values through positive interactions with both internal and external partners and customers on a regular basis
Perform additional responsibilities as assigned to support the overall health, stability, and growth of the platform
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Software Engineering, or related field preferred, but not required
5+ years of relevant professional experience in datacenter infrastructure, including but not limited to installation and configuration of cages, racks, power limitations, servers, network switches and firewalls, out of band management, etc
Demonstrated expertise in PowerShell scripting for automation, administration and operational efficiency
Strong knowledge of enterprise L2 and L3 networking and firewall management
Working knowledge of public cloud and SaaS platforms, with emphasis on Microsoft Azure
Knowledge of server security practices and technologies and their potential impacts
Experience working cross-functionally and promoting collaborative partnerships to drive results
Proven ability to communicate effectively to various audiences/levels, both internal and external stakeholders, through various mediums
Ability to present and convey material both formally and informally to all levels of an organization
Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage workload and meet project deadlines
A high-level of confidence, integrity and professional courtesy
Thorough understanding (or willingness to learn expeditiously) of business operations and processes
Preferred
Strong Microsoft suite experience, including teams or similar web conferencing and internal communication software experience preferred
Experience working in a fully remote team is preferred, but not required
Familiar with SCRUM and Agile processes
Benefits
Fully remote with a monthly stipend to pay for office services and supplies
Medical (2 plan options), dental (2 plan options), vision, health savings account with generous employer contributions, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, EAP, group paid life insurance, group paid STD and LTD and voluntary life/AD&D insurance, accident and critical illness options.
401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, healthy lifestyle reimbursements.
Open PTO, Paid holidays, bereavement leave, parental leave, caregiver leave and paid FMLA leave.
Friends and Family Friday to end our standard workweek at 2pm local time; Full company closure during the 4th of July holiday week.
Access to pet insurance; Access for employees and dependents to Skillable learning opportunities through our product and more!
Company
Skillable
Skillable is the virtual labs platform built to adapt quickly in the face of constant change.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Shamrock Capital AdvisorsQuad Partners
2021-03-23Private Equity
2020-03-31Private Equity
Leadership Team
Chris Sears
Co-Owner and Chief Software Architect
Corey Hynes
Executive Chairman
Recent News
2025-10-23
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