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Senior Operations Technician (multiple positions)

Requisition #:    200902                                      Location: Ashburn, VA
Job Title: Senior Operations Technicians         Compensation: DOE
Area: Customer Support                                     Level of Experience: Experienced - Non Manager

Position Overview:

Virtacore Systems Inc. is currently seeking qualified candidates to join our data center operations staff in Ashburn, VA (about 30 miles West of Washington, DC)
as a Senior Operations Technician. This is a full-time position with benefits. Career
advancement opportunities are available to candidates based on experience and performance.

This is an ON-SITE position in Ashburn, VA and cannot be done remotely.

Responsibilities (include, but are not limited to):

Data center infrastructure maintenance and installation (installing switches,
cabling, servers, APCs, etc.
Building and repairing/replacing servers (hardware upgrades, new OS loads, racking and stacking of servers into cabinets, etc.
Remote Hands/Services for internal and other customers we service within the facility (ability to travel between buildings on campus, reboot/install/remove servers, cable management, etc)
Troubleshoot various hardware configurations, including communicating with vendors and as well as internal staff on open issues
Working with members of a team as well as management on project deployments and documentation
Serving as an escalation point for other members of your team
Assisting in evaluating and testing new technologies and solutions

Technical Skill-set Requirements:

Basic Linux and Windows OS experience
Cisco certifications or experience a plus
1+ years of data center/hosting environment experience a plus, but willing to train the right individual
Hardware experience a plus (RAID, upgrading ram/cpu's, troubleshooting malfunctions, etc)

Soft Skill-set Requirements:

Ability to life 40lbs to rack servers and various data center equipment
Good organizational skills and attention to details
Ability to communicate effectively to both internal teams and to customers
Leadership experience a plus

How to Apply:

Selected candidates will be contacted by e-mail to schedule an interview.
To apply for this position, please send an email with your resume and salary requirements to careers@virtacore.com. Please state which position you are looking to fill in your email.

Failure to include requested items will result in immediate disqualification.
Selected candidates will be contacted by e-mail to schedule an interview.