IT Facilities & Data Center Engineer

### IT Facilities \& Data Center Engineer

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Working Title: IT Facilities \& Data Center Engineer (Onsite)

This position is 100% on\-site and located on the Cornell University Campus in Ithaca, New York.

No Visa Sponsorship is available for this position.

This position will require occasional off\-hours support.

What is Cornell University and what is Information Technology @ Cornell?

Cornell University, unique among peers, is the federal land\-grant institution of New York State, a private endowed university, and a member of the Ivy League. Information technologies (IT) is a strategic enabler for many functions at Cornell. Staff working in IT are found in most colleges and units across Cornell. We are comprised of many organizations, but we work as one. By being where Cornell faculty, staff, and students are, we are better able to offer support—whether needed at your desktop or to solve a major business, academic or research objective—to everyone at Cornell. Check out this link to find out more about IT@Cornell.

Cornell Information Technologies (CIT) Enterprise Network Services organization provides cutting\-edge technology services and solutions that enable the Cornell community to achieve its academic, research, and administrative goals. Our highly skilled and experienced team is committed to delivering technology solutions that are both standards\-based and process\-oriented, as well as agile and adaptive. We understand the importance of adhering to best practices and industry standards to ensure our services' reliability, security, and scalability. At the same time, we recognize the need to be flexible and adaptive in a rapidly changing technological landscape. We continually strive to provide exceptional customer service and support and work closely with our partners across campus to foster a culture of innovation and excellence. Our team is adept at collaborating with stakeholders across the university to understand their unique needs and requirements and to develop solutions that meet their specific goals.

What will you do:

Cornell Information Technologies (CIT) Network Facilities \& Infrastructure Services (NF\&IS) is seeking an IT Facilities \& Data Center Engineer to play a critical role in the operation, maintenance, and reliability of CIT‑managed data centers, telecommunications rooms, and other essential IT facilities across the Cornell Ithaca campus. This position supports both day‑to‑day operations and engineering activities for mechanical, electrical, cooling, and infrastructure systems that underpin Cornell’s computing environment, including High\-Performance Computing (HPC) and Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)‑intensive workloads.

The engineer maintains accurate facility documentation, monitors environmental and infrastructure health, performs inspections, responds to alarms and incidents, and coordinates preventive and emergency maintenance with Cornell Facilities and external vendors. The role also supports equipment installation, capacity planning, environmental monitoring, and data center service billing.

In addition to operational responsibilities, the position leads small‑to‑medium infrastructure projects, collaborates with cross‑functional teams and vendors, and ensures compliance with security, risk management, and disaster‑recovery requirements. The engineer brings strong technical knowledge, hands‑on experience, and a customer‑focused mindset to ensure the reliability, safety, and performance of CIT’s critical IT environments.

While position responsibilities vary, every member of our community is expected to foster a culture of belonging and a healthy work environment by communicating across differences; being cooperative, collaborative, open, and welcoming; showing respect, compassion, and empathy; engaging and supporting others regardless of background or perspective; speaking up when others are being excluded or treated inappropriately; and supporting work/life integration of oneself and others.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and 2–4 years of relevant experience working in data centers, server rooms, telecom rooms, or other mission‑critical IT environments., or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience with power and cooling management in High‑Performance Computing (HPC) environments.
• Experience leading small projects and coordinating work across technical teams.
• Strong understanding of HVAC and data center cooling systems, including CRAC units, in‑row cooling, rear‑door heat exchangers, and chilled‑water systems.
• Knowledge of power distribution systems, including PDUs, RPPs, UPS systems, dual power feeds, and generators.
• Experience with environmental monitoring platforms (temperature, humidity, leak detection, airflow).
• Expertise in rack/stack design and physical layouts, including hot aisle/cold aisle configurations, containment strategies, and rack elevations.
• Experience coordinating and managing vendors for:

+ Electrical and cooling upgrades

+ Cabling projects

+ Data center expansions and colocation services

• Experience with physical security systems, including badge access and key/lock hardware.
• Familiarity with copper and fiber optic cabling types and standards.
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously, including coordination with contractors, vendors, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated customer service, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to adapt to a dynamically changing environment and respond effectively to competing priorities.
• Ability to participate in on‑call rotation and to perform occasional after‑hours and weekend work for maintenance or project activities.
• Ability to work in environments with noise levels \> 80 dB TWA.
• Ability to work at heights of 4–10 feet.
• Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive working relationships with students, faculty, staff, other public safety agencies, and community members.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in higher education, particularly within an R1 research university environment.
• Experience supporting network and/or server infrastructure for research computing or High‑Performance Computing (HPC) environments.
• Experience using ticketing systems (e.g., TeamDynamix) and inventory management systems (e.g., PCR360\).
• Project management experience, including coordination across technical and cross‑functional teams.

Application Information:

• A
resume is required for further consideration for this position. A cover letter expressing alignment with Cornell’s mission and this role is strongly encouraged. When applying through our system, please remember to attach your application materials (Cover Letter and Resume) in PDF format.

* No Visa Sponsorship of any kind is available for this position.

* No Relocation assistance will be provided for this position.

• This position is 100%
on\-site and works a standard 39\-hour week with hours between 7:00am and 5:00pm. This position will require occasional off\-hours support.

Rewards and Benefits

* This position is 100% on\-premise and located on the Cornell University Campus in Ithaca, New York.

• Cornell receives national recognition as an award\-winning workplace for our health, wellbeing, and sustainability. Our benefits programs include comprehensive health care options, generous retirement contributions, access to wellness programs, and employee discounts with local and national retail brands. We invite you to follow this link to get more information about our benefits: Understand Your Benefits \| Working at Cornell.
• Our leave provisions include health and personal leave, three weeks of vacation and 13 holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, and an end of the year winter break from December 25\-January 1\. To offer greater flexibility for observing faiths and traditions we also offer two additional floating holidays. Learn more about our generous leave provisions: Holiday and Accrued Time Off \| Working at Cornell
• Cornell's impressive educational benefits include tuition\-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program, tuition aid for external education, and Cornell Children's Tuition Assistance Program. Learn more about our extensive educational benefits: Education Benefits \| Working at Cornell
• Follow this link to learn more about the Total Rewards of Working at Cornell: Total Rewards \| Working at Cornell.

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