Professional Services Data Center Deployment Specialist Job Details | Penguin Solutions

Summary

Penguin Solutions provides engineering services for planning, integrating, configuring, deploying, and validating complex high-performance computing, cloud, and enterprise environments. The Professional Services Data Center Deployment Specialist assesses customer sites, performs hands-on deployment and validation of compute, storage, and networking systems, resolves technical issues, and coordinates with customers and project teams.

Responsibilities

• Assess customer site readiness, infrastructure requirements, and deployment risks, recommending appropriate actions to support successful implementations
• Independently determine installation, configuration, testing, and validation approaches for assigned deployments within established standards and project objectives
• Rack, cable, configure, deploy, and validate complex compute, storage, and networking systems in data center and customer environments
• Analyze hardware, network, and system issues, exercising sound technical judgment to identify, recommend, and implement effective solutions
• Adapt deployment activities to site conditions and customer requirements while ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and operational standards
• Serve as the primary on-site technical resource for assigned deployments, providing technical guidance, status updates, and issue resolution support
• Coordinate deployment activities with customers, project managers, engineering teams, vendors, and support personnel to ensure successful project execution
• Document technical assessments, configurations, decisions, test results, issues, and deployment outcomes
• Recommend improvements to deployment processes, tools, documentation, and technical best practices
• Contribute to knowledge sharing, technical documentation, and mentoring of less experienced team members
• Lift and carry equipment up to 50 pounds
• Travel up to 60% domestically and internationally as required

Skills

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Minimum 1 year of experience supporting data center, compute, network, or infrastructure deployments
• Experience installing CAT6 and fiber cabling and building, configuring, or repairing compute servers
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot technical issues, evaluate available information, and select an appropriate course of action within established standards
• Ability to work independently at customer sites, manage changing on-site conditions, and communicate decisions, risks, and status clearly
• Familiarity with data center environments and safety practices
• US citizenship required
• Valid driver's license
• Familiarity with Linux

Qualifications

Must Haves

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Minimum 1 year of experience supporting data center, compute, network, or infrastructure deployments
• Experience installing CAT6 and fiber cabling and building, configuring, or repairing compute servers
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot technical issues, evaluate available information, and select an appropriate course of action within established standards
• Ability to work independently at customer sites, manage changing on-site conditions, and communicate decisions, risks, and status clearly
• Familiarity with data center environments and safety practices
• US citizenship required
• Valid driver's license

Nice to Haves

• Familiarity with Linux

Benefits

• The position is bonus-eligible
• Medical benefits available
• Dental benefits available
• Vision benefits available
• 401k saving plan
• Paid Time Off
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Hybrid – Durham, NC or Remote - US