Data Center Critical Infrastructure Specialist

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Pay Grade

13

Deadline to apply: May 26, 2025

Position Summary

Data Center Critical Infrastructure Specialist is responsible for the execution of strategic planning, ensuring reliability of critical systems, and overall data center operations. This position focuses on redundancy in critical systems including HVAC, life safety, and electrical infrastructure, in compliance with industry standards.

Tasks and Responsibilities

Minimum Skills

Minimum Knowledge and Abilities

Strong knowledge of facility critical infrastructure systems, to include but not limited to generator, UPS, switchgear, HVAC, and fire protection.

Poses an understanding of electrical, mechanical and fire life safety systems used in data center environment, including, but not limited to the following:

Electrical distribution and layout, transformers, PLCS, generators, switchgear, UPS systems, STS, ATS, PDU’s chill water systems, crack units, pre-action sprinkler systems.

Knowledge of NEC, NFPA 70 E, NFPA 72., NFPA 25, and compliance issue. As well as building codes regarding fire life safety.

Current knowledge in industrial safety best practices. Lockout tagout, arc flash protection, OSHA and state regulations.

Ability to work with people from various disciplines with varying degrees of technical skills in a professional manner.

Ability to maintain a positive attitude while adapting to quickly changing demands.

Demonstrated hands on experience installing, maintaining and or troubleshooting large commercial and industrial systems, including:

Chill water system, large centrifugal chillers, Cooling towers, heat exchangers, water treatment systems, VFD, HVAC equipment, crack unit, humidification systems, water heaters, water, air filters, BMS and PLC controls;

Emergency standby diesel generator systems, fuel/ oil systems, 480/277 and 2O8/120, electrical generation and distribution. UPS Systems, and double interlock pre-action systems.

Pass a security background check as prescribed by NERC.

Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.

Ability to coordinate, supervise and communicate with contractors who perform maintenance or upgrade work on these systems.

Must be customer service oriented.

Ability to operate in and promote a team driven environment.

Conduct regular assessments, drills, and tests to evaluate infrastructure redundancy and resilience.

Proficient in Microsoft Office Package, including word processing, spreadsheets, database, presentation software, electronic mail, and scheduling.

Ability to act calmly, quickly, and effectively in emergency.

Ability to work overtime, including weekends and call duty.

Ability to work energized circuitry and in close proximity of energized equipment.

Will be required to work during emergency conditions.

Preferred Qualifications

Competencies

Demonstrating Initiative

Managing Resources

Communicates Effectively

Driving for Results

Working Safely

Minimum Education

High School Diploma or GED Equivalent

Required Certifications

Working Environment

Work is performed both indoors and outdoors. Operating computer, manual dexterity, talking, hearing, and repetitive motion. Use of personal computing equipment, telephone, multi-functioning printer and calculator.

Employee may potentially be exposed to hazardous chem, wet or humid conditions, outdoor weather, noisy and dusty environment. Ability to travel to and from meetings, training sessions or other business-related events. After hours work may be required.

Physical Demands

Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.

Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking & standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

CPS Energy does not discriminate against applicants or employees. CPS Energy is committed to providing equal opportunity in all of its employment practices, including selection, hiring, promotion, transfers and compensation, to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, veteran status, pregnancy, age, disability, genetic information or any other protected status. CPS Energy will comply with all laws and regulations.