Job Description

Aptient Consulting is looking for an individual to join our small team in the role of Infrastructure Engineer. You will be responsible for deploying, augmenting, and supporting networks and servers in data centers all over the world. You will possess exceptional communication skills, be a self-starter, have a fantastic work ethic, be incredibly well organized, work very well without supervision, and ensure projects and tasks are completed on time and meet or exceed customer expectations. You must also be a great culture fit within our organization. This role requires significant worldwide travel, however, special consideration is being given to the current global pandemic. Our clients' footprints include more than 800 sites globally. You will be away from home for up to 180 nights per year. If you love to travel and see the world, then this is the right job for you.

Our clients include Internet and network service providers, critical-infrastructure providers, data centers, content-delivery networks, gaming companies, voice-services providers, hardware and integration providers, medical companies, and religious organizations. You will work with an array of network and server vendors; we're always learning something new.

In-Data-Center Responsibilities

• Install networking equipment into racks
• Install server chassis into racks
• Fulfill fiber and copper cable run lists
• Basic network and server configuration
• Basic network and server troubleshooting
• Basic operating system knowledge
• Project documentation for clients
• Project documentation for internal use

Out-of-Data-Center Responsibilities

• Plan projects with clients
• Assist with moving other projects forward
• Remotely assist fellow contractors who are on-site
• Support other internal team members

Requirements

• Travel up to 180 days a year (some international travel required)
• Be located in Chicago, Dallas or Denver (will consider other hub airports)
• Have a valid passport and no criminal history
• Be able to lift 60 pounds over your head easily
• Be insurable (Aptient will pay for the policy)

Perks

• Flexible expense reimbursement
• Flexible time management
• Flexible paid time off (PTO)
• Hotel and airline status
• Travel to some very cool countries

Notes

• We welcome applications from all races and genders
• This is a full-time contractor position
• We are unable to offer 401k
• We are unable to offer medical insurance, but we may be able to subsidize

Apply

Please send an email with your cover letter and CV to job-infra-us-2022@aptient.com.