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$40.00/hr - $60.00/hr

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Principal Recruiter at Motion Recruitment
One of the leading providers of best‑in‑class information technology services and solutions is looking for a Sr. Data Center Operations Engineer to join their Saint Jerome, QC team!

Our client is looking for a Sr. Data Center Operations Engineer to own the day‑to‑day reliability and performance of data centers, supporting both IT and facility infrastructure. This includes installing and configuring servers and compute equipment, managing structured cabling, and performing Layer 1–3 troubleshooting across compute and network layers. This position will partner closely with colocation and data center providers to maintain uptime reviewing maintenance procedures, coordinating planned work, validating redundancy during transitions, and verifying site health after power or cooling events.

Contract Duration: 6‑Month Contract with the opportunity for extension or conversion

Required Skills & Experience

10+ years in data center compute operations, facilities, or infrastructure engineering and/or a degree in an Engineering or Computer Science discipline

Hands‑on experience with servers, networking, and structured cabling

Working knowledge of electrical systems including transformers, PDUs, UPS, switchgear, and generators

Understanding of cooling systems including CRAC/CRAH units, CDUs, cooling towers,



chillers, and containment environments

Familiarity with Linux and basic scripting (Bash, Python, Ansible)

What You Will Be Doing

Daily Responsibilities

Own the day‑to‑day reliability and performance of data centers, supporting both IT and facility infrastructure.

Installing and configuring servers and compute equipment, managing structured cabling, and performing Layer 1–3 troubleshooting across compute and network layers.

Partner closely with colocation and data center providers to maintain uptime reviewing maintenance procedures, coordinating planned work, validating redundancy during transitions, and verifying site health after power or cooling events.

The Offer

You will receive the following advantages:

Statutory Vacation

Holiday Pay

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full‑time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre‑employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.

Seniority level : Mid‑Senior level

Employment type : Contract

Job function : Information Technology

Industries : Staffing and Recruiting

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📌 Data Center Engineer (Quebec City)
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