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The role owns technical quality, design clarity, and timely resolution of discrepancies throughout the delivery lifecycle.This position is focused primarily on project delivery rather than pre-sales activity.\n\nWhat you'll be doing\n\nCustomer Requirements and Technical Leadership\n\nLead technical discovery to gather, validate, and document customer requirements, constraints, dependencies, and acceptance criteria.\nServe as the primary technical contact throughout the deployment lifecycle, translating requirements into executable designs.\nCommunicate design decisions, risks, and trade-offs to technical and nontechnical stakeholders and lead resolution of technical issues.\n\nSolution Design and Documentation\n\nDevelop and maintain solution designs, configuration specifications, implementation workbooks, rack designs, and related engineering documentation.\nMaintain approved designs within the designated design and configuration-management platform, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and alignment with engineering standards.\nSecure customer approval and release completed designs to the integration facility for build and testing.\nEvaluate design changes and ensure approved updates are reflected in applicable documentation and systems.\n\nBuild and Integration Support\n\nProvide technical direction to teams assembling, configuring, and testing customer solutions.\nResolve design discrepancies, omissions, and technical questions identified during build and integration.\nParticipate in first-article builds, proofs of concept, and validation reviews as required.\nReview build records, configuration snapshots, and test results, approving completed configurations before they advance.\n\nTechnical Closure and Delivery Assurance\n\nLead technical closure with the customer, validating completed work against approved requirements and acceptance criteria.\nObtain customer technical signoff and ensure final documentation accurately reflects the delivered solution.\nProvide project leadership with timely visibility into technical status, risks, decisions, and recommendations.\nProvide technical input for changes or follow-on work within existing customer accounts.\n\nCross-Functional Leadership\n\nLead technical contributors through influence, establishing direction, clarifying expectations, and driving accountability without direct reporting authority.\nPartner with project management, field engineering, consulting, integration centers, and other delivery functions to maintain alignment throughout deployment.\nPromote disciplined engineering, documentation, and continuous improvement practices.\n\nWhat you have\n\nBachelor’s degree in engineering, information technology, computer science, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience.\nFive or more years of experience designing, configuring, implementing, or supporting enterprise technology environments.\nDemonstrated experience translating customer requirements into detailed technical designs and supporting solutions through build, validation, and acceptance.\nRelevant technical certifications (CCNP, CCDP, JNCIP) in networking, data center infrastructure, servers, storage, virtualization, audiovisual solutions, or related technologies are preferred.\nMust be legally eligible to work in the United States.Strong customer orientation, professionalism, and accountability for technical outcomes.\nAbility to lead technical discussions and build credibility with customers, engineers, project leaders, and operational teams.\nStrong requirements-gathering, solution-design, technical-documentation, and configuration-management capabilities.\nAbility to identify design discrepancies, assess technical impacts, and drive issues through resolution.\nStrong knowledge of applicable enterprise technologies, implementation practices, and engineering standards.\nAbility to communicate complex technical information clearly to technical and nontechnical audiences.\nStrong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and follow-through skills.\nAbility to lead technical contributors through influence without direct reporting authority.\nAbility to manage multiple deployments, technical priorities, dependencies, and deadlines.\nExperience using enterprise design, configuration-management, project-management, and documentation tools.\nAbility to travel domestically or internationally based on customer and business needs.\n\nWhy you should choose us\nFreedom & trust\n\nAt Computacenter, you can really thrive by having the autonomy to do the right thing, for the long-term benefit of your customers in our unique can-do culture. Our Sales professionals are trusted with high- profile customers and manage large-scale, complex projects.\n\nYour work. Your time\n\nOur culture means that you’re free to decide how best to manage your time and workload. All that matters is that you’re delivering your best for our customers and that you pursue a healthy work/life balance.\n\nCelebrating success\n\nOur two-day annual Group Kick-off event is an international sales conference like no other! It’s a great opportunity to network with your peers from Europe, Asia, and beyond. Learn, be inspired, and help celebrate the success of your team and your colleagues.\n\nShowing appreciation & having fun\n\nGreat performance is recognized, so too the willingness to help others. Our Bravo! and tenure recognition scheme schemes are just a taste of how we say thank you for all that you do. And when it comes to recognizing success, we love to celebrate. Our company and team events are legendary!\n\nOpen communication\n\nDespite our size, we’re an open organization that doesn’t hide behind hierarchy. We communicate regularly, openly, and directly. For us, it’s about being straightforward, delivering, and doing the right thing. Essentially, we’re people dealing with people!\n\nInclusive workplace\n\nPeople work best when they bring their whole selves to work; that’s why we see and value you as the individual you are. We take a genuine interest in you that extends beyond skills, knowledge, and experience. Our Employee Impact Groups champion best practice, celebrate diversity, and promote inclusion within our industry.\n\nPersonal development\n\nWe offer unlimited opportunities for your personal growth and development with a structure that offers clear paths for progression. Our people have advanced to become some of the most successful leaders across the global industry – and we’re proud of this.\n\nHealth & wellbeing\n\nOur people are our greatest asset, and we’re passionate about supporting you in feeling good and staying healthy. We offer a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program, a ‘Be well’ app (powered by Humanoo), Mental Health First Aiders, wellbeing webinars, wellness fairs, and much more.\n\nTuition reimbursement\n\nInterested in continuing your formal education or pursuing various certifications? Computacenter provides up to $5,250 in tuition reimbursement for full time employees. We value continuing education, and this assistance includes tuition, books, registration fees, and more.\n\nPension & financial security\n\nThinking ahead, planning for life’s uncertainties, or simply saving for a rainy day? For our people based in the US, we offer automatic enrollment onto our 401(k)-retirement plan with a company match. For our Canadian colleagues we offer enrollment onto a Registered Retirement Savings Plan provided by Canada Life where we’ll match 25% up to 6% of your base earnings. Irrespective of where you’re based, you’ll also have access to our financial advisors who can help you with your retirement planning needs.\n\nParental leave\n\nIf you’re expanding your family, you can utilize our parental leave program that provides twelve weeks of 100% paid leave for birthing parents, and two weeks of paid leave for non-birthing parents. Grow your family with peace of mind as you grow professionally with us.\n\nFlexible benefits\n\nWe offer a wide range of benefits that you can tailor to fit you needs. In addition to great medical, dental, and vision coverage options, we also provide 100% company-paid life insurance, and short- and long-term disability insurance. Our easy to navigate employee benefits platform, you’ll have the opportunity to enroll in supplemental life insurance.\n\nWe’re a place where you can belong\n\nAt Computacenter, people matter. We value what makes you, you, and believe everyone should feel comfortable being themselves at work. Here, you’ll be recognised for your contribution, supported to grow, and welcomed into a vibrant, collaborative culture where you can experience a genuine sense of belonging - because when you thrive, we thrive.\n\nYou’ll see this reflected in our recruitment process too. We aim to provide fair access to opportunities and an inclusive, barrier‑free experience. All that matters to us is that you share our vision and values and bring the skills and experience we need.\n\nAs a Disability Confident Committed employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme. If you opt in and meet the minimum criteria for the role, you’ll be guaranteed an interview, and we’re happy to support any reasonable adjustments. Please let us know when you apply.\n\nWinning Together\n\nAt Computacenter, we have been writing success stories for more than 40 years. Today, we’re driving digital transformation with over 20,000 employees worldwide. We develop IT strategies, implement new technologies and manage complex infrastructures.\n\nAs a proud, independent partner to some of the world’s leading technology providers, our portfolio covers workplace, applications & data, cloud & data center, security, and networking. What’s the secret of our success? Quite simply, it’s our people.\n\nThe people who bring their unique skills and perspectives to a diverse and inclusive environment that enables them to reach their full potential.\n\nWe are an award-winning employer!","company":"Computacenter","rawCompany":"computacenter","city":"Livermore","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-15T08:31:55.798Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1211.00","title":"Computer Systems Analysts","slug":"computer-systems-analysts"},{"code":"17-2199.00","title":"Engineers, All Other","slug":"engineers-all-other"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"518210","title":"Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services","slug":"computing-infrastructure-providers-data-processing-web-hosting-and-related-services"},{"code":"541330","title":"Engineering Services","slug":"engineering-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Data Center Engineer","description":"Livermore\n\n220420-en_US\n\nAbout the role\n\nThe Project Engineer provides end-to-end technical leadership for assigned customer deployments, from requirements discovery and solution design through build, integration, validation, and technical closure. This customer-facing role translates customer requirements into accurate, executable technical designs and ensures that completed solutions align with approved specifications. The Project Engineer serves as the primary technical liaison among the customer, project leadership, engineering teams, and the integration facility where solutions are assembled and tested. The role owns technical quality, design clarity, and timely resolution of discrepancies throughout the delivery lifecycle.This position is focused primarily on project delivery rather than pre-sales activity.\n\nWhat you'll be doing\n\nCustomer Requirements and Technical Leadership\n\nLead technical discovery to gather, validate, and document customer requirements, constraints, dependencies, and acceptance criteria.\nServe as the primary technical contact throughout the deployment lifecycle, translating requirements into executable designs.\nCommunicate design decisions, risks, and trade-offs to technical and nontechnical stakeholders and lead resolution of technical issues.\n\nSolution Design and Documentation\n\nDevelop and maintain solution designs, configuration specifications, implementation workbooks, rack designs, and related engineering documentation.\nMaintain approved designs within the designated design and configuration-management platform, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and alignment with engineering standards.\nSecure customer approval and release completed designs to the integration facility for build and testing.\nEvaluate design changes and ensure approved updates are reflected in applicable documentation and systems.\n\nBuild and Integration Support\n\nProvide technical direction to teams assembling, configuring, and testing customer solutions.\nResolve design discrepancies, omissions, and technical questions identified during build and integration.\nParticipate in first-article builds, proofs of concept, and validation reviews as required.\nReview build records, configuration snapshots, and test results, approving completed configurations before they advance.\n\nTechnical Closure and Delivery Assurance\n\nLead technical closure with the customer, validating completed work against approved requirements and acceptance criteria.\nObtain customer technical signoff and ensure final documentation accurately reflects the delivered solution.\nProvide project leadership with timely visibility into technical status, risks, decisions, and recommendations.\nProvide technical input for changes or follow-on work within existing customer accounts.\n\nCross-Functional Leadership\n\nLead technical contributors through influence, establishing direction, clarifying expectations, and driving accountability without direct reporting authority.\nPartner with project management, field engineering, consulting, integration centers, and other delivery functions to maintain alignment throughout deployment.\nPromote disciplined engineering, documentation, and continuous improvement practices.\n\nWhat you have\n\nBachelor’s degree in engineering, information technology, computer science, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience.\nFive or more years of experience designing, configuring, implementing, or supporting enterprise technology environments.\nDemonstrated experience translating customer requirements into detailed technical designs and supporting solutions through build, validation, and acceptance.\nRelevant technical certifications (CCNP, CCDP, JNCIP) in networking, data center infrastructure, servers, storage, virtualization, audiovisual solutions, or related technologies are preferred.\nMust be legally eligible to work in the United States.Strong customer orientation, professionalism, and accountability for technical outcomes.\nAbility to lead technical discussions and build credibility with customers, engineers, project leaders, and operational teams.\nStrong requirements-gathering, solution-design, technical-documentation, and configuration-management capabilities.\nAbility to identify design discrepancies, assess technical impacts, and drive issues through resolution.\nStrong knowledge of applicable enterprise technologies, implementation practices, and engineering standards.\nAbility to communicate complex technical information clearly to technical and nontechnical audiences.\nStrong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and follow-through skills.\nAbility to lead technical contributors through influence without direct reporting authority.\nAbility to manage multiple deployments, technical priorities, dependencies, and deadlines.\nExperience using enterprise design, configuration-management, project-management, and documentation tools.\nAbility to travel domestically or internationally based on customer and business needs.\n\nWhy you should choose us\nFreedom & trust\n\nAt Computacenter, you can really thrive by having the autonomy to do the right thing, for the long-term benefit of your customers in our unique can-do culture. Our Sales professionals are trusted with high- profile customers and manage large-scale, complex projects.\n\nYour work. Your time\n\nOur culture means that you’re free to decide how best to manage your time and workload. All that matters is that you’re delivering your best for our customers and that you pursue a healthy work/life balance.\n\nCelebrating success\n\nOur two-day annual Group Kick-off event is an international sales conference like no other! It’s a great opportunity to network with your peers from Europe, Asia, and beyond. Learn, be inspired, and help celebrate the success of your team and your colleagues.\n\nShowing appreciation & having fun\n\nGreat performance is recognized, so too the willingness to help others. Our Bravo! and tenure recognition scheme schemes are just a taste of how we say thank you for all that you do. And when it comes to recognizing success, we love to celebrate. Our company and team events are legendary!\n\nOpen communication\n\nDespite our size, we’re an open organization that doesn’t hide behind hierarchy. We communicate regularly, openly, and directly. For us, it’s about being straightforward, delivering, and doing the right thing. Essentially, we’re people dealing with people!\n\nInclusive workplace\n\nPeople work best when they bring their whole selves to work; that’s why we see and value you as the individual you are. We take a genuine interest in you that extends beyond skills, knowledge, and experience. Our Employee Impact Groups champion best practice, celebrate diversity, and promote inclusion within our industry.\n\nPersonal development\n\nWe offer unlimited opportunities for your personal growth and development with a structure that offers clear paths for progression. Our people have advanced to become some of the most successful leaders across the global industry – and we’re proud of this.\n\nHealth & wellbeing\n\nOur people are our greatest asset, and we’re passionate about supporting you in feeling good and staying healthy. We offer a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program, a ‘Be well’ app (powered by Humanoo), Mental Health First Aiders, wellbeing webinars, wellness fairs, and much more.\n\nTuition reimbursement\n\nInterested in continuing your formal education or pursuing various certifications? Computacenter provides up to $5,250 in tuition reimbursement for full time employees. We value continuing education, and this assistance includes tuition, books, registration fees, and more.\n\nPension & financial security\n\nThinking ahead, planning for life’s uncertainties, or simply saving for a rainy day? For our people based in the US, we offer automatic enrollment onto our 401(k)-retirement plan with a company match. For our Canadian colleagues we offer enrollment onto a Registered Retirement Savings Plan provided by Canada Life where we’ll match 25% up to 6% of your base earnings. Irrespective of where you’re based, you’ll also have access to our financial advisors who can help you with your retirement planning needs.\n\nParental leave\n\nIf you’re expanding your family, you can utilize our parental leave program that provides twelve weeks of 100% paid leave for birthing parents, and two weeks of paid leave for non-birthing parents. Grow your family with peace of mind as you grow professionally with us.\n\nFlexible benefits\n\nWe offer a wide range of benefits that you can tailor to fit you needs. In addition to great medical, dental, and vision coverage options, we also provide 100% company-paid life insurance, and short- and long-term disability insurance. Our easy to navigate employee benefits platform, you’ll have the opportunity to enroll in supplemental life insurance.\n\nWe’re a place where you can belong\n\nAt Computacenter, people matter. We value what makes you, you, and believe everyone should feel comfortable being themselves at work. Here, you’ll be recognised for your contribution, supported to grow, and welcomed into a vibrant, collaborative culture where you can experience a genuine sense of belonging - because when you thrive, we thrive.\n\nYou’ll see this reflected in our recruitment process too. We aim to provide fair access to opportunities and an inclusive, barrier‑free experience. All that matters to us is that you share our vision and values and bring the skills and experience we need.\n\nAs a Disability Confident Committed employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme. If you opt in and meet the minimum criteria for the role, you’ll be guaranteed an interview, and we’re happy to support any reasonable adjustments. Please let us know when you apply.\n\nWinning Together\n\nAt Computacenter, we have been writing success stories for more than 40 years. Today, we’re driving digital transformation with over 20,000 employees worldwide. We develop IT strategies, implement new technologies and manage complex infrastructures.\n\nAs a proud, independent partner to some of the world’s leading technology providers, our portfolio covers workplace, applications & data, cloud & data center, security, and networking. What’s the secret of our success? 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