Data Center Asset Inventory Consultant
- Kanak ITS LLC.
4 Days Ago
NA
C2C
Pittsburgh-PA
6-10 Years
Required Skills: ServiceNow Discovery, Device42, Lansweeper, SolarWinds , Dell EMC, NetApp, HPE, Pure Storage, Cisco, Arista, Juniper, Palo Alto
Job Description
Required Skills & Experience
The Data Center Asset Inventory & Documentation Engineer is responsible for performing a comprehensive physical inventory of data center equipment, including asset details, power connections, network connectivity, cabinet specifications, and visual documentation. The role requires on-site work at customer data centers and close collaboration with IT, facilities, and application stakeholders
Strong hands-on knowledge of:
- x86/enterprise servers
- Storage systems/SAN/NAS
- Network switches and routers
- Data center rack infrastructure
- Experience performing physical data center inventory / asset discovery.
- Experience working with CMDB, ITAM or infrastructure inventory tools.
- Ability to identify and interpret server, storage and network hardware information.
- Strong understanding of hardware lifecycle, EOL/EOS and support status.
- Strong Excel/data reconciliation and reporting skills.
- Excellent documentation and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently onsite and interact professionally with customer infrastructure teams.
Must have Skills:
- Experience with ServiceNow CMDB/ITAM or similar platforms.
- Knowledge of tools such as ServiceNow Discovery, Device42, Lansweeper, SolarWinds or equivalent discovery/inventory platforms.
- Familiarity with VMware/virtualization environments.
- Knowledge of enterprise storage technologies such as Dell EMC, NetApp, HPE, Pure Storage or equivalent.
- Knowledge of enterprise networking technologies such as Cisco, Arista, Juniper, Palo Alto or equivalent.
- Experience with data center migration, consolidation or transformation assessments.
- ITIL/CMDB/IT Asset Management experience is a plus.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform detailed inventory assessment of approximately 500 data center devices.
- Conduct physical validation of equipment, including:
- Manufacturer and model
- Serial number
- Asset/CI ID
- Rack and location
- Device role/function
- Hardware configuration
- Current operational status
- Assess and document server infrastructure, including physical and virtual server environments where applicable.
- Assess storage infrastructure, including storage platforms, arrays, controllers and associated components.
- Assess network infrastructure, including switches, routers, firewalls and related network equipment.
- Reconcile physical inventory against existing CMDB, asset database, spreadsheets or other available sources.
- Identify duplicate, missing, unidentified or inaccurate asset records.
- Capture available OS, firmware, configuration and lifecycle information.
- Identify equipment approaching End-of-Life (EOL), End-of-Support (EOS) or requiring further review.
- Document inventory gaps, inconsistencies and data-quality issues.
- Work with customer stakeholders and infrastructure teams to validate findings.
- Develop a consolidated and accurate infrastructure inventory.
- Prepare assessment findings, observations and recommendations.
- Support preparation and presentation of the final assessment report.
