Data Center Technician, Global Server Operations

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with assembly of mechanical or electrical systems, or performing component-level repairs and troubleshooting on technical equipment.
• Experience with diagnosing and troubleshooting operating systems, computer hardware and server hardware and network protocols.
• Ability to lift/move 50lb (23kg) of equipment and ability to exert yourself physically over extended periods of time, including frequent bending, kneeling, climbing, pushing/pulling and lifting.
• Ability to work non-standard hours, including working weekends, night shifts, holidays and on shift-based schedules as required.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in project management and leadership, and collaborating and partnering with teams.
• Experience in maintenance and monitoring of server systems.
• Experience with performing component-level repairs and troubleshooting on IT equipment or in a similar role (e.g. systems administration, network deployment engineer, help desk technician, etc).
• Experience working within a data center or network operation center environment.
• Experience with Linux operating systems.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Lead efforts and projects in the deployment, maintenance, and support of Google Cloud region (e.g., cloud data center) infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot and resolve critical or escalated technical issues regarding affected equipment.
• Diagnose and repair broken equipment, including servers, networking and storage devices.
• Install and maintain switches, routers, and other networking gear.
• Resolve technical issues (e.g., hardware, software, application, operational, process) using different tools until final resolution communicating with different stakeholders.

Perks and Benefits:

• Data Center Technician role at Google
• Location: Skien, Norway
• Join a dynamic and innovative Hardware Operations team
• Work with state-of-the-art physical infrastructure
• Opportunity to work on projects at a global scale