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 exert yourself physically over extended periods of time.
• Ability to work non-standard hours, including weekends, night shifts, holidays, and on shift-based schedules as required.

Nice to haves:

• 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.
• Experience working within a data center or network operation center environment.
• Experience with Linux operating systems.

What you'll be doing:

As a Data Center Technician, you will deploy and maintain Google's Data Center Server and Network Infrastructure by installing, configuring, testing, troubleshooting, and repairing hardware and server software. You will manage the configuration of networks, routers, bridges, and switches. You will lead local project teams on installations and develop project contingency plans. In this role, you will manage the physical deployment of data center-related technology and partner with various stakeholders.

Perks and benefits:

• Lead efforts and projects in the deployment, maintenance, and support of Google Cloud region infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot and resolve critical 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 using different tools until final resolution communicating with different stakeholders.