Data Center Facilities Technician

Salute is a leading provider of cutting-edge Data Center Infrastructure Services dedicated to serving data center clients worldwide. We pride ourselves on delivering sustainable solutions unparalleled reliability and outstanding customer service. As we continue to grow we are seeking a dynamic and experienced Data Center Facilites Technician to join our team and drive our relationships with hyperscale clients to new heights.

Schedule: 12-Hour Rotating Day/Night Shifts 7am-7pm or 7pm-7am. 3 days on 2 days off 2 days on-3 days off. 6 weeks on day shift 6 weeks night shifts etc.

Data Center Facilites Technician:

The Data Center Facilites Technician is responsible as part of a team for ensuring that all electrical mechanical and fire/life safety equipment within the data center is operating at peak efficiency. This involves both planned preventative maintenance of equipment daily corrective work and emergency response to emergent issues. The Data Center Facilites Technician primarily interacts with Data Center Engineers clients and vendors. Data center equipment that supports mission-critical servers must maintain better than 99.999% uptime. This equipment includes but is not limited to emergency diesel generators electrical switchgear UPSs PDUs AHUs chillers cooling towers chemical treatment systems pumps motors VFDs and building automation systems and a basic understanding of this equipment would be preferred.

The Data Center Facilites Technician also provides comprehensive data center white space support for IT infrastructure which may include monitoring troubleshooting reporting and day-to-day maintenance all of this being site-dependent and as per the service level agreements with our clients. Data Center Facilites Technicians are also responsible for using event monitoring and management systems to provide notifications and escalations to stakeholders during service outages.

Responsibilities:

• Working knowledge of facility equipment including but not limited to pumps compressors CRACs UPS generators switch gear BMS life-safety systems security systems and more.
• Work with senior colleagues team members vendors and other stakeholders to test and install data center infrastructure equipment and services.
• Work closely with senior staff to ensure that operational services functionality meets or exceeds customer expectations for performance reliability escalation and communication as per SLA.
• Work closely with vendors to resolve service-affecting incidents and/or outages.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure and equipment problems placing service calls when problems remain unresolved.
• Provide data center white space support to managed services including but not limited to:routers and switches and other customer or self-owned digital infrastructure.
• Perform trouble isolation and resolution as needed.
• Perform maintenance as needed/directed.
• Perform day-to-day operations functional maintenance on infrastructure equipment to ensure the reliability and resilience of the data center environment as per checklists and procedures.
• Perform consolidated event management for all monitored equipment at the data center site.
• Provide monitoring and overall support ensuring successful operation of all site facility and other mission-critical equipment infrastructure (Generators UPS Thermal Management Electrical infrastructure etc.)
• Experience from stacking and racking of servers to battery/power and structured cabling.
• Generate end user performance reports as needed.
• Troubleshoots and resolves client-side problems when so .
• Produce reports with metrics on service requests problem management backup and statistics number of events for internal and external stakeholders.
• Monitor capacity utilization.
• Manages/Monitors physical access to data centers.
• Successfully execute Emergency Operating Procedures (EOPs) when so at site.
• Trains new staff on all processes and procedures that relate to all the above.

Qualifications:

• Electrical and Mechanical knowledge
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Basic knowledge of site facility infrastructure regarding power thermal management and associated systems.
• This is anintermediate-level facility-focused position for a person with an aptitude to learn and grow in the field of technical operations and maintenance support of electrical and HVAC systems.
• Good observation skills and problem-solving ability.
• Place SAFETY at the top of anything and everything that they do without fail.
• Focus on the tasks and activities given to them and remain consistently focused on SAFETY.
• Ability to work on multiple concurrent projects while meeting deadlines and ensuring uptime.
• A penchant for leading projects and can work autonomously under the customers direction written or verbal on servers/routers/switches.
• Perform their professional duties as a member of a team as a leader peer and a follower depending on the situation and work competently and calmly under pressure.
• Handle circumstances that are outside their comfort zone in a clear and methodical manner without impacting services and safety.
• Follow instructions as provided in SOPs MOPs and EOPs (xOPs).
• Speak up and contribute constructively and professionally when matters do not look correct and when there is any possibility of site impact especially regarding safety.
• Evaluate their own deliverables and performance and those of others in the relentless pursuit of continuous operational improvement.
• Willingness to enhance existing skill set.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills. Must be able to logically analyze isolate and resolve site and customer-facing service issues. Proficient in monitoring and troubleshooting.
• Good English communication skills both verbal and written.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift and carry heavy equipment up to 40lbs.
• Ability to climb ladders and multiple flights of stairs to access elevated equipment
• Ability to stand for long periods of time in various work environments
• Ability to bend stoop kneel and reach for equipment related tasks
• Basic physical fitness to respond quickly to emergency situations and navigate areas quickly
• Ability to move quickly and efficiently withing various work environments to troubleshoot issues or respond to emergencies.
• Good hand-eye coordination and dexterity for working with small components and connectors
• Clear vision with or without correction to perform tasks requiring attention to detail and precision while wearing safety glasses
• Ability to differentiate between color-coded warning signs labels and cables
• Ability to work in environments with a wide variety temperature inside a facility
• Ability to work outdoors in various weather conditions including extreme temperatures rain or snow
• Capability to work in environments with elevated noise levels while wearing hearing protection
• Possession of a valid drivers license for work-related travel as required

If you are a motivated and results-driven individual with a passion for data center services and a knack for building strong client relationships we want to hear from you. Join us in revolutionizing the data center industry and apply today!

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