Data Center Technician

DataBank enables the world’s largest enterprises, technology, and content providers to consistently deploy and manage their infrastructure, applications, and data on the right platform, at the right time, in the right place. Our colocation and edge infrastructure footprint consists of 60 data centers and 20 interconnection hubs in 29 markets, on-ramps to an ecosystem of cloud providers, and a modular edge data center platform with virtually unlimited reach.

DataBank is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our work culture at DataBank does not discriminate based on actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veterans' status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

The Data Center Technician I provide an overall focus on positive proactive end-user customer service through phone, email, face-to-face, and our internal case management systems. Maintains accurate chain-of-custody logs of incoming and outgoing customer packages and ensures facility cleanliness. As a member of the Operations Team, the Data Center Technician I is expected to handle trouble tickets and remote hands requests from inception through resolution. Data Center Technician I will assist with the installation of a variety of circuits, including Ethernet, Sonet and Dark Fiber. Data Center Technicians monitor all business-critical systems (BMS, Security) escalating issues accordingly and drive both internal and customer compliance to the company’s security standards.

Shfit: 1st 8am - 8pm (the new hire will be on the night shift 8pm - 8am)

Responsibilities 

• Create and maintain effective customer relationships, with customer satisfaction as the goal. Answering customer phone calls and emails within a timely and professional manner.

• Assisting with supervision on Installs, testing and close out of new Customer orders, computer/server hardware, software support while ensuring tickets/orders are resolved quickly and thoroughly within predefined intervals.

• Monitor and assist with troubleshooting technical issues and alarms with DataBank Infrastructure. Comfortable with following ERP and Escalating to on-call staff or engineering support staff as necessary in a fast-paced data center environment

• Perform physical security walkthroughs, administration of security sign-in procedures for all colocation customers, visitors, third parties and escorting them to designated work location while adhering and enforcing established company security standards.

• Accurately capture time invested on tasks and tickets/cases (customer installs, site expansions, outages, remote hands, etc) including capturing Cap Labor on timesheet and ensuring timesheets are completed and submitted timely.

• Always Maintaining facility cleanliness and “Tour Readiness”.

• Adhere to DataBank Cabling Standards.

• Assist with maintaining accurate inventory of work tools, equipment, and devices

Qualifications

• Required high school diploma or equivalent but prefer college degree in related discipline.
• Required previous NOC/SOC/IOC experience and/or data center experience preferred.
• Required 1-4 years of experience or demonstrated ability to meet the responsibilities/qualifications.
• Required responsibility and dependability and have reliable transportation.
• Required familiarity with basic hardware troubleshooting tasks, replacing hard drives, memory, and motherboards a plus
• Required must be able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs.
• Required familiarity with DS1, DS3, Ethernet and dark fiber circuits are a plus.
• Required knowledgeable in data center equipment (UPS, PDU, Generators, Fire Alarms, HVAC Systems, etc)
• Trustworthy and ability to work honestly with little or no supervision, if necessary.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to learn quickly and apply new knowledge and skills immediately.
• Ability to assess situations and escalate properly, following internal procedures.
• Knowledge of Windows operating systems both pc and server side.

Benefits 

• Health, Vision and Dental Insurance Packages 
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance 
• 401k with company match 
• Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $21.00 - $23.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• Night shift
• On call

Work setting:

• In-person

Experience:

• Data Center: 1 year (Preferred)
• Rack & Stack: 1 year (Preferred)
• Help desk: 1 year (Preferred)
• Customer service: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $21 - $23