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Data Center Technician

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Data Center Technician

1 Month ago • All levels • Administrative

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Job Description

As a Data Center Technician at Google, you will be responsible for installing, configuring, testing, troubleshooting, and maintaining hardware and software within our data centers. You'll work on the configuration of components such as networks, routers, hubs, bridges, switches, and networking protocols. You'll also participate in or lead project teams on installations and develop project contingency plans. You'll be involved in the manual movement and installation of racks.

Must have:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
Experience with operating systems and networking protocols
Experience with computer hardware and server hardware or troubleshooting/diagnosing
Ability to lift, carry or move up to 50 lbs of equipment
Ability to use safety equipment like ladders, step stools, and personal protective equipment (PPE)

Good to have:

Experience working within a data center or network operation center environment
Experience in project management and leadership
Experience in maintenance and monitoring of server systems
Experience with Linux operating systems
Ability to collaborate and partner with teams to overcome issues

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Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
Experience with operating systems and networking protocols.
Experience with computer hardware and server hardware or troubleshooting/diagnosing.
Ability to participate in material handling tasks such as lifting, carrying or moving up to 50 lbs of equipment, the required use of safety equipment such as limited weight bearing work platforms, ladders, step stools and personal protective equipment (PPE) like safety harnesses in accordance with safety and ergonomic guidelines and assessments.

Preferred qualifications:

Experience working within a data center or network operation center environment.
Experience in project management and leadership.
Experience in maintenance and monitoring of server systems.
Experience with Linux operating systems.
Ability to collaborate and partner with teams to overcome issues.

About the job

Google isn't just a software company. The Hardware Operations team is responsible for monitoring the state-of-the-art physical infrastructure behind Google's powerful search technology. As an Operations Technician, you'll install, configure, test, troubleshoot and maintain hardware (like servers and its components) and server software (like Google's Linux cluster). You'll also take on the configuration of more complex components such as networks, routers, hubs, bridges, switches and networking protocols. You'll participate in or lead small project teams on larger installations and develop project contingency plans. A typical day involves manual movement and installation of racks, and while it can sometimes be physically demanding, you are excited to work with infrastructure that is at the cutting-edge of computer technology.

As a Data Center Technician, you will install, configure, test, troubleshoot and maintain hardware (e.g., servers and its components) and server software (e.g., Google's Linux cluster). You will work on the configuration of components such as networks, routers, hubs, bridges, switches, and networking protocols. You will also participate or lead project teams on installations and develop project contingency plans. In addition, you will be involved in the manual movement and installation of racks.

Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

Responsibilities

Contribute to, and lead efforts/projects in the deployment, maintenance, and support of Google Cloud region (e.g., cloud data center) infrastructure.
Lead troubleshooting and resolve critical or escalated technical issues regarding affected equipment.
Help test and troubleshoot new server hardware components and designs.
Configure and troubleshoot OS-related issues on server.
Resolve technical issues (e.g., hardware, software, application, operational, process) using different tools until final resolution communicating with different stakeholders.

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