Job Title: Datacentre Technician Location: Englewood, CO 80111 Duration: 12+ Months Shift: We operate 24/7, 365 days a year, so there will be some working weekends. Rotational shifts, typically changing every 3 months, with schedules ranging from 2pm to 10pm.
About Role:
Data Center Operations Technician responsible for safe operation and upkeep of the Data Center and Colocation sites.
Qualifications:
Experience in a 24/7 production environment.
Strong troubleshooting skills.
Solid understanding of Microsoft Operating systems.
Fundamental knowledge of networking - Routing, Subnets, Communication protocols.
Technical aptitude and experience with building management systems, including UPS, generators, HVAC, PDUs, and a working understanding of AC and DC power.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong attention to detail, making and keeping commitments, and meeting deadlines.
Should be familiar with cable color coding (tip/ring), and at a minimum 568A and B pinouts.
Minimum 2 years of experience working within an IT Support environment.
Ability to climb ladders and work aloft.
Ability to work in cold temperature environments.
Ability to manoeuvre pallet jacks and lift heavy objects.
Ability to pull and install cabling.
Driving (must possess valid driver's license and insurance)
Required Skills:
Customer Support
Provide timely resolution and/or escalation of customer issues.
Maintain a professional attitude and conduct while performing data center duties.
Deliver proactive updates to customers and teammates as necessary.
Physical device alert review throughout data centres.
Incident triage and escalation.
Provide local access and escort for vendors.
Perform remote hands work for internal and external customers.
Perform data entry tasks for ongoing infrastructure changes and customer installations.
Assist and/or complete physical installations.
Update all relevant and required documentation.
Complete assigned workflow tasks to provide timely turnaround to customers.
Maintain clean and organized cabinets, cables, and cages during installation of equipment.
Take ownership of technical issues, and work with customers, partners, and internal departments to resolve problems.
Document troubleshooting and problem-resolution steps.
Provides onsite support for hardware and systems as instructed by partner teams.
Maintain cleanliness of the Data Center and surrounding supporting areas
Perform Facilities Rounds and escalate pertinent information.
Process all in and outbound shipping/receiving.
Immediately report facility alarms to the local Facilities Operations Engineer
Responsible for initiating escalations for customer-impacting/potentially impacting infrastructure/redundancy loss events.
Complete End of Shift Reporting
Follow Data Center Policies and Procedures.
Stay abreast of new facilities-related information and training updates.
Maintain cabling and general usage item inventory levels.
Complete policy and procedure review within scheduled timelines
Maintain proficiency level with tools and systems used to deliver support.
Perform other duties as required and assigned.
About Us: Established in 2004, SPECTRAFORCE® is one of the largest and fastest-growing diversity-owned staffing firms in the US. The growth of our company is a direct result of our global client service delivery model that is powered by our state-of-the-art A.I. proprietary talent acquisition platform, robust ISO 9001:2015/ISO 27001 certified processes, and strong and passionate client engaged teams. We have built our business by providing talent and project-based solutions, including Contingent, Permanent, and Statement of Work (SOW) services to over 140 clients in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, and India. Key industries that we service include Technology, Financial Services, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Telecom, Retail, Utilities and Transportation. SPECTRAFORCE is built on a concept of “human connection,” defined by our branding attitude of NEWJOBPHORIA®, which is the excitement of bringing joy and freedom to the work lifestyle so our people and clients can reach their highest potential. Learn more at: http://www.spectraforce.com
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.
Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation. At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $26.06/daily.
