Datacenter Technician Apply
Role: Data Center Technician
Number of roles open: 1
Location: Hillsboro, OR *Candidate must sit Onsite!*
Contract Duration: 6 months to start ongoing support past 6 months
Job Description
- Our client is working on their existing data center and they need technical help to make sure the servers are connected correctly and that they are pulling addresses as they should.
Qualifications include:
- Experience in large scale data center environments and/or infrastructure (Power, Space, Cooling, Equipment) including rack and stack.
- HPC server install
- Managing daily operational duties such as error checking, inventory management, goods receiving, remote hands response and escorting of visitors.
- Investigating and resolving hardware issues by replacement of end-user serviceable parts such as hard-drives, motherboard trays, RAM etc.
- Managing the resolution of complex hardware issues through vendor support agreements.
- Investigating, managing and resolving copper and fiber cabling issues.
- Performing datacenter change activity such as installing or moving servers, network switches and associated cabling.
- Copper and fiber cabling installation (loose, not structured), labeling and dressing for all datacenter hardware.
- BIOS, console and basic Linux OS investigation or configuration.
- Script deployment and asset audits.
- Updating and maintaining capacity and configuration management data.
- Responding to and performing workow tool assigned tasks.
- Experience with: Supermicro, Dell, HPE Servers, Infiniband Fabric and Mellanox, Arista Hardware
- Solid skills in UNIX (Ubuntu or RedHat) administration and knowledge of basic commands
- A technical background and a logical approach to problem solving.
- Extensive experience installing and trouble-shooting enterprise-level servers, storage and networking equipment.
- A good understanding of datacenter infrastructure such as structured cabling, power distribution, cooling techniques and system resiliency.
- Experience installing large volumes of data cabling to a high standard of presentation.
- An ability to work independently and with others.
- Basic Linux and networking knowledge.
- Proficiency in MS Office suite, particularly Excel.
- A strong desire to achieve and maintain high standards.
