Position Details

Type Not Specified

Experience mid

Exp. Years 1.5-2 years

Education Not specified

Category Cloud & Infrastructure

About this role

Data Center Technician for AWS involvement includes hardware diagnostics and repairs, network troubleshooting, and on-call incident response in data centers. The role requires night shifts, travel between facilities, and collaboration across teams.

Key Responsibilities

Perform server rack installations and hardware break-fix
Troubleshoot network issues
Respond to incidents
On-call duties and maintenance
Documentation and onboarding new team members

Technical Overview

Hands-on hardware repair, rack installations, OS repairs, Linux systems, network troubleshooting, incident response, change management, and documentation in a 24/7 data center environment.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a mid-level data center technician with 1.5-2 years of hardware troubleshooting and layer 1/2 networking experience, able to work night shifts and travel between data center sites. Must be a U.S. citizen and willing to relocate or travel as needed.

Must-Have Skills

Server hardware troubleshootingLayer 1/2 networkingAbility to travel to data center locationsWillingness to temporarily work at alternative sites during training periods or until assigned facility

Nice-to-Have Skills

Data center experienceBachelor's degree or equivalent professional or military experience in an IT-related fieldIndustry standard certifications (CompTIACCENTNetwork+)Understanding of Linux or similar operating systemsBehavioral interviewing and hiring experienceExperience training and onboarding of new team members

Required Skills

server hardware troubleshootinglayer 1/2 networkingdata center operationsrack installationsoperating system repairsLinuxon-call rotationchange managementdocumentation

Hard Skills

server hardware troubleshootinglayer 1/2 networkingdata center operationsrack installationsoperating system repairsLinuxon-call rotationchange managementdocumentation

Soft Skills

strong troubleshootingcommunicationteam collaborationon-call disciplineproblem solving

Certifications

Required

CompTIA Network+CCENT

Preferred

CCENTCompTIA Network+

Industry & Role

Industry Cloud & Infrastructure

Job Function Maintain AWS data center hardware and network infrastructure to ensure high availability.

Role Subtype Field Technician

Keywords for Your Resume

data centerawsamazon web servicesserver hardware troubleshootinglayer 1/2 networkinglinuxon-call rotationchange managementdocumentationdata center locationsnight shifttravel between data centersrack installationsoperating system repairs24/7 operationsinteracting with stakeholdersinterviewing and onboardinglifting 40 poundstravel between data center locations

Deal Breakers

Not a U.S. citizen / eligible to work in the U.S., Unwillingness to travel between data centers, Lack of 1.5-2 years of hardware troubleshooting or layer 1/2 networking experience

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