Data Center Technician

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THE ROLE:

Our Team is currently seeking a Data Center Technician to support servers at our customer’s data centers. The ideal candidate balances strong technical skills (Hardware, IT, and Cabling Management) is highly analytical with superior attention-to-detail, self-motivated, and a positive, humble ‘results driven’ attitude. Technicians are also expected to provide feedback, create documentation on both technical and non-technical processes, and contribute to the knowledge library that can be leveraged by others, for example: KB Articles, SOP, lessons learned, etc. Additionally, the technician will be both internal and external facing, with the ability to lead and drive initiatives to conclusion.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepares, stages, sets up, and performs data center hardware startups and shutdowns (e.g., racks, hard drives, switches) according to specific instructions provided via checklists, guides, standard protocols, and emails; assists and provides guidance to other technicians to complete challenging or complex tasks.
• Performs diagnostics and troubleshooting following standard procedures, quickly identifies root-cause(s) of the issue(s), and replaces faulty components with minimal customer and business disruption.
• Performs post-execution quality checks and verifies that grounding, staging, labeling, and cabling are set up properly according to safety protocols, deployment standards, and planned Network Design Tasks (NDTs),
• Decommissions hardware for simple changes and refreshes (e.g., memory upgrades, OS rebuilds) following standard procedures with minimal guidance.
• Follows procedures to communicate, report, and escalate incidents to appropriate AMD Management.
• Participates in daily safety briefings, completes required safety training, comply with safety procedures (e.g., equipment use, lifting, electrical hazards, ladder/rolling stair use).
• Contributes to a positive and effective team environment by sharing information with others, contributing to regular team meetings, asking questions, and staying apprised of the status of others’ work.
• Proactively shares relevant information to enable efficient workflow and mitigate the impact that changes to their area of work will have on others.
• Completes assigned tickets efficiently and in alignment with expectations for Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) per task type, while meeting or exceeding established Service Level Agreements (SLAs), with minimal guidance from others.