Data Center Technician
Joins SpaceX's IT Infrastructure team to build and maintain data centers at Starbase, TX: racking and cabling equipment, resolving networking, compute, and power incidents, running preventative maintenance, and keeping documentation current. Core technologies include data center hardware, Linux/Bash, DCIM tooling, server management interfaces (iLO/iDRAC/CIMC), and power/cooling systems.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Starbase, TX
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Devops
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- High school diploma or equivalency certificate
- Professional experience working in a data center environment or with enterprise grade IT hardware
- ITAR: U.S. citizen/national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee (or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State)
- Willingness to work overtime hours and weekends as needed
- Willing to participate in after-hours on-call rotation
- Willing to travel to other sites for surge support and systems familiarization
- Ability to lift up to 50lbs
Nice to have
- Certifications related to IT infrastructure such as CompTIA Server+, CompTIA Network+, CCNA, and CDCMP
- Experience with data center infrastructure management (DCIM) tools to monitor, measure, manage, and/or control data center utilization
- In-depth knowledge of data center environments, servers, and network equipment
- Extensive experience installing, monitoring, and maintaining data center equipment
- Strong Linux skills: navigating directories/filesystem, manipulating files in the shell, user permissions, package installation, filesystem types, process management, troubleshooting/debugging, Bash o
- Power and data center cooling capacity planning experience
- Exceptional analytical and troubleshooting skills
- Experience working with multiple vendor hardware architectures
- Experience with server management tools such as HPE iLO, Cisco CIMC, and Dell iDRAC
- Willingness and ability to respond to incidents after hours
Full description
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.
DATA CENTER TECHNICIAN
Join SpaceX’s IT Infrastructure team as a Data Center Technician, where you’ll play a critical role in building and maintaining multiple data centers. As a key member of our team, you’ll deploy and maintain the infrastructure that powers our mission critical systems, including servers, networks, HVAC and power systems. The ideal candidate has experience working with various types of hardware architecture and understands the strength of each.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Monitor and resolve networking, compute and rack power distribution infrastructure incidents in multiple data centers
- Manage complete lifecycle for data center hardware including selection, deployment, operation, maintenance and decommission
- Physically rack and cable data center equipment
- Track and logically organize the physical storage of incoming data center equipment
- Perform quality assurance testing and resolve recurring issues
- Establish, schedule and track preventative maintenance procedures
- Update documentation, including interconnect drawings, rack layouts and operation procedures
- Monitor the environmental conditions and power/cooling systems of a data center to ensure they are optimized for servers, switches, storage arrays, and other devices
- Maintain in depth quantitative performance and utilization data for detailed reporting and analytics to drive continuous improvement opportunities
- Work with the supply chain team and vendors to evaluate, procure and manage inventory of data center equipment
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- High school diploma or equivalency certificate
- Professional experience working in a data center environment or with enterprise grade IT hardware
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Certifications related to IT infrastructure such as CompTIA Servier+, CompTIA Network+, CCNA, and CDCMP
- Experience with data center infrastructure management (DCIM) including tools to monitor, measure, manage, and/or control data center utilization
- In-depth knowledge of data center environments, servers, and network equipment
- Extensive experience installing, monitoring, and maintaining data center equipment
- Strong Linux skills including: