Data Center Technician
Hillsboro, OR 97003 United States
Job Description
Role: Data Center
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 ensure the servers are connected correctly and that they are pulling addresses as they should.
Qualifications include:
- Experience in large-scale data center environments and infrastructure (Power, Space, Cooling, Equipment) including rack and stack.
- HPC server installation.
- 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 replacing 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 data center 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 data center 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 troubleshooting enterprise-level servers, storage, and networking equipment.
- A good understanding of data center 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.