Data Center Technician 2

Databank, Ltd.
Overland Park, KS, United States
3 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Experienced
Experience required
2 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Synchronous Optical Networking Databases Data Centers Ethernet Hard Disk Drives Coax Hardware Infrastructure

Job description

The Data Center Technician II provides an overall focus on positive proactive end-user customer service through phone, email, face-to-face, and our internal case management systems. Maintains accurate chain-of-custody logs of incoming and outgoing customer packages and ensues facility cleanliness. As a member of the Operations Team, the Data Center Technician II is expected to handle trouble tickets and remote hands requests from inception through resolution. Data Center Technician II are tasked with the installation of a variety of circuits, including Ethernet, Sonet and Dark Fiber. Data Center Technicians monitor all business-critical systems (BMS, Security) escalating issues accordingly and drive both internal and customer compliance to the companys security standards

Responsibilities

  • Create and maintain effective customer relationships, with customer satisfaction as the ultimate goal. Answering customer phone calls and emails within a timely and professional manner.
  • Ability to complete installation, testing and close out of new Customer orders, computer/server hardware, software support while ensuring tickets/orders are resolved quickly and thoroughly within predefined intervals.
  • Monitor, assist and/or resolve troubleshooting technical issues and alarms with DataBank Infrastructure. Comfortable with following ERP and Escalating to on-call staff or engineering support staff as necessary in a fast-paced data center environment.
  • Perform physical security walkthroughs, administration of security sign-in procedures for all colocation customers, visitors, third parties and escorting them to designated work location while adhering and enforcing established company security standards.
  • Accurately capture time invested on tasks and tickets/cases (customer installs, site expansions, outages, remote hands, etc) including capturing Cap Labor on timesheet and ensuring timesheets are completed and submitted timely.
  • Maintaining facility cleanliness and Tour Readiness at all times.
  • Candidate will be added to the Markets on-call rotation, based on Market needs.
  • Assist as needed with readings of equipment draw/customer audits.
  • Adhere to DataBank Cabling Standards.
  • Maintain accurate inventory of work tools, test equipment, and devices
  • Knowledge of all PR/CSP/CP processes to process vendor payment in a timely manner
  • Assist other departments to facilitate Customer and/or auditor tours
  • Assisting Internal Teams to ensure site meets all compliance requirements.
  • Support of all Vendor Maintenance Activities within Data Center
  • ?Other duties as assigned

Requirements

  • High school diploma required.
  • Previous NOC/SOC/IOC experience and/or data center experience preferred.
  • College degree in related discipline preferred.
  • 2-4 years of experience or demonstrated ability to meet these responsibilities/qualifications
  • Responsibility and dependability are a must.
  • Candidates must have reliable transportation.
  • Trustworthy and ability to work honestly with little or no supervision, if necessary.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to learn quickly and apply new knowledge and skills immediately.
  • Ability to assess situations and escalate properly, following internal procedures.
  • Knowledge of Windows operating systems both pc and server side.
  • Familiarity with basic hardware troubleshooting tasks, replacing hard drives, memory and motherboards a plus.
  • Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs.
  • Familiarity with DS1, DS3, Ethernet and fiber circuits are a plus.
  • Must have ability to install and neatly manage copper, coaxial, Cat5/6, fiber and other network cable/connector types.
  • Basic knowledge of switches, firewalls and managed storage are a plus.

Benefits & conditions

Health insurance, 401(k) matching, Paid time off, Vision insurance, Dental insurance, Life insurance, Disability insurance, Paid holidays, * Health, Dental, Vision packages

  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • 401k with company match
  • Paid Time Off and Holidays

About the company

DataBank Holdings Ltd. is a leading provider of enterprise-class data center, cloud, and interconnection services, offering customers 100% uptime availability of data, applications, and infrastructure. DataBanks managed data center services are anchored in world-class facilities. Our customized technology solutions are designed to help customers effectively manage risk, improve technology performance, and allow focus on core business objectives. DataBank is headquartered in the historic former Federal Reserve Bank Building, in downtown Dallas, TX.

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