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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Center Operation Technician - **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc. - **Location:** United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Unix, Data Centers, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Linux, Domain Name System (DNS), Perl (Programming Language), Ethernet, OSI Models, Python (Programming Language), Network Protocols, TCP/IP, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), Scripting, Computer Equipment, AWS Data Analytics - **Published:** September 23, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9184422/data-center-operation-technician ## About the Role Applicants must be Australian citizens and hold or be eligible to obtain an Australian Government Security Clearance with the ability to successfully complete an Organisational Suitability Assessment. More information regarding security clearances can be found at https://www.agsva.gov.au/., Experience in Network protocols like DNS/DHCP/TCP - 3+ years of computer hardware experience, including troubleshooting and repairing experience - Knowledge of Linux/Unix Administration - Valid and active driver's license - Ability to cover 24x7 shift rotation Preferred Qualifications - Experience working in a data center environment (racking and stacking gear, cable management, hot/cold aisle containment) - Experience with Network Protocols: TCP/IP, Ethernet, L2/L3 technologies - Experience using scripting languages, such as Python, Perl, Linux bash ## Description You'll own the full lifecycle of physical data centre infrastructure - from the moment new capacity is planned to the day legacy equipment is gracefully retired. Your days will blend strategic thinking with hands-on execution in ways that keep you constantly engaged. Building and Deploying: You'll install and configure racks to internal SLAs, plan and track capacity, and deploy cabling infrastructure that forms the nervous system of the cloud. Every rack you stand up expands Australia's sovereign capability. Troubleshooting and Resolving: When trouble tickets land, you'll prioritise with precision and resolve with speed. You'll serve as the escalation point for all systems issues - the person teams turn to when problems get complex. Your Linux expertise will be your superpower as you deep dive into server-level challenges that others can't crack. Leading Through Complexity: During high-severity incidents, you'll be the technical point of contact - coordinating response, communicating clearly, and driving resolution. You'll meet 24x7 on-call requirements during shift rotations, knowing that your vigilance directly protects national capability. Physical Excellence: You'll work confidently with equipment up to 20 kg, navigate cramped spaces and elevated locations, and do it all within rigorous health and safety guidelines. This is infrastructure work at its most tangible and rewarding. A day in the life Your morning starts with a quick scan of overnight tickets - a fibre issue in one rack, a server that needs replacement in another. You grab your toolkit and head to the floor, already mentally mapping your approach. The hum of thousands of servers surrounds you as you navigate rows of precisely organised infrastructure. By mid-morning, you've diagnosed and resolved the fibre fault, restored connectivity, and updated the ticket with detailed root cause notes. Next, you're deploying a fresh rack - carefully positioning equipment, running cables with the precision of someone who knows that every connection matters. You check your work against internal SLAs and feel the satisfaction of another piece of sovereign infrastructure coming online. After lunch, a high-severity alert pulls you into incident response mode. A networking issue is affecting multiple systems. You're the technical point of contact now - coordinating with remote engineers, applying your OSI model knowledge to isolate the layer where the problem lives, and methodically working toward resolution. Within the hour, services are restored and you're documenting lessons learned. The afternoon brings capacity planning discussions with your team - where will the next wave of equipment go? How do we optimise airflow and power distribution? Your input shapes decisions that will serve the programme for years. As your shift winds down, you brief the incoming team on outstanding items. You leave knowing that today, your hands and your expertise kept one of the most important technology programmes in Australian history running without interruption., We are experiencing rapid growth, therefore your onboarding will be dynamic in nature, where you will gain diverse experience working in new and established AWS data centre's. These future Amazonians will rotate through various AWS locations to complete training as part of their onboarding to prepare for deployment in a data centre region. This training will be completed over a duration of 6-12 months. 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