Job Title: Data Center Technician I

Job Location: Canton, Mississippi

Job Duration: 6 Months Contract

Pay Rate: $22.50/hr to $23.50/hr

Shift Timing: 10-hour Shift – Monday to Thursday

Job Description:

Data Center Facility Operations Specialist

• Responsible for Data Center Engineering Facility Operations within an client Data Center including risk management and mitigation, corrective and preventative maintenance of critical infrastructure, vendor management and metric reporting.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the on-site management of shift technicians, senior shift technicians, sub-contractors and vendors, ensuring that all work performed is in accordance with established practices and procedures.
• Establish performance benchmarks, conduct analyses, and prepare reports on all aspects of the critical facility operations and maintenance.
• Work with managers and other business leaders to coordinate projects, manage capacity, and optimize plant safety, performance, reliability and efficiency.
• Operate and manage both routine and emergency services on a variety of critical facilities systems such as: switchgear, generators, UPS systems, power distribution equipment, chillers, cooling towers, computer room air handlers, building monitoring systems, etc.
• Serve as first escalation point for all facilities related issues for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) items.
• Performance and oversight of maintenance and operations on all electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment within the data center through the use of detailed technical procedures.
• Ensure all safety procedures are adhered to while performing work
• Performance and oversight of maintenance and operations on all electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment within the data center through the use of detailed technical procedures.
• Manage and respond to ticketing queue based on ticket priority and assessed risk to our customers.
• Perform routine equipment and site monitoring using building maintenance system (BMS), electrical power monitoring system (EPMS) for remote monitoring and human machine interface (HMI) for local monitoring.
• May assist in the design and build out of new facilities.
• May assist in projects to increase current facility efficiency.
• Responsible for asset and inventory management.
• Assist in recruiting efforts
• Deliver quality service and ensure all customer demands are met.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Technical (Military/ Trade School) Degree and relevant experience.
• 5+ years of relevant work experience.
• 5+ years of management experience.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong leadership and organizational skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritize in complex, fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Electrical and/or HVAC trade certifications or 5+ years of data center or mission critical facilities (example: hospital, military facility, public safety facility, etc.) experience.
• Fundamental knowledge of network design and layout as well as low voltage (copper/ fiber) cabling.

Daily Schedule:

• 10-hour Shift – Monday to Thursday

Top 3 must-have hard skills:

• Telecommunication
• Information technology
• Cabling, fiber equipment’s

Benefits:
The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, (paid time , paid sick and safe time , hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, paid holidays annually - AS Applicable)