Data Center Facilities Technician
Company: Salute Mission Inc.
Location: Gainesville
Posted on: January 27, 2023
Job Description:
Across the data center industry from deployment, through
operations and maintenance, to decommissioning Salute Mission
Critical is the industry leader of delivering global data center
services executed with military precision.At Salute, we don't have
employees. We have team members. It's our culture, and it's a
significant driver of the success we're able to deliver for our
clients. This team-oriented culture is defined by transparent
communication, collaborative development and deployment of
procedures and best practices, a customer service mindset both
internally and externally, and a strong commitment to safety and
responsibility.Job Description:The Data Center Facilities
Technician is responsible, as part of a team, for ensuring that all
electrical, mechanical, and fire/life safety equipment within the
data center is operating at peak efficiency. This involves both
planned preventative maintenance of equipment, daily corrective
work, and emergency response to emergent issues. The Facilities
Technician primarily interacts with Data Center Operators (DCOs),
clients, and vendors. Data center equipment that supports
mission-critical servers must maintain better than 99.999% uptime.
This equipment includes, but is not limited to, emergency diesel
generators, electrical switchgear, UPSs, PDUs, AHUs, chillers,
cooling towers, chemical treatment systems, pumps, motors, VFDs,
and building automation systems, and a basic understanding of this
equipment would be preferred.The Facilities Technician also
provides comprehensive data center white space support for IT
infrastructure, which may include monitoring, troubleshooting,
reporting, and day-to-day maintenance all of this being
site-dependent and as per the service level agreements with our
clients. Facilities Technicians are also responsible for using
event monitoring and management systems to provide notifications
and escalations to stakeholders during service outages.
Responsibilities:
- Operate, monitor, maintain, and respond to abnormal conditions
in facilities systems
- Complete planned and ad-hoc preventive maintenance work
assignments requiring the skill and direction of several
engineering, mechanical, and maintenance trades
- Conduct periodic inspections of building systems, i.e., HVAC,
electrical distribution, maintain mechanical equipment rooms to
ensure clean and safe conditions
- Rapid response, investigation, and management of indoor
emergency situations and air quality complaints
- Have a complete working knowledge of creating, closing and
tracking "work requests" (WR). Initiate or respond to work orders,
follow-up and verify completion of work
- Monitor performance/note deficiencies of service contractors
and recommend changes as necessary Perform other related duties and
responsibilities as assigned by management
- Supports the delivery of data center services including
colocation, telecommunications services, and deployment of
additional services to customers and internal business
systems.
- Acts as an operational contact for data center customers,
vendors, and carriers as it relates to colocation, connectivity,
and network products and services.
- Carries out tasks under the direction of the
Network/Engineering Infrastructure Manager and IT Manager necessary
to support internal networks, IT infrastructure, computers,
electronics, and telephone systems.
- Conducts activities inside IT and telecommunications rooms or
cabinets such as the installation of IT and network hardware,
making or running patch cables, and verifying or testing cable
paths.
- Coordinates and oversees access to and work within the facility
with third-party contractors, vendors, and carriers related to
structured cabling installation, circuit delivery and equipment
installations in IT and telecommunications rooms and customer
space.
- Supports offsite points-of-presence at remote locations and
aids in operations, administration, and maintenance of
infrastructure, network equipment, and tasks related to the
delivery and support of network services. Qualifications:
- A minimum of 5 years of directly related experience in the
operation, installation, and maintenance of data center critical
equipment, building systems with in-depth technical understanding
and knowledge of all HVAC, electrical, plumbing, fire/life safety,
and control systems
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and two+
years' experience in electrical systems, refrigeration and/or HVAC.
Or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Knowledge of the electrical and mechanical systems used in a
data center environment, including Feeders, Transformers,
Generators, Switchgear, UPS systems, ATS/STS units, PDU/PMM units,
Chillers, Air handling units, and CRAC units.
- Good observation skills and problem-solving ability. Physical
Requirements:
- Ability to Lift over 50lbs
- Ability to bend and kneel for extended periods of time
- Ability to climb ladders and access compact spaces.
- Color perception is necessary to perform certain critical
aspects of the job
- May be required to workday, evening or night shifts, weekends,
and holidays. If your professional growth and compensation
trajectory are restricted in any way, consider
- Stepping into a role with a nationally recognized leader in the
Mission Critical market
- Working with an employer who maintains a corporate philosophy
to hire only our nation's best
- Who invests in and are unilaterally committed to continuing the
enrichment of their employeesIf you have what it takes to work in a
dynamic, fast-paced environment we welcome the opportunity to
provide more detail and explore your current situation and
interests.Military experience is preferred
Keywords: Salute Mission Inc., Germantown , Data Center Facilities Technician, Professions , Gainesville, Maryland
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