Senior Data Center Facility Engineer

Who are we?

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, operating over 260 data centers across the globe. Digital leaders harness Equinix's trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals.

Joining our operations team means that you will be at the forefront of all we do, maintaining critical facilities infrastructure as part of a close-knit team delivering best-in-class service to our data center customers. We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providing an equitable work environment that is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success.

Job Summary

Performs repairs, corrective maintenance, and routine installations. Able to resolve incidents as required.

Responsibilities

• In this critical role you will be responsible for the facility infrastructure maintenance

• Perform site inspections and monitor the building and data center alarms

• You will ensure preventative maintenance on site infrastructure is completed (e.g. maintenance of primary infrastructures), or handled by vendors with your oversight

• Complete repairs and supervise vendors corrective maintenance on equipment.

• Responsible for preparing and carrying out planned maintenance

• Completion of site logs and data gathering for permits, such as MOPs and scripts is a key part of this position

• You will assist more senior staff with responding to all on-site incidents and act as directed

• You may be requested to begin responding to basic incidents based on own knowledge and experience

• Completes basic work requests and circuit installations

• Participates in ongoing infrastructure projects

• Carry out small works projects (i.e., lighting upgrades, etc.)

Problem Solving

• Consistently solves complex, cross-functional issues requiring independent action and a high degree of initiative to resolve (i.e., works with local ops team to perform root cause analysis, proposes solutions to issues and produces lessons learnt for future reference)

• Identifies and understands underlying issues; differentiates key elements from the irrelevant or trivial

• Can identify issues and apply correct rectifications (i.e., performs a simple root cause analysis)

Project Management

• Assists in managing projects or other engineering initiatives (i.e., organizes regular meetings to discuss issues)

• Knowledge of CMMS systems, preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance

System Operation and Work Practices

• Reviews electrical one-lines, construction drawings, and equipment datasheets

• Develops SOWs for routine processes and design and construction projects

• Performs installations and configurations of controls systems

• Utilizes safe working practices at an expert level (e.g. can apply procedure for lockout/tag out)

Training

• Provides feedback on training programs

• Acquires knowledge by expanding experience with systems, vendor training and shadowing others

• Is SME with some systems and trains others inside and outside of the group

Leadership and Communications (including Vendor Management)

• Assists in directing internal and external project team members

• Assists in directing external vendors per project or initiative such as general contractors, A&E design teams, commissioning agents, equipment suppliers, etc.

• Internal and external written and verbal communication to include detailed analysis and reports

Technical Expertise

• Utilizes expert operating knowledge of the relevant engineering systems to diagnose and repair advanced technical difficulties, and solve advanced issues (i.e., diagnoses issues and propose rectification actions from the analysis of equipment)

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