Data Center Technician

Who are we?

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, operating over 250 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. 

Data Center Technician

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company, operating 250 data centers across the globe and providing interconnections to all the key clouds and networks. Businesses need one place to simplify and bring together fragmented, complex infrastructure that spans private and public cloud environments. Our global platform allows customers to place infrastructure wherever they need it and connect it to everything they need to succeed.

We are a fast-growing global company with 20+ years of continuous growth. Through our innovative portfolio of high-performance products and services, we have created the largest, most active global ecosystem of 10,000+ companies, including 2,000+ networks and 3,000+ cloud and IT service providers in 32 countries spanning six continents.

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

Applies acquired job skills to work on tasks that are semi-routine in nature. Focus is on semi-routine tasks within standard operating procedures. Supports the overall team.

Responsibilities

• Racks and stacks customer equipment

• Reads installation plans (Visio Drawings / Spreadsheets) and implements installation accordingly

• Installs circuits requiring advanced fiber terminations

• You prioritize work from the Oracle queue and ensures alignment to all commit times

• Troubleshoots switched / multiplexed / media converted circuits; raises to, and works with networking group, as needed.

• Works with customers to solve issues

• Installs/tests/modifies cross connects per SOPs and ensures proper cable management of: coax, fiber, twisted pair copper, and intra-building cross connects

• Installs and tests advanced cross connects circuits (switched, multiplexed, etc.)

• Maintains detailed written records of all work activity

• Designs and leads cage / infrastructure modification projects

• Finishes the assigned training in a timely manner

• Supports customer happiness through timely and precise order execution

Qualifications

• 1+ years experience

• High School Diploma

• BERT and SONET test equipment

• Able to perform all essential job functions, including walking, standing, bending, stooping, climbing, lifting and manual dexterity, with or without reasonable accommodation

• Able to lift heavy equipment/items up to 50 pounds

• Able to work days/nights/weekends/holidays, if needed and/or required