It takes powerful technology to connect our brands and partners with an audience of nearly 900 million. Whether you’re looking to write mobile app code, engineer the servers behind our massive ad tech stacks, or develop algorithms to help us process trillions of data points a day, what you do here will have a huge impact on our business—and the world. Want in?

Data Center Hardware Technician - Lockport NY

A LITTLE ABOUT US

It takes powerful technology to connect our brands and partners with an audience of 1 billion. Our mission is to make the world’s daily habits inspiring and entertaining, and nearly half of Yahoo’s employees are building the code and platforms that make this possible. Whether you’re looking to write code for mobile applications, engineer the servers behind our massive ad tech stacks, or develop algorithms to help us process 4 trillion data points a day, what you do here will have a huge impact on our business—and the world.  

Yahoo Data Center Operations team includes a group of highly skilled and dedicated Data Center and Site Ops Engineers.  We work together to support a diverse IT infrastructure in one of the greenest, most advanced data centers in the world.  Want in? 

A LOT ABOUT YOU

The Data Center Operations team is looking for a Site Operations Engineer with a passion for troubleshooting and a drive to improve our operations and infrastructure.  The ideal candidate for this role will have the ability to efficiently diagnose and troubleshoot issues with rack mount server hardware, working knowledge of Layer 1, 2, and 3 network infrastructure, working knowledge of the Linux command line and the troubleshooting tools available therein. Previous work experience in a high-availability data center environment is ideal. 

YOUR DAY

• Maintain and repair servers and network equipment to ensure maximum level of uptime within the data center

• Work requests based on priorities set by the business 

• Perform troubleshooting with specialty in a single discipline and knowledge of many

• Use in-house tools to install operating systems, create DNS records, configure switches, and other data center functions

• Partner with engineering teams to execute change requests 

• Communicate directly with internal customer technical contacts

• Overnight and swing shifts may be required – this is a 24x7x365 support team

YOU MUST HAVE

• A 2-year degree in a technical field or equivalent experience

• Knowledge of the UNIX/Linux operating environment with the ability to navigate, manipulate, and understand the file structure 

• Basic understanding of TCP/IP network environment, including switching and routing protocols. 

• Basic understanding of common scripting languages (BASH, Python, Perl, etc) 

• Ability to execute manual tasks, work on a ladder, and function in a higher-temperature environment

IDEAL CANDIDATES HAVE

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience 

• Experience handling fiber physical plant

• Experience coding with a common scripting language (BASH, Python, Perl, etc) 

• Passion for the field and the work we do, and the drive to own and take responsibility for your work – to be a Yahoo team member

Yahoo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category. Yahoo is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment. If you need accessibility assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please submit a request via the Accommodation Request Form (www.yahooinc.com/careers/contact-us.html) or call 408-336-1409. Requests and calls received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

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