Data Center Technician

Daily Job Duties:

• Hardware installation and decommission of enterprise servers and cabling infrastructure.
• Fix and repair of data center hardware and networking infrastructure within Service Level Agreements (SLA).
• Rack and stack of data center equipment, including but not limited to servers, networking devices, monitoring systems and other equipment.
• Landing racks, cabling, power up and handoff of servers to internal provisioning teams.
• Handle daily work through internal tooling systems such as JIRA and Confluence.
• Documentation of activities and strict alignment to SOP’s
• Inventory process: Receive, track, and ship data center equipment as needed.
• Install, label, and fix fiber/copper/telecom cables as well as patch panel systems.
• Understand, interpret, and alignment to local site requirements.
• Be punctual in arriving for shifts on time and provide proper handover reports after shift to the next team member(s).
• Provide on-call emergency support at pre-determined times.
• Participate and complete training that aligns with corporate objectives to bridge skill gaps and learn new relevant technologies.
• Support and receive direction from senior team members.
Provides support in a variety of professional/technical settings

Requirements:

• Knowledge of server/storage/network hardware systems and components.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills.
• Be a good team player.
• Strong interest in learning new DC concepts and technology.
• Dependable and trustworthy.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Must be able to climb a 9 ft ladder.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Shift schedule that rotates. Includes weekends and holidays.
• Willing to work nights and weekends
• IT Hardware Concepts knowledge (RAID, Linux/Unix, CLI, etc.)
• Good computer skills
• Able to lift boxes and move palletized equipment consistently throughout the day
• Previous inventory and organization experience preferred
• Confident enough to escort contractors while onsite and enforce ORACLE protocols
• Familiarity with 5S, Slack and any exposure to mainstream ticketing systems is a plus

Note: This is a 24/7/365 position on-site in Abilene, Texas, and includes day/night shift, weekend and holiday work with occasional travel based on business requirements. This position will also require consent to the processing of biometric data for identity verification and access control.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this role. For clarity purposes, this means that Oracle is not in a position now, or in the future, to offer US immigration sponsorship. This includes, but is not limited to, support of H-1B, TN, O-1, green card or F-1 e.g. EAD, OPT, CPT, I-20, F-1 visa stamp etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• 0 -2 years of enterprise
• Linux administration knowledge or other command line interface knowledge/experience
• 1 year+ experience in Structured Cabling Copper/Fiber and testing of cables.
• 1 year+ experience in Cooling and Electrical systems concepts inside the data center.
• Experience in repairing and working on enterprise server hardware.
• May be working towards relevant professional qualification

Career Level - IC1

Monitor the fundamental server/network capacity. Determine the characteristics of a problem and either resolve the problem immediately and/or record, escalate, and track the problem through to closure and to the customer's satisfaction.