Data Center Technician

Description :

Prepares, stages, sets up, and performs startups and shutdowns (, racks, hard drives, switches) according to specific instructions, checklists, guides, standard protocols, and emails.

Performs post-execution quality checks and verifies that grounding, staging, labeling, and cabling are set up properly according to safety protocols, deployment standards, and planned Network Design Tasks (NDTs).

Performs diagnostics and troubleshooting following standard procedures, quickly identifies the cause(s) of issues, and replaces faulty components

Decommissions hardware for simple changes and refreshes (, memory upgrades, OS rebuilds) following standard procedures with minimal guidance

Follows procedures to communicate, report, and escalate incidents to appropriate Datacenter Technician

Required : Basic knowledge of computer hardware, servers, and components.

Required : 1+ year(s) experience supporting IT equipment or related technology.

Required : Basic understanding of how to use Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Excel, Word)

Required : Flexibility to work non-standard business hours that may include weekends and / or holidays. Previous datacenter experience a plus

The main function of a Data Center Technician is to monitor software to process business, scientific, engineering, and other data according to operating instructions.

Job Responsibilities :

• Monitor the system for equipment failure or errors in performance
• Respond to program error messages by finding and correcting problems or terminating the program
• Help programmers and systems analysts test and debug new programs
• Operate spreadsheet programs and other types of software to load and manipulate data and to produce reports

Skills :

Technician, cabling, punch down, terminations, rack and stack, ticketing system

Additional Skills & Qualifications :

Must be willing to get their hands dirty and carry / climb adders at times.

Experience Level : Intermediate Level

Intermediate Level

About TEKsystems :

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity.

We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia.

As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change.

That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.