Datacenter Technician

Randstad is responsible for the entire day to day management of state of the art data center operations throughout the United States for a multinational banking and financial services holding company. It is the largest of its kind in the United States with total worldwide assets in excess of US$2 trillion.

World-class data center seeking experienced Data Center Technician for long term project role.

Required Skills -

-- Rack and stack enterprise class technology (network, storage and enterprise servers).

-- Running, tracing, dressing and testing copper and fiber cables from patch panel to device.

-- Familiarity with Patch Panels

-- Commission and Decommission of Hardware

-- Experience in Data Center

*Basic responsibilities would include but not limited to:*

-- Rack and stack enterprise class technology (network, storage and enterprise servers).

-- Running, tracing, dressing and testing copper and fiber cables from patch panel to device.

-- Familiarity with Patch Panels

-- Troubleshooting and diagnostics of hardware/connectivity.

-- Commission and Decommission of Hardware

-- Must be able to perform component replacement (DIMMs, hard drives, power supplies).

-- Adhere to Change Control Processes

Job Requirements -

*Required Skills:*

-- Previous experience working in a complex high availability data center environment providing layer one hardware installation, ongoing maintenance, problem identification and incident resolution.

-- A strong working knowledge of data center processes and design.

-- Hands on expertise of midrange systems in large scale (100+ servers) environments- IBM, HP, Oracle, & Dell server hardware.

-- Exceptional troubleshooting and problem resolution skills and the ability to document complex problem resolution summaries and repetitive tasks interfaces through an online ticketing system.

-- Understanding of switch/port configurations

-- Critical thinking and decision making related to outage risk assessment

-- Strong cable management skills and experience managing fiber & copper in a data center environment.