Google Hiring for Data Center Technician at Los Angeles, CA Full Time
This role may also be located in our Playa Vista, CA campus.
Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location for this position from the following: Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Los Angeles, CA, USA
Minimum qualifications:
- Experience with troubleshooting, diagnosing, maintenance, and monitoring of computers
- Experience with operating systems and networking protocols
- Experience working with and partnering with teams
Preferred qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
- Linux Professional Institute Certificate or equivalent experience working with Linux (Red Hat, Slackware, Fedora, SUSE, Ubuntu, Debian, Gentoo) or Unix (Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, BSD), and/or another similar OS
- Experience working with and troubleshooting hardware/network related issues using Linux based tools
- Understanding of OS, PC hardware and networking concepts, tools, and protocols
About the job
Google isn’t just a software company. The Hardware Operations team is responsible for monitoring the state-of-the-art physical infrastructure behind Google’s powerful search technology. As an Operations Technician, you’ll install, configure, test, troubleshoot and maintain hardware (like servers and its components) and server software (like Google’s Linux cluster). You’ll also take on the configuration of more complex components such as networks, routers, hubs, bridges, switches and networking protocols. You’ll participate in or lead small project teams on larger installations and develop project contingency plans. A typical day involves manual movement and installation of racks, and while it can sometimes be physically demanding, you are excited to work with infrastructure that is at the cutting-edge of computer technology.
The Global Server Operations Team is responsible for monitoring, maintaining and deploying the state-of-the-art physical infrastructure behind Google’s powerful search technology.
As a Data Center Technician, you’ll deploy and maintain Google’s advanced Data Center Server and Network Infrastructure. You’ll also participate in or lead local project teams on larger installations and develop project contingency plans. Duties range from the physical deployment of data center-related technology to working closely with the various stakeholders. You will ensure that our goals, missions and projects are successfully delivered, and, that they are repeatable across our global array of data centers. This position offers a great introduction to the wider engineering world at Google. Depending of your area of interest, capabilities, and geographical mobility, you will have the opportunity to develop either within Third-Party Data Centers (3PDC) or move towards software development, engineering, networking operations or our project management groups.
The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical and HVAC systems in the world. We are a diverse, upbeat, creative, team-oriented group of engineers committed to building and operating powerful data centers.
Responsibilities
- Deploy and maintain Google’s advanced Data Center Server and Network Infrastructure.
- Participate in or lead local project teams on larger installations and develop project contingency plans.
- Deploy data center-related technology to working closely with the various stakeholders.
- Maintain and troubleshoot data center operations within the hardware, networking and software fields.
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.