Facilities Operator

Aetos Systems•Bay St. Louis, MS

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Aetos Systems, Inc. was founded in early 2007 to provide a unique work experience. Employees are the foundation of our business. Our leaders work hard every day to empower and support our employees in the development of their careers, giving back to their community, and providing their expertise and innovations to our customers - solving real-world business problems. Our culture focuses on our people -- our strongest asset -- ensuring they have an environment to provide best-in-class service and solutions to our customers. We always strive to do the right thing. Have you imagined working for a dynamic small business where you are heard, highly regarded, and able to do what you love all in one package? This is your opportunity! Join now! We are seeking an experienced Facility Operator to support managing a Tier 3 equivalent colocation data center facilities. The successful candidate will be instrumental in monitoring Facility Operations to ensure compliance with the necessary standards required for federal agencies. The role provides monitoring of 7x24x365 Data Center Facility Operations and Access Control. The position will work to support the NCCIPSv2 Contract. The National Center for Critical Information Processing and Storage (NCCIPS) is a federal shared services facility, managed by the NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC). NCCIPS provides facilities support to meet the requirements of multiple federal agency data centers and manages those relationships via Interagency Agreements. NCCIPS is a 200,000 sq. ft. secure facility situated on a 64-acre campus within NASA Stennis Space Center in southern Mississippi. This position is an on-site position located at Stennis Space Center, Mississippi.

Requirements

Must possess a high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) diploma.
Must have 2+ years of experience working as a facilities operator in a similar environment or facility. Prior experience should include similar duties and responsibilities that are specified in the Job Summary.
Must be a U.S. citizen with the ability to meet background investigation requirements relevant to the position, consistent with applicable laws.
Must be willing to comply with pre-employment and random drug testing, in accordance with company policy.
Demonstrated ability to work independently with general supervision, make critical decisions, maintain thorough records of shift activities and keep supervision fully briefed on current issues.
Candidates must be self-motivated, possess good writing skills, able to produce reports, be an effective communicator, and have good reading skills to interpret policies and procedures.
Basic computer skills (Microsoft Office, Outlook, etc.)
Must be fully ambulatory to accomplish data center rounds.
Candidates must be able to distinguish colors in order to observe alarm indicator lights.

Nice To Haves

Technical Associate’s Degree in related field.
Hands-on operational experience or training with large scale Trane air-cooled chilled water systems and Liebert air handling units and associated automation software.
Prior data center operations experience.
Building automation software training or experience.

Responsibilities

Monitor and control data center equipment and systems (e.g., electrical, mechanical, access control and life-safety systems, Building Automation System (BAS), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), etc.) per data center and OEM standard operating procedures, processes and related documentation, quality assurance and safety standards.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Monitor Endura system cameras, make and assign NCCIPS badges to NCCIPS personnel, fill in at the front desk when needed, monitor CCURE badging system, monitor and respond to Siemens fire system.
Operators will be proficient in all aspects of BAS and Access Control and rotate through each position regularly.
Maintain and distribute the daily log of events. Document information and assist in producing Incident Reports for any unusual occurrences.
Requires ability to work rotating day & night shifts on weekdays, weekends and holidays.
Staff will be required to cover vacant shifts and work overtime during infrastructure emergencies or natural disasters such as hurricanes.
Be able to perform first aid and CPR with AED after training.
Be comfortable with the use of hand fire extinguishers after training.
Ensure that employees and visitors follow all safety and security rules and procedures.
Perform periodic walk-through of data center spaces to document and ensure proper operation of facility systems.