Federal Critical Operations Technician I

QTS Data Centers•San Antonio, TX

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Federal Critical Operations Technician I is responsible for the installation, repair, and maintenance of IT, electrical, mechanical, plumbing/piping equipment, machinery and controls located in the interior and exterior of building. This role monitors operations and conducts a routine and ongoing assessment of the building systems, operations, and performance. This role performs tests, rounds and analyzes data to ensure the proper functioning of departmental equipment. The role is also responsible for assisting customers on the Data Center floor both in person and via the telephone, performing customer equipment installs, managing tickets within the ticketing system, communicating and escalating alerts and customer requests to systems engineers for resolution, and completing tasks pertaining to computer hardware, software or operation systems. This role requires on-site work hours to support a 24X7X365 data center environment and is not eligible for remote and/or hybrid work.

Requirements

Two or more years of technical training, military training, or workplace equivalency
Background in areas of IT, electrical, and/or mechanical
Proficiency with MS Office Suite
Ability to obtain Top Secret clearance with eligibility for additional accesses and pass a CI polygraph
US Citizenship for this position is required by law due to federal customer contracts

Nice To Haves

One or more years of work experience in data center environment, NOC, or equivalent
BOD OEM (Panduit, Corning), A+, Network+, BICSI Installer I certifications
Currently have or have previously held a Top Secret clearance and passed a CI polygraph

Responsibilities

Applies learning, knowledge, skills, and company policies to a wide range of tasks pertaining to IT, electrical and mechanical equipment, controls, and operating systems.
Leads, maintains, monitors, and performs preventive maintenance on mechanical and electrical equipment; records readings and adjusts where necessary to ensure proper operation of equipment.
Provide remote hands and eyes services for customers.
Provide high level computer hardware and software configuration support.
Install suite wall, cage material, ladder rack, fiber tray, cabinets, cabling, and customer equipment based on documentation provided by provisioning documentation and established Data Center Operation procedures.
Installs and repairs IT, mechanical, and electrical equipment as required; assists other team members with major repairs and maintenance of building and equipment.
Process work orders for preventative and corrective maintenance on critical, building, and site infrastructure.
Consults with supervisor or team lead to order necessary tools and equipment as required to complete all maintenance and perform necessary work.
Create and/or update tickets within the established ticketing system to address customer calls, data center facility, network and/or system related alerts.
Operates and monitors critical and non-critical system equipment and components to ensure safe and compliant operation.
Responds as required to building emergencies and customer requests.
Complies with departmental policy for the safe storage, usage, and disposal of hazardous materials.
Uses the Change Management Process to get approval for preventative and corrective maintenance.
Commences & completes the maintenance along with the necessary documentation using the QTS process and software.