Job Description:
Technician I
Your role
The Remote Hands Technician I will assist all Digital Realty customers by providing "best in class" customer and technical support. The Remote Hands Technician I will work with and support all customer demands which may include, racking and stacking of equipment, cabling, cross connects, etc. Internally, the Remote Hands Technician I may work with the Deployment and Implementation teams, the Global Command Center, Provisioning team and Project Management to ensure relevant installations meet delivery dates and create a positive customer experience. The Remote Hands Technician I will be primarily responsible for responding to Customer Requests within the Service Level Agreement time frame. The Remote Hands Technician I will also assist other members of the Operations Team ensuring 100% uptime to all customers.
What you'll need
- 1+ years of experience in Telecommunications or IT related field
- Basic understanding of telecom structured cabling standards
- Understanding of network device deployment
- Ability to communicate written and verbally
- Work flexible shift schedules
- Provide rotational on-call coverage
- Knowledge of Telcordia installation standards
- General knowledge of AC/DC electrical theory
- Understanding of Building Management System (BMS) and Branch Circuit Monitoring System (BCMS)
- Knowledge of inventory control
- Effective organizational skills and attention to detail
- Strong analytical skills
- Microsoft Office Suite (Access, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Explorer) and or/equivalents
What you'll do
- Perform Remote Hands services which are tracked through the Digital Realty ticketing system. This includes, but is not limited to the following services:
- Equipment Rack and Stack
- Cable, terminate, and dress fiber or copper network cabling
- Assist customers with the diagnosis of hardware and software issues on their equipment
- Power cycling of customer equipment
- Perform cabinet/cage audits
- Blade/Card, Memory, Hard Drive, and Transceiver installation or removal
- Testing and troubleshooting of copper and fiber optic circuits
- Assist with migrations of equipment, power, or networking devices
- Shipping and Receiving of packages
- Receive, install and test customer and internal cross connects of copper and fiber optic interconnections
- Use of power and hand tools (e.g., screwdrivers, drills, wire strippers, punch down tools, etc.)
- Provide timely customer and internal updates using a computer based ticketing system
- Assist with the documentation and inventory verification/counts
- Adherence to Standard Operating Procedures
- Maintain overall Data Center cleanliness and appearance
A bit about us
Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, the company's global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx®) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 25+ countries on six continents.
To learn more about Digital Realty, please visit digitalrealty.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
A bit about our Digital team
Our Operations team keeps our customers' infrastructure running safely and securely. We get plenty of opportunities to take on a variety of tasks and develop our technical skills. From overseeing electrical power to cooling and fire suppression systems, our team plays a vital role in making sure everything in our data centers operates as it should.
What we can offer you
Our rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers.
Join us and you'll be part of a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. As part of our team, you'll get to work with people from different business areas, challenge the way we do things and put your ideas into action. We'll also give you plenty of development opportunities so you can build a rewarding and successful career with us.
Our Compensation Philosophy
Digital Realty offers its employees a highly competitive compensation package, excellent benefits, and an environment that recognizes and rewards your contributions. Central to our compensation philosophy is rewarding our employees for achieving the values and objectives aligned to the company's overall goals and values.
Our published pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum target for new hire pay for the full-time position determined by role, level, and geographical location. Individual pay is based on additional factors including but not limited to job-related skills, experience, and relevant education and/or training. Moreover, an employee's total compensation package varies by role and may include salary, cash bonus or commissions, and equity awards not quantified below.
Compensation range: $29.07 to $31.79 per hour. This compensation range represents the Company's good faith belief as to what it will pay as an hourly pay for this position at the time of this posting.
Benefits: For this role, Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, 401k match, disability benefits, wellness and education benefits, paid time off, holidays, and more.
This is an exciting time to join our business so apply now and make your mark on our future.
Notes:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.
Digital Realty is an equal opportunity employer, EOE/AA/M/F/Vets/Disabled. All applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or other status protected by law or Company policy.
Digital Realty is a publicly traded company (NYSE: DLR) with investment grade ratings from all three major ratings agencies.
Please do not forward unsolicited resumes to any employee of Digital Realty and its subsidiaries. Digital Realty is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited referrals.
