What you’ll do
As a Data Center Technician at A2 Hosting you will help manage both local and remote data centers with our primary location being in Southfield, MI. On a day to day basis, you will be working to ensure uptime for all of our customers, racking new hardware, diagnosing and replacing failed components and coordinating the actions of remote hands in our remote data centers.
Who you’ll work with
We have a dedicated team of Data Center Technicians and a team lead that you will be working with and you will be reporting to the Director of Engineering.
Who you are
- Performing on-going maintenance on servers and network equipment
- Providing server hardware support to staff, as well as responding to server and network component failure issues
- Running hardware diagnostics and replacing failing parts in a timely manner
- Provide guidance on capacity planning to ensure sufficient capacity at each data center
- Upgrading internal system components, including CPUs, memory, hard drives, and networking equipment components
- Documenting processes and keeping event logs
- Advising on the procurement of new data center equipment
- Keeping track of developing trends in data center technologies
Skills you have
- Experience as a Data Center Technician, or similar
- In-depth knowledge of data center environments, servers, and network equipment
- Experience working with Linux especially focusing on hardware management, such as MDADM, LVM, etc.
- Work well independently and hold yourself accountable
- Extensive experience in installing, monitoring, and maintaining data center equipment
- Exceptional ability to work as part of a team, provide infrastructure support, and resolve errors
- Ability to keep up with advancements in data center infrastructure and technologies
- Proficiency in documenting processes
- Exceptional communication skills
3 Reasons you should apply:
- You are enjoy working with physical IT hardware
- You are curious and enjoy troubleshooting
- You are located in the Southfield Michigan area
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