Decom Technician, ADC InfraOps

Amazon Data Services UK Limited; South Oxfordshire; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud services provider in South Oxfordshire is seeking a Decom Tech to join their expanding team. The successful candidate will be responsible for safely decommissioning server racks, handling media destruction, and maintaining inventory in a fast-paced environment. Key qualifications include a high school diploma and experience in hardware troubleshooting. The role emphasizes teamwork and adherence to safety standards, with occasional travel expected.

Benefits

Mentorship & career growth opportunities

Inclusive team culture

Work-life balance initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience with computer hardware troubleshooting and repair.
• Experience in networking.
• Ability to perform repetitive tasks without variance.

Responsibilities

• Decommissioning server racks safely and securely.
• Handling and destroying media.
• Auditing data center parts and maintaining accurate inventory.
• Operating decommissioning equipment.

Skills

Computer hardware troubleshooting

Effective communication skills

Teamwork

Education

High school or equivalent diploma

Job description

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AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

The Decom Team are responsible for the safe, secure and efficient decommissioning of racks in accordance with high operating standards to ensure AWS can continue to deliver increased data center capacity and services for our customers. We are currently expanding our decommissioning team and are looking for a Decom Tech with an understanding of data center infrastructure operations.
AWS takes customer data with the utmost importance, and selected candidates must be able to perform repetitive tasks without variance and adhere to strict Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). The successful candidate will have experience with hardware components (HDD/SSD, RAM, CPU, PSU etc.), good written and verbal communication skills, and will be capable of working effectively in a team.


Key job responsibilities
•Decommissioning server racks safely and securely
• Handling and destroying media
• Auditing data center parts and maintaining accurate inventory
• Manual handling and lifting of equipment (weight limits in accordance with regulations)
• Operating and maintaining decommissioning equipment
• Coordinating with team members
• Following and maintaining the highest safety standards and diligently encourage a world-class safety culture
• Documenting procedures
• Travel Expectations: up to 20% between Thames Valley locations


About the team
The Decom Team are responsible for the safe, secure and efficient decommissioning of racks in accordance with high operating standards to ensure AWS can continue to deliver increased data center capacity and services for our customers. We are currently expanding our decommissioning team and are looking for a Decom Tech with an understanding of data center infrastructure operations.

Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Why AWS?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

About the team
Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and we host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- High school or equivalent diploma
- Experience with computer hardware troubleshooting and repair
- Experience in networking

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience dealing effectively with customers during problem resolution and operating efficiently under pressure