Data Center Customer Operations III

Equinix; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Data Center Customer Operations Engineer III. In this role, you'll be pivotal in delivering exceptional service and resolving complex technical issues for clients in a dynamic environment. Your responsibilities will include managing work orders, installing equipment, and ensuring customer satisfaction through timely support. This position offers a unique opportunity to work closely with customers and internal teams, making a significant impact on their success. If you thrive in a fast-paced setting and are passionate about technology and customer service, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of experience in IT support roles with hands-on troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work in tight spaces and at heights.

Responsibilities

• Manage work orders and ensure timely responses to customer requests.
• Install and maintain data center equipment according to standard procedures.
• Support customer satisfaction through effective communication and service.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Customer Service

Queue Management

Installation of Equipment

Testing Procedures

Education

Higher Nitec in IT-related field

Job description

Who are we?

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company, operating over 260 data centers across the globe. Digital leaders harness Equinix's trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals.

Joining our operations team means that you will be at the forefront of all we do, maintaining critical facilities infrastructure as part of a close-knit team delivering best-in-class service to our data center customers. We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providing an equitable work environment that is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success.

Job Summary

As a Data Center Customer Operations Engineer III, you will work closely with our customers, internal teams, and vendors to deliver outstanding service and resolve complex technical issues. You will be a key point of contact for our customers, providing expert guidance and support to ensure their success in a highly demanding and fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

1. Queue Management / Reporting
   • Reviews work order requests in the queue and responds to work orders by adhering to commitment times
   • Escalates and expedites orders to appropriate teams upon standard operating procedures; supervision needed on the escalation of non-standard procedure escalation requests
   • Ensures adherence to commit times within standard operating procedures
   • Maintains detailed written records of all work activity
   • Updates local asset databases and other systems
2. Installations
   • Rack and stack equipment based on customer equipment tickets
   • Supports intra-cage infrastructure installations by following the standard operating procedures of customer installs, which may include:
   • fiber trays, ladder racks, customer equipment and cabinets;
   • semi-basic cage installs for mesh and overhead cable trays; and, performs tape changes and standard operating back-up changes
3. Cross-Connect
   • Supports data center standard operating cross-connect work order requests (installs, terminations, modifications, and testing)
   • Ensures the standard operating procedures are followed on cable management of: coax, fiber, twisted pair copper, and semi-routine intra-building cross connects
   • Learns to install 'across' connect circuits (switched, multiplexed, etc.), under supervision
4. Testing / Troubleshooting
   • Supports standard operating testing and standard operating installations of customer assets
   • Supports standard operating procedures of layer 1 cross-connect certification testing
   • May learn non-standard operating testing, such as: layer 2 and layer 3 testing, under supervision
5. Stakeholder Partnership
   • Supports the operations and security personnel team for breaks or other activities, when necessary
   • Supports standard operating procedural tasks provides back-up assistance to team members when necessary
6. Customer Management
   • Supports customer satisfaction with timely adherence to following semi-routine execution order requirements
   • Delivers a high level of service and an excellent customer experience when interfacing with customers
   • Provides support with time expectations on new deployments and existing alterations, by following standard operating procedure guidelines
   • Supports customers on-site by through access control and escorting services
7. Projects
   • Supports fulfillment of projects that follow standard operating procedures; if projects deviate from standard procedures, then works under supervision
   • Supports vendors on projects
   • Supports physical customer audits
8. Training
   • Completes all assigned training in a timely manner
   • May provide support to new hires

Qualifications

• Typically requires at least a Higher Nitec in an IT-related field and 1-2 years of equivalent work experience
• Ability to do hands-on maintenance/ troubleshooting of equipment in tight spaces or at height

Equinix is committed to ensuring that our employment process is open to all individuals, including those with a disability. If you are a qualified candidate and need assistance or an accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.

Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and, in the U.S., an Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy / childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic partnership status, age, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, political / organizational affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse, or any other status protected by applicable law.