Senior Data Center Facilities Technician (Controls/Automation)

Google Inc.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Google data centers require skilled Facilities Technicians to operate, monitor, and support physical facilities; responsibilities include maintaining electrical, HVAC, and control systems, and ensuring safety and efficiency. Experience with PLCs/SCADA and non-standard shifts is essential.

The role emphasizes cost reduction, reliability, and adherence to safety standards within Google's global data center operations and infrastructure teams.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree, trade school certification, or other certified training in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in controls/automation in an industrial or commercial environment.
• Ability to participate in material handling tasks such as lifting, carrying or moving up to 50 lbs (23 kg) of equipment, the required use of safety equipment such as limited weight bearing work platforms, ladders, step stools and PPE like safety harnesses in accordance with safety and ergonomic guidelines and assessments.
• Ability to work non-standard hours and differing work rotations/shifts.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, maintain, and repair various data center systems such as servers, network equipment, PLCs, system administration, access control, alarm investigation, and SCADA management.
• Provide daily assistance to technicians as you read blueprints/schematics/ladder logic/sequence of operations, conduct tours of systems, and assess their working order.
• Control monitoring, logging, and alarming systems.
• Operate, monitor, maintain, and respond to abnormal conditions in the data center facilities systems and equipment.
• Support startup, commissioning, and integration of new controls equipment and systems into facilities infrastructure.

Skills

Controls/Automation

Data center operations

PLCs/SCADA

Maintenance

Education

Associate degree or equivalent

Tools

PLCs

SCADA

Job description

Google data centers require skilled Facilities Technicians to operate, monitor, and support physical facilities; responsibilities include maintaining electrical, HVAC, and control systems, and ensuring safety and efficiency. Experience with PLCs/SCADA and non-standard shifts is essential.

The role emphasizes cost reduction, reliability, and adherence to safety standards within Google's global data center operations and infrastructure teams.