Data Center Colocation Technician – Hands-On Ops

State of Oregon

Salem (VA)

On-site

USD 69,000 - 104,000

Full time

6 days ago
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Generous Paid Time Off
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Job summary

The Department of Administrative Services, Data Center Services, Salem, Oregon, seeks a Colocation Technician (Information Systems Specialist 6) to provide hands-on system support, provisioning leadership, and customer assistance for datacenter operations and remote sites.

This on-site role requires strong problem-solving, ticketing, and collaboration with technical teams; responsibilities include deployment, network and power provisioning, and 24/7 readiness where needed.

Qualifications

  • Minimum 5 years in data center operations or equivalent.
  • Assoc degree or two-year IT program plus experience required; 3+ years in data center operations.
  • Bachelor's degree + 1 year data center ops experience also acceptable.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical, troubleshooting, provisioning leadership and inventory support for Data Center Services’ systems and remote sites.
  • Lead provisioning for colocation spaces and infrastructure services, ensuring timely deployment of network, power, and hardware installations.
  • Assist customers on Data Center floor and via phone; manage tickets in the ticketing system; escalate alerts as needed.

Skills

Data Center operations
Troubleshooting
Collaboration

Education

Associate degree in Computer Science or Information Technology
Two-year accredited vocational IT program
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology/Computer Science

Tools

DCIM tools
Enterprise ticketing systems
Microsoft Visio
Electrical distribution equipment (PDUs)
Hand and power tools

Job description

The Department of Administrative Services, Data Center Services, Salem, Oregon, seeks a Colocation Technician (Information Systems Specialist 6) to provide hands-on system support, provisioning leadership, and customer assistance for datacenter operations and remote sites.

This on-site role requires strong problem-solving, ticketing, and collaboration with technical teams; responsibilities include deployment, network and power provisioning, and 24/7 readiness where needed.

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