Data Center Controls & Facilities Technician II

Google Inc.; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Facilities Technician for our Sterling, VA data centers to operate, monitor, and support physical facilities conditions. You will work with electrical, mechanical, and HVAC systems, inspecting and repairing data center components, and assisting with start-up and integration of new controls equipment.

You will follow safety standards, participate in non-standard shifts, and help minimize operational costs while improving efficiency.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree, trade school certification, or other certified training in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in controls/automation in an industrial or commercial environment.
• Experience with control panels, controllers, electrical safety, and electrical systems.
• Ability to participate in material handling tasks such as lifting, carrying or moving up to 50 lbs of equipment, the required use of OSHA standard safety equipment such as limited weight bearing work platforms, ladders, step stools and PPE like safety harnesses.

Responsibilities

• Operate, monitor, and repair 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

Electrical safety

Control systems

Troubleshooting

Safety procedures

Education

Associate degree, or related training

Tools

SCADA systems

Job description

Google is seeking a Facilities Technician for our Sterling, VA data centers to operate, monitor, and support physical facilities conditions. You will work with electrical, mechanical, and HVAC systems, inspecting and repairing data center components, and assisting with start-up and integration of new controls equipment.

You will follow safety standards, participate in non-standard shifts, and help minimize operational costs while improving efficiency.