Data Center Critical Facilities Engineer

Equinix; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in digital infrastructure seeks a Data Center Critical Facilities Engineer to maintain critical facilities infrastructure. The role involves performing maintenance checks, collaborating with vendors, and ensuring compliance with operational standards. Ideal candidates will have an Electrical Engineer Diploma and relevant experience.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

• Performs preventative and corrective maintenance checks on-site.
• Monitors the Building Monitoring System (BMS) and resolves alarm issues.
• Completes routine work requests and circuit installations.

Education

Electrical Engineer Diploma

Job description

Data Center Critical Facilities Engineer

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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

Has a substantial understanding of the job while working on moderately difficult assignments that require judgment in resolving issues or making recommendations. Focus is on moderately difficult tasks, using substantial understanding of standard operating procedures. Supports the overall team.

Responsibilities

Facility / Infrastructure Maintenance

• Performs moderately difficult preventative and corrective maintenance checks on-site to facility components.
• Performs moderately difficult repairs, maintenance, installations, and on-site inspections to facility systems. Supports energy efficiency measures.
• Monitors the Building Monitoring System (BMS) and resolves moderately difficult alarm issues that require judgment in resolving while following standard operating procedures.
• Operates and maintains plumbing, fire suppression, and safety systems.
• Operates critical infrastructures under the supervision of more senior technical staff.
• Normally receives little instruction on daily work, general instructions on newly introduced assignments.

Vendor Support

• Supports the work approval process for service providers on moderately difficult maintenance work, including briefing at the start of work, monitoring during the workday/shift, and final review of the work carried out. Ensures vendor maintenance activities are carried out as per Equinix's standard operating procedures.
• In cooperation with vendors, supports modifications to technical files for plants and equipment, ensuring files and builds are up-to-date.

Site Administration & Incident Support

• Performs moderately difficult site logs for permits, such as Maintenance Operation Protocol (MOPs) and scripts.
• Identifies Single Points of Failure (SPOFs) and makes recommendations.
• Responds to all moderately difficult on-site incidents, including failures, problems, and delays.
• Uses substantial understanding in following operating procedures to support on-site administration.

Work Orders & Additional Projects

• Completes routine work requests and circuit installations.
• Troubleshoots and maintains office equipment (if necessary); supports auxiliary equipment and machines with problem solving and repairs to avoid/minimize downtime.
• Makes minor changes to mechanical, electrical, and specialized systems, as directed.
• Carries out infrastructure projects.

Collaboration

• Collaborates with others to resolve moderately difficult facility incidents.
• Effectively collaborates within the department; may mentor team members on general maintenance activities.
• Provides stakeholders with inventory needs to maintain optimal stock levels of critical parts and equipment.
• May recommend infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• Electrical Engineer Diploma and 4-6 years of equivalent work experience.

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 race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, or other protected statuses.

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Other

Industries

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