Data Center Electrical Facilities Technician

Socket.dev; Leesburg (VA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus target

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Google is seeking a Facilities Technician to operate, monitor, and support physical facilities conditions for its data centers. You will maintain power, UPS, generators, and electrical distribution while ensuring safety and efficiency.

Role requires handling heavy equipment, non-standard hours, and collaboration with contractors to minimize outages and costs. The team focuses on safe, reliable data center operations worldwide.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree, trade school certification, or other certified training in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of Electrical experience in an industrial or commercial environment.
• Experience with electrical maintenance, electrical safety, electrical systems, electrical infrastructure systems, generators, electrical schematics.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and use PPE as required.
• Ability to work non-standard hours and rotations.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, maintain, and repair various data center systems.
• Provide daily assistance reading blueprints/schematics and tours of systems.
• Manage uptime and maintenance of UPS, generators, electrical distribution, and control systems.
• Operate, monitor, maintain, and respond to abnormal conditions in data center facilities.
• Support startup, commissioning, and integration of new electrical equipment.

Skills

Electrical experience

Electrical maintenance

Electrical safety

Electrical schematics

Generators

Lifting 50 lbs

Non-standard hours

Education

Associate's degree / technical training

Tools

Electrical testing equipment

Meters / digital metering

Calibration/diagnostic equipment

Job description

Google is seeking a Facilities Technician to operate, monitor, and support physical facilities conditions for its data centers. You will maintain power, UPS, generators, and electrical distribution while ensuring safety and efficiency.

Role requires handling heavy equipment, non-standard hours, and collaboration with contractors to minimize outages and costs. The team focuses on safe, reliable data center operations worldwide.