Data Center Facilities Technician, Controls

Google Inc.; West Memphis (AR); On-site; USD 105,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

Google West Memphis, AR is seeking a Facilities Technician for its data center team. You will inspect, maintain, and repair critical data center systems including servers, PLCs, network equipment, and SCADA, while reading blueprints and ladder logic to support daily operations.

You will monitor control systems, respond to abnormal conditions, and assist with startup, commissioning, and integration of new controls equipment.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree, trade school certification, or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in Controls/Automation in an industrial or commercial environment.
• Experience in Project Management, Project Controls, Control Panels, Networking Equipment, Datacenter Networking, and Servers.
• Physical ability to lift, carry, or move up to 50 lbs and use OSHA standard safety equipment such as limited weight bearing work platforms, ladders, step stools, and personal protective equipment.
• 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 by reading blueprints, schematics, ladder logic, and sequence of operations, conducting system tours, and assessing their working order.
• Control, monitor, log, and alarm 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

Project Management

Datacenter Networking

Servers

Safety Compliance

Education

Associate’s degree/technical training

Tools

Networking Equipment

Control Panels

Meters/Sensors

Diagnostics Tools

Job description

Location: West Memphis, AR, USA

Job Overview

The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and HVAC systems in the world. Facilities Technicians at Google data centers operate, monitor, and support physical facilities conditions. Duties include heating and cooling of air and water, power supply, generators, UPS systems, electrical distribution, and control and monitoring systems. Technicians inspect, maintain, and repair various data center systems such as piping and non‑critical electrical or mechanical system components, controllers, PLCs, servers, and network equipment. They develop creative approaches to reducing operational costs while improving overall data center efficiency, ensuring environmental and safety standards are consistently met, and managing performance issues and outages to minimize recovery time.

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 in Project Management, Project Controls, Control Panels, Networking Equipment, Datacenter Networking, and Servers.
• Physical ability to lift, carry, or move up to 50 lbs of equipment and use OSHA standard safety equipment such as limited weight bearing work platforms, ladders, step stools, and personal protective equipment.
• Ability to work non‑standard hours and differing work rotations/shifts.

Preferred Qualifications

• Industry standard certifications related to system administration (e.g., CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, Certified Windows or Linux system administrator).
• 5 years of experience in controls/automation, or construction/technical environment or a related field.
• Experience in data centers, hospitals, power plants, or laboratories.
• Knowledge of meters, devices, sensors, relays, and troubleshooting utilizing standard hand tools, digital metering, or calibration/diagnostic equipment.
• Ability to communicate with contractors who perform maintenance or upgrade work on the data center systems.

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 by reading blueprints, schematics, ladder logic, and sequence of operations, conducting system tours, and assessing their working order.
• Control, monitor, log, and alarm 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.

US: $105,000 - $146,000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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