Data Center Operations & Critical Infra Engineer

Equinix, Inc.; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program

Health, life, disability benefits

PTO and holidays

Job summary

Equinix, Inc. is seeking an on-site facilities technician to manage maintenance and operations of critical infrastructure in Silicon Valley. The role emphasizes safety, efficiency, and reliability within a fast-paced data center environment.

You will perform preventive and corrective maintenance, coordinate with vendors, monitor BMS alerts, and support on-site administration and incident response. Requires a high school diploma and 2–4 years of experience.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a high school diploma and 2-4 years of equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

• 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 judgement 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.
• Supports the work approval process for service providers on moderately difficult maintenance work, for tracking: briefing at the start of work, work during the day workday/shift and final review of the work carried out.
• Ensures vendor maintenance activities are carried out as per Equinix's standard operating procedures.
• 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.
• Completes routine work requests and circuit installations.
• Troubleshoots and maintain 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.
• Collaborates with others to resolve moderately difficult facility incidents.
• Effectively collaborates within the department; may mentor team members on general maintenance activities.
• Provides stakeholders of inventory needs in order to maintain optimal stock levels of critical parts and equipment.
• May recommend infrastructure projects.

Skills

Facility maintenance

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Equinix, Inc. is seeking an on-site facilities technician to manage maintenance and operations of critical infrastructure in Silicon Valley. The role emphasizes safety, efficiency, and reliability within a fast-paced data center environment.

You will perform preventive and corrective maintenance, coordinate with vendors, monitor BMS alerts, and support on-site administration and incident response. Requires a high school diploma and 2–4 years of experience.