Data Center Support Technician

H5 Data Centers; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

H5 Data Centers is seeking a Data Center Support Technician to manage facility operations and ensure site integrity. The role centers on physical security, access control, surveillance, and customer engagement across shifts, weekends, and holidays.

You will monitor critical systems, coordinate incident responses, and support customers via calls and tickets. Relevant IT familiarity and security experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Two-year college degree preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral).
• Familiar with physical security protocols.
• IT system qualifications required if not already certified.

Responsibilities

• Primary contact for customer requests via phone, e-mail, and portal.
• Oversee video surveillance and access control operations.
• Process access requests and conduct regular security patrols.
• Enforce security policies and coordinate incident response.
• Monitor health of building systems (BMS, power, cooling, fire systems).
• Coordinate incident management and vendor escalations.
• Escort duties for customers and vendors as needed.

Skills

Windows

MacOS

iOS

Interpersonal skills

Security protocols

IT systems familiarity

Team work / independence

Education

Two-year college degree preferred

Job description

The Data Center Support Technician is responsible for managing operational integrity of the H5 Data Centers’ facility. They oversee the physical security operations ensuring the overall site integrity while maintaining all aspects of access control and surveillance of the location. Additionally, they are responsible to act as a single point of contact for all customer engagement, daily handling of incoming calls, ticket processing, incident management and coordination. Individuals will be required to perform basic remote hands and escort duties on behalf of customers. Finally, they will monitor the health of all critical systems including building management, fire control, camera surveillance, access control, and network. The candidate must be willing to work any shift assigned to them, weekends and holidays.

Essential Job Functions

• Responsible for all aspects of physical security at the data center
• Video surveillance
• Access control administration
• Processing access requests
• Regular patrols
• Security policy enforcement
• Incident response
• Customer Support
  • Primary point of contact for customer requests via phone, e-mail, and portal
  • Processing requests and engage with subject matter experts as appropriate
  • Administer ticket queues to ensure regular and timely updates through resolution and adherence to SLA’s
  • Provide escort duties for H5 Telco’s and vendors as well as customer vendors
  • Perform basic remote hand support duties on behalf of customers
  • Primary focal point for incident management and escalations
• Facility Monitoring
  • Monitor the health of building critical systems via BMS and visual inspection
  • Power
  • Cooling
  • Fire systems
• Monitor the health of access control, camera surveillance and perimeter intrusion
• Monitor the health of critical IT systems
  • Networks
  • Servers
• Perform incident coordination on the event of significant incidents
  • Initial response and dispatch of vendorsEscalate to senior management
  • Set up crisis ridge (if appropriate)
  • Sent our advisories
  • Coordinate restoration with on‑site personnel

Qualifications

Education:

• Minimum two (2) year college degree preferred

Experience:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral)
• Familiar with physical security protocols
• IT system qualifications will be required if not already certified

Skills and Abilities

• Competent in the use of Windows, MAC and IOS systems
• Organization and time management skills
• Must be a self‑starter, able to work in a fast paced constantly changing environment
• Ability to work well in a team environment or independently with minimal supervision
• Comprehensive understanding of data center best practices is a bonus