Data Center Technician - Afternoon Shift, Ashburn

GoDaddy; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

GoDaddy in Ashburn, VA seeks a Data Center Technician for the in-person Data Center Operations team on a Monday–Friday afternoon shift. You will support mission-critical storage, network, and server systems, handling tickets and onsite deployments.

With 3+ years in data centers and skills across Linux/Windows, RAID/storage, and ITSM concepts, you will mentor colleagues, manage inventory, and ensure SLAs while traveling between sites when needed.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on data center experience, handling tickets independently and training others.
• Experience supporting enterprise customers in an operations environment; strong verbal and written communication.
• Intermediate skills in two or more areas: Linux/Windows, networking, scripting, or data center architecture.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve complex hardware failures in storage, network, and server systems.
• Perform break-fix and server migrations while preserving RAID configurations.
• Deploy servers and network devices, manage cable testing and installation.
• Own inventory logistics, receive/ship equipment, run monthly break-fix inventory, and perform audits.
• Manage ticket queues to meet SLAs and mentor junior Technicians.

Skills

Data center operations

Linux administration

Windows administration

Networking concepts

Scripting (Python/Bash/PowerShell)

Data center architecture

RAID/storage hardware

Diagnostics & repair

SSH/Telnet/RDP/FTP/NFS/DNS/DHCP/LDAP

KVM/iDRAC/IPMI

ITIL 4 / Agile methodologies

Rack and power optimization

Hardware lifecycle management

Afternoon shifts & on-call

Travel between data centers

Tools

PowerShell

Python

Bash

Job description

GoDaddy in Ashburn, VA seeks a Data Center Technician for the in-person Data Center Operations team on a Monday–Friday afternoon shift. You will support mission-critical storage, network, and server systems, handling tickets and onsite deployments.

With 3+ years in data centers and skills across Linux/Windows, RAID/storage, and ITSM concepts, you will mentor colleagues, manage inventory, and ensure SLAs while traveling between sites when needed.