Data Center Technician III - Hardware & Infrastructure Engineer

Google Inc.; LaGrange (GA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Inc. is seeking an Operations Technician to install, configure, test, troubleshoot, and maintain hardware and server software, including complex networks.

You will participate in small project teams, develop contingency plans, and perform rack handling in a fast-paced data center environment. The role supports the AI and Infrastructure teams, delivering scalable, reliable infrastructure and collaborating across teams to ensure cutting-edge computing power and security.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience in maintenance and monitoring of server systems.
• Experience with performing component-level repairs and troubleshooting on IT equipment or in a similar role.
• Experience working within a data center or network operation center environment.
• Experience with Linux operating systems.
• Experience in project management and leadership, and collaborating and partnering with teams.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and operate new data center infrastructure across teams.
• Report issues and follow data center procedures to troubleshoot and diagnose somewhat complex issues with equipment or infrastructure as they arise, and applying the resources needed to resolve identified issues.
• Maintain the security and integrity of data, track various forms of media to check for non‑standard data security issues (e.g., data was not properly erased) handled in accordance with Google security standards.
• Disassemble specific equipment that has reached its end‑of‑life via part replacement or maintenance, within one or more teams.
• Repair, fix, and perform preventative maintenance on equipment, servers, machines, or infrastructure based on identified issues with multiple solutions, independently.

Skills

Server maintenance

Data center operations

Linux

Hardware troubleshooting

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Google Inc. is seeking an Operations Technician to install, configure, test, troubleshoot, and maintain hardware and server software, including complex networks.

You will participate in small project teams, develop contingency plans, and perform rack handling in a fast-paced data center environment. The role supports the AI and Infrastructure teams, delivering scalable, reliable infrastructure and collaborating across teams to ensure cutting-edge computing power and security.