Data Center Technician: Rack, Config & Asset Specialist

Computacenter (UK) Ltd; Livermore (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Computacenter is seeking a Data Center Technician for our Livermore, CA facility on a second shift (1:00 PM – 9:30 PM). You will guide physical technology products through warehouse and integration processes, including racking, cable management, asset tracking, and configuration for customer specifications.

You will read rack elevations and cable matrices, label cables, upgrade hardware, and manage benching/un-benching, boxing, and shipping prep while ensuring inventory accuracy and compliance

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of rack fabrication experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to read rack elevation and cable matrix documentation.
• Strong working knowledge of Windows, Microsoft Office, OSX, and Salesforce.

Responsibilities

• Racking: read Rack Elevation; rack and stack servers, network hardware, and accessories.
• Cable Matrix: read and interpret cable matrix to correctly lace cables port to port.
• Labeling: operate cable labeling machine and apply label onto cables per customer standards.
• Asset Tracking: keep track of all assets assigned to DCT until completion of rack build.
• Hardware Upgrade: Install components to server and networking devices such as memory, CPU, expansion cards, and modules.
• Benching: Place specified items on a designated, numbered bench for configuration and testing; includes un-boxing, labeling, powering-up, and recording serial numbers.
• Un-benching: re-package and retrieve designated items from the bench; update location/status in inventory system.
• Boxing: prepare items for project by batching into boxes/pallets and verifying contents.
• Asset Management and Data Collection: capture device info like tag, serial numbers, MACs.
• Make recommendations to improve customer designs to power and equipment load when necessary.
• Understand and abide by security and operational policies.
• Partner with business leaders to deliver services aligned with company objectives.
• Support Computacenter’s mission and core values.

Skills

Rack fabrication

Verbal communication

Written communication

Problem solving

Analytical ability

Adaptability

Education

A+ Certification

CCNA Data Center

Tools

Windows OS

Microsoft Office

OSX

Salesforce

Job description

Computacenter is seeking a Data Center Technician for our Livermore, CA facility on a second shift (1:00 PM – 9:30 PM). You will guide physical technology products through warehouse and integration processes, including racking, cable management, asset tracking, and configuration for customer specifications.

You will read rack elevations and cable matrices, label cables, upgrade hardware, and manage benching/un-benching, boxing, and shipping prep while ensuring inventory accuracy and compliance