Inventory Control Specialist III

Rackspace Technology; Buffalo (TX); On-site; USD 53,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

Rackspace Technology in Buffalo, NY is seeking a Data Center Operations Technician responsible for securing and maintaining customer server environments and infrastructure to support 99.999% uptime. You will monitor internal tickets, perform hardware and OS-level tasks, and install or upgrade storage, network, and server components.

The role requires a US citizen with a high school diploma and at least two years in a data center, along with the ability to lift 50 lbs and work in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Must be a US citizen.
• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• 2+ years in a data center environment.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs and perform hardware upgrades.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and prioritize an internal ticketing system to provide customer support.
• Provide hardware and OS storage troubleshooting, upgrades, RAID configuration changes.
• Support servers running Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu Linux or VMware ESX/ESXi.
• Perform basic OS administration tasks including network IP setup and OS installs (PXE).
• Install or remove fiber or copper cabling and test connectivity.
• Install network device hardware such as switches, firewalls, load balancers and security appliances.
• Install hardware on storage devices (DAS/NAS).
• Complete customer maintenance requests including hardware modifications and cabling.

Skills

RAID configurations

Hardware installation

Server hardware troubleshooting

Customer support

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Windows Server

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Ubuntu Linux

VMware ESXi

Job description

Job Summary

The Data Center Operations Technician owns the responsibility of all IT Infrastructure, including customer configurations, within the data center environment ensuring all customer server environments are secure, operational and maintain 99.999% uptime.

Work Location/Shift

• Onsite Buffalo, NY – USA
• Shift: 1st

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for monitoring and prioritizing an internal ticketing system to provide customer support.
• Provide basic operating system storage troubleshooting, along with storage upgrades, hardware troubleshooting and Raid configuration changes.
• Provide hardware support and upgrades for servers running Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Server, Ubuntu Linux or VMWare ESX Server.
• Simple operating systems administration can include, setting up OS network IP’s, fresh OS installs (using PXE), Firmware updates and basic OS troubleshooting.
• Installation or removal of fiber or copper cabling. Along with Layer 1 network skills, that will include testing, as well as connectivity issues with previously deployed copper or fiber cabling.
• Installation of network device hardware including switches, firewalls, load-balancers and security appliances.
• Installation of hardware on storage devices including DAS and NAS arrays
• Complete customer maintenances requests that include hardware modification, operating system installation, mounting of the devices within cabinets and completion of all cabling needs to be required.

Qualifications

• Must be a US Citizen.
• High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
• 2-years’ experience working in a data center environment.
• Able to build, repair or upgrade hardware components.
• Strong understanding of storage RAID configurations and requirements.
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs. overhead

Compensation

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several geographic markets. The compensation range for this position ranges from $52,942.00/year in our lowest geographic market up to $70,555.00/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Learn more about benefits at Rackspace.

About Rackspace Technology

We are the multicloud solutions experts. We combine our expertise with the world’s leading technologies — across applications, data and security — to deliver end-to-end solutions. We have a proven record of advising customers based on their business challenges, designing solutions that scale, building and managing those solutions, and optimizing returns into the future. Named a best place to work, year after year according to Fortune, Forbes and Glassdoor, we attract and develop world-class talent. Join us on our mission to embrace technology, empower customers and deliver the future.

More on Rackspace Technology

Though we’re all different, Rackers thrive through our connection to a central goal: to be a valued member of a winning team on an inspiring mission. We bring our whole selves to work every day. And we embrace the notion that unique perspectives fuel innovation and enable us to best serve our customers and communities around the globe. we are committed to offering equal employment opportunity without regard to age, color, disability, gender reassignment or identity or expression, genetic information, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, military or veteran status, nationality, ethnic or national origin, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any legally protected characteristic. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.