Overview

Position Title: Data Center Technician Intern

Company: Google

Location: Leeds, UK

Job Description:

Our Data Center Engineering team takes the physical design of our data centers into the future, and our technical, engineering, and support teams bring ideas to life. The teams use creative approaches to reduce operational costs and to extend traditional practices to meet our goal of making our data centers the most energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable in the world.

Responsibilities:

  • Contribute to repairs, upgrades, decoms, deployments, cabling, etc.
  • Identify trends for machine failure, report bugs, and work with remote teams to resolve them.
  • Contribute to projects in deployment and maintenance, and provide support of current and new data center infrastructure.
  • Configure and troubleshoot Linux OS Hardware issues on our servers, and resolve critical or escalated technical challenges over a significant population of affected equipment.
  • Work in a physically demanding setting. Communicate effectively with English speaking clients and partners.

Requirements:

  • Classroom experience or a practical understanding of Linux and Networking, including installation, systems administration, and troubleshooting.
  • Knowledge and experience with hardware architecture, maintenance, and repair.
  • Knowledge of networking, including topology and protocol concepts.
  • Ability to learn new technical skills and domains.
  • Ability to work as a team member and to collaborate with others to resolve challenges.
  • Excellent communication skills in English.
  • Experience with installing a Network or Linux system.
  • Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree or Higher Education diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems, Information Technology, Information Engineering, or similar technical area of study.

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