Google

Data Center Facilities Technician I, Server Floor

Google$86K — $119K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Associate's degree or certified training in a technical field, or equivalent experience.
  • 2 years of electrical experience in industrial or commercial settings.
  • Experience with Electrical Safety, Maintenance, and Testing.
  • Ability to perform material handling tasks and use safety equipment like PPE.
  • 2 years in maintenance of electrical distribution systems preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Diagnose and troubleshoot hardware and infrastructure issues.
  • Support server rack deployment and manage cabling integrity.
  • Oversee mechanical water-cooling systems, including water chemistry management.
  • Monitor electrical systems to maintain optimal conditions.
  • Execute maintenance workflows and checklists meticulously.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness programs.
  • Retirement savings plans with company match.
  • Generous paid time off and vacation days.
  • Access to employee training and professional development resources.
  • Opportunity to work in a fast-paced, innovative environment.
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Minimum qualifications:
  • Associate's degree, trade school certification, or other certified training in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 2 years of Electrical experience (e.g., electrical testing equipment or electrical distribution) in an industrial or commercial environment.
  • Experience in Electrical Safety, Electrical Maintenance, Electricity, Mechanical Maintenance, Mechanical Testing, Controllers, Safety and Health Protection.
  • Ability to participate in material handling tasks such as lifting, carrying or moving up to 50 lbs of equipment, the required use of OSHA standard safety equipment such as limited weight bearing work platforms, ladders, step stools and personal protective equipment (PPE) like safety harnesses.

Preferred qualifications:
  • 2 years of experience in maintenance of electrical distribution systems or construction/technical environment or a related field.
  • Experience in data centers, hospitals, or power plants.
  • Knowledge of electrical systems used in a data center environment (e.g., Feeders, Transformers, Generators, Switchgear, UPS systems, ATS/STS units, PDU/PMM units).
  • Knowledge of meters, devices, sensors, and troubleshooting utilizing standard hand tools, digital metering, or calibration/diagnostic equipment.
  • Ability to communicate with contractors who perform maintenance or upgrade work on the data center systems.


About the job

The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and HVAC systems in the world. Facilities Technicians at Google data centers operate, monitor and support physical facilities conditions. Some of these duties will include heating and cooling of air and water, power supply, generators, UPS systems, electrical distribution and control and monitoring systems. You regularly help inspect, maintain and repair various data center systems such as piping and non-critical electrical or mechanical system components). You provide daily assistance to senior technicians as you read blueprints/schematics, conduct tours of systems and assess their working order.

As an advocate for best practices, you develop creative approaches to reducing operational costs while improving overall data center efficiency. You ensure that environmental and safety standards are consistently met, identifying problems and making repairs quickly. In emergency situations or abnormal conditions, you manage data center performance issues and outages to minimize the recovery time from failures.

As a Facilities Technician, you will operate, monitor, and support physical facilities conditions for our data centers.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $86000 - $119000 (USD) 15% bonus target equity benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities
  • Perform basic diagnosis and troubleshooting of server hardware and infrastructure malfunctions.
  • Support the deployment of server racks, manage power and network cabling, and ensure the integrity of hot/cold aisle containment systems.
  • Monitor and maintain mechanical water-cooling infrastructure on the server floor; manage water chemistry, and perform pump replacements as required.
  • Monitor basic electrical systems and cooling loops on the server floor to ensure optimal operational readiness and thermal stability.
  • Execute operational workflows, checklists, and preventative maintenance procedures precisely and thoroughly.


About Google

Google is a multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. The company has grown tremendously since then and has become one of the most valuable companies in the world. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
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156,500 employees
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Net Income
$40.2 billion
Founded
1998
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$182.5 billion
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