The Decommissioning Technical team is responsible for processing and facilitating large scale legacy Data Center equipment through a liquidation process to ensure that targeted equipment is ready to be removed from the premises. Team members will also process large volumes of customer data to ensure that all customer data is sanitized and properly managed.
Team members will be working in a team environment not only with other members of the team but also from other teams and must be able to communicate and promote cross-team functionality.
Amazon Data Centers takes customer data with the utmost importance, and selected candidates must be able to perform repetitive tasks without variance and adhere to strict Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) that ensures customer data is protected and properly handled.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Data Center Technicians (Decommission Technician) will be responsible for:- Decommissioning and processing of legacy hardware out of the data center facilities
- Moving/lifting equipment usually no greater than 20 kg
- Unpacking/repacking fragile electronics
- Relocating and moving of large enterprise equipment
- Operate HDD and SSD destruction machinery
- Creating/attaching labels and bar codes
- Hard drive installation, removal and destruction
- Basic Networking removal/installation and clearing of configurations
- Physical layer
- Updating progress through a web ticketing system Reporting of processes and regular status updates
- Documenting procedures
- Escalating to senior technicians and management as needed/required
- Familiarity with basic PC components/hardware:
- HDD/SSD/Flash/Removable storage media
- USB/FireWire/E-sata
- Ram/CPU/Motherboard/Input-Output devices.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Previous experience working on IT equipment (racking & stacking gear, cable management, building computers, troubleshooting PC/Desktops/Laptops)
- Previous experience migrating and decommissioning of data center assets a plus.
- Cisco switch configuration
- Linux
Physical Requirements for the Data Center Operations
* Walk job sites in uneven terrain.
* Regularly walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch.
* Regularly lift and/or move up to 20 kg; and participate in group lifts.
* Work shifts longer than eight hours in duration.
* Respond to off hour emergency calls.
* Coordinate body movements when using tools or equipment
* Reach and stretch to position equipment and fixtures while maintaining balance
* Occasional bending or twisting of the body
* Perform physical tasks all day without becoming overly tired
* Use hands to manipulate small wires and objects
* Apply muscular force quickly to objects and equipment
* Push or pull heavy objects into position
Work in a noisy areas with hotter and colder temperatures than standard office environmental conditions.
* Occasional work in tight and/or narrow spaces, such as under raised floors
Education:
Associate's degree in IT-related field plus two years of progressively responsible experience preferred
* candidates possess a valid driver's license, their own vehicle
* Travel between sites/locations (some sporadic element of interstate and international travel) during the workday may/will occur.
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Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or other legally protected attributes.