Data Center Tech

Job Title:

Data Center Technician

Location:

Irving, TX & Richardson, TX (majority of work will be done at Irving location with some work done at Richardson)

Duration:

3 Months

Position Overview:

Initial Project Irving Data Center Responsibilities:

• Task there will be to conduct a full inventory and identification of what is being utilized, what is powered up or down, how many empty rack spaces we have, and a total inventory of Irving lab spaces so we can assess our current assets there.
• Once identified, we may be tasked with removing unused items

Richardson Data Center:

Equipment & Rack Removal

• Uninstall lab equipment from test bays and staging areas
• Unbolt and dismantle 2-post and 4-post racks
• Assist with removing cabinets and preparing equipment for internal disposal workflows

Cable Mining and Subfloor Cleanup

• Identify and remove unused/abandoned cabling from the raised floor (plenum) space
• Trace disconnected cable runs as far as practical (i.e. until an obstruction is met or until the cable enters a live cabinet) and remove safely
• Work row-by-row through the lab environment to systematically clean sections
• Separate inactive cabling from live cabling without disrupting active systems

Asset Handling and Documentation Support

• Place decommissioned equipment onto pallets for client internal asset disposal process
• Assist with basic tracking of serial numbers, where required (minimal scanning/accounting)- Target up to 100 assets per month at a minimum.
• Remove unused or marked for removal peripheral equipment from the Lab floor space and store it on pallets.
• Remove Cardboard boxes off the Lab floor space.
• Documenting of before and after of clean up areas with pictures and in written documentation format.
• Documenting of assets that are going to be disposed.

General Site Support

• Maintain a clean and organized workspace throughout the decommissioning process
• Follow the on-site safety and lab access protocols
• Work through all Jira ticket assignments and follow-up with Lead upon completion or issues.

Additional Support

• provide client with artifacts (i.e. all items to be removed such as loose fibers, cables, packaging screens etc.) of any triage efforts, vendor engagements, or escalations through the appropriate tracking and ticketing systems.
• provide client with artifacts related to the lab test bed inventories in the appropriate inventory - will document & inventory items being decommissioned.
• document/work Tickets in Jira Ticketing system.
• properly place decommissioned items onto designated pallets for Asset Disposition.
• properly mine cables/removals from under the lab floor space and clean up.