24x7 Data Centre Technician

Position:  24x7 Data Centre Technician

Datacom Location:  Sydney

Security Requirements: AU Citizens ONLY (no residents or work visas can be considered)

Full Time, Permanent Position.

Our Why 

Datacom works with organisations and communities across Australia and New Zealand to make a difference in people’s lives and help them to use the power of tech to innovate and grow. 

About the Role (Your Why)  

Here at Datacom Data Centres' we connect people and technology in order to solve challenges, create opportunities and discover new possibilities for the communities we live in. We are looking for people with practical skills that want to be part of an exciting business with new challenges and new people. We provide comprehensive training to develop your technical and professional skills, and a career pathway to explore the skills needed for other roles. Our policy is to promote from within, enabling opportunities for advancing your career.

The role is based at our Sydney Huntingwood Data Centre and involves a rotating shift of night and day shift work.

The 24x7 Data Centre Technician performs several remote hands and first level support tasks including installation of customer equipment, cables and cabling infrastructure.

We will train you to undertake scheduled and ad hoc tasks set out by the 24x7 Operations Manager and work alongside a team of site leads and operators to provide the highest standards in operational deliverables.

Please note to meet our security requirements applicants must be an AU citizen. You must also have a full AU Drivers License and preferably your own vehicle and the confidence to drive through busy Sydney traffic.

What You’ll Do 

•  Complete and contribute to the Data Centre training programme
• Support the Data Centre Team with Batch Services: Operating batch processes, monitoring alerts and escalating issues.
• Provide first level support and hands and eyes services to our Data Centre customers
• Ensure health and safety requirements are adhered to.
• Provide consistent and excellent management of data centre assets.
• Delivery of customer facing activities and fostering customer relationships
• Installation and/or management of Data Centre infrastructure including power systems, IT and telecommunications equipment, cabling and server racks.
• Ensure adherence to (and documentation of) existing and new standards relating to customer change
• Completion of all operational tasks assigned to you in a timely manner and communication of status.
• Data Centre incident management
• Ensuring all Datacom security objectives are strictly adhered to.
• Being part of a culture of continuous improvement, seeking out efficiencies, service improvements, and new ways of working

What You’ll Bring

• Flexibility to work a rotating shift pattern (day and night shift).
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Confidence to work alone and in a small team.
• Able to troubleshoot customer and technical issues
• Able to remain calm under pressure
• Comfortable to work at heights (up to 4m)
• Able to complete repeatable processes in a timely and accurate manner
• Working knowledge of Microsoft application suite
• Previous IT experience is preferred but not required for this role.

Why Join Us Here at Datacom? 

Datacom is one of Australia and New Zealand’s largest suppliers of Information Technology professional services. We have managed to maintain a dynamic, agile, small business feel that is often diluted in larger organisations of our size. It's our people that give Datacom its unique culture and energy that you can feel from the moment you meet with us. 

We care about our people and provide a range of perks such as social events, chill-out spaces, remote working, flexi-hours and professional development courses to name a few. You’ll have the opportunity to learn, develop your career, connect and bring your true self to work. You will be recognised and valued for your contributions and be able to do your work in a collegial, flat-structured environment. 

We operate at the forefront of technology to help Australia and New Zealand’s largest enterprise organisations explore possibilities and solve their greatest challenges, so you will never run out of interesting new challenges and opportunities. 

We want Datacom to be an inclusive and welcoming workplace for everyone and take pride in the steps we have taken and continue to take to make our environment fun and friendly, and our people feel supported.