Data Center Hardware Technician

Lockport, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

A LITTLE ABOUT US

It takes powerful technology to connect our brands and partners with an audience of 1 billion. Our mission is to make the worlds daily habits inspiring and entertaining and nearly half of

Yahoos employees are building the code and platforms that make this possible. Whether youre looking to write code for mobile applications engineer the servers behind our massive ad tech

stacks or develop algorithms to help us process 4 trillion data points a day what you do here will have a significant impact on our business-and the world.

Yahoos Data Center Operations team includes a group of highly skilled and dedicated Data Center and Site Ops Engineers. We work together to support a diverse IT infrastructure in one

of the worlds greenest most advanced data centers. Want in

A LOT ABOUT YOU

The Data Center Operations team is looking for a Site Operations Engineer with a passion for troubleshooting and a drive to improve our operations and infrastructure. The ideal candidate for

this role will be able to diagnose and troubleshoot rack-mount server hardware issues efficiently have a working knowledge of Layer 1 2 and 3 network infrastructure and be proficient with the

Linux command line and the troubleshooting tools available therein. Previous work experience in a high-availability data center environment is ideal.

YOUR DAY

Maintain and repair servers and network equipment to ensure the maximum level of uptime within the data center
Work requests based on priorities set by the business
Perform troubleshooting with a specialty in a single discipline and knowledge of many disciplines
Use in-house tools to install operating systems create DNS records configure switches and perform other data center functions
Partner with engineering teams to execute change requests
Communicate directly with internal customer technical contacts
Overnight and swing shifts may be required this is a 24x7x365 support team

YOU MUST HAVE

A 2-year degree in a technical field or equivalent experience
Knowledge of the UNIX/Linux operating environment with the ability to navigate manipulate and understand the file structure
Basic understanding of TCP/IP network environment including switching and routing protocols.
Basic knowledge of common scripting languages (BASH Python Perl etc)
Ability to execute manual tasks work on a ladder and function in a higher-temperature environment

IDEAL CANDIDATES HAVE

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering or equivalent experience
Experience handling fiber physical plant
Experience coding with a common scripting language (BASH Python Perl etc)
Passion for the field and the work we do and the drive to own and take responsibility for your work to be a Yahoo team member

A LITTLE ABOUT US It takes powerful technology to connect our brands and partners with an audience of 1 billion. Our mission is to make the worlds daily habits inspiring and entertaining and nearly half of Yahoos employees are building the code and platforms that make this possible. Whether youre lo...