COMPLETE Rack Decommissioning Data Technician, Data Center Communities - Frankfurt

Job Description

Are you a technical professional interested in joining an elite team and learning the skills necessary to maintain one of the world's largest information system infrastructures? We are currently expanding our infrastructure team and are looking for Rack Decommissioning Data Technician.

As part of the Rack Decom team, you will be responsible for processing and facilitating legacy Data Center equipment through a liquidation process to ensure that targeted equipment is ready to be removed off premises. You will also process large volumes of customer data to ensure that all customer data is sanitized and properly managed.
You will develop familiarity with basic PC components/hardware (HDD/SSD/Flash/Removable storage media/Ram/CPU/Motherboard/Input-Output devices)

You 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.


Key job responsibilities
• Safety:
Follow and maintain the highest safety standards and diligently encourage a world-class safety culture. Own the safety initiatives and projects to foster a strong safety culture.

• Rack Decom Operations:
This position involves:
o Decommissioning and processing of legacy hardware out of the data center facilities
o Hard drive installation, removal, and destruction
o Troubleshooting events within internal Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
o Basic Networking equipment removal/installation and clearing of configurations.
o Interact with third party vendors & contractors
o Manual handling and lifting of equipment (weight limits in accordance with regulations)
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We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Frankfurt, HE, DEU

Basic Qualifications:

• Completed apprenticeship as IT specialist, equivalent training or job-related experience
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word) and web-based operational tools
• Proficient with ticketing systems
• 2+ years of IT hardware troubleshooting related experience
• Very good command of English (CEFR B2)

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of data center experience
• 3+ years of job-related experience
• Bachelor’s degree in IT-related field, applicable certifications, equivalent professional or military experience
• Proficient with Change Management Systems (CMS)
• Very good command of German (CEFR B2)
• Highly proficient in spoken and written English (CEFR C1)


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