Data Center Facilities Technician II, Controls

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• Associate's degree, trade school certification, or other certified training in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in Controls/Automation in an industrial or commercial environment.
• Ability to participate in material handling tasks such as lifting, carrying or moving up to 50 lbs of equipment, the required use of OSHA standard safety equipment such as limited weight‑bearing work platforms, ladders, step stools and personal protective equipment (PPE) like safety harnesses.
• Ability to work non‑standard hours and differing work rotations/shifts.

• Industry standard certifications related to system administration (e.g. CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, or Linux system administrator).
• 5 years of experience in controls/automation, or construction/technical environment or a related field.
• Experience in data centers, hospitals, power plants, or laboratories.
• Knowledge of meters, devices, sensors, relays and troubleshooting utilizing standard hand tools, digital metering, or calibration/diagnostic equipment.
• Ability to communicate with contractors who perform maintenance or upgrade work on the data center systems.
• Proficiency in scripting languages.

The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical and HVAC systems in the world. Facilities Technicians at Google data centers operate, monitor and support physical facilities conditions. Key duties include heating and cooling of air and water, power supply, generators, UPS systems, electrical distribution, and control and monitoring systems. Technicians regularly inspect, maintain and repair various data center systems such as piping and non‑critical electrical or mechanical system components.

As an advocate for best practices, designers develop creative approaches to reducing operational costs while improving overall data center efficiency. They ensure that environmental and safety standards are consistently met, identify problems and make repairs quickly. In emergency situations or abnormal conditions, they manage data center performance issues and outages to minimize recovery time from failures.

• Inspect, maintain, and repair various data center systems such as servers, network equipment, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), system administration, access control, alarm investigation, and SCADA management.
• Provide daily assistance to technicians by reading blueprints/schematics/ladder logic/sequence of operations, conducting tours of systems, and assessing their working order.
• Control, monitor, log, and alarm systems.
• Operate, monitor, maintain, and respond to abnormal conditions in the data center facilities systems and equipment.
• Support startup, commissioning, and integration of new controls equipment and systems into facilities infrastructure.

English proficiency is required for all roles unless otherwise stated in the job posting.

US: $105,000 - $146,000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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