Amazon Data Centre Technician
Data Cetre Technician – 033775
It’s not every day that you have a chance to join a business that’s making history. Amazon.com is a pioneering e-commerce company, and we are continuing our development in exciting new areas. It is a company for people who want to create something new, out beyond the familiar and the comfortable. With no time for bureaucracy or rigid structures, we operate in a fluid and creative environment that demands initiative, imagination and total commitment. Amazon.com Data Centres are 24×7 environments & are staffed with Data Centre Technicians around the clock who are required to work 12 hour shifts that either start or end on a weekend & rotate between three & four day work weeks. The work week is based on a 40 hours a week.
Data Centre Technicians are also required to wear a pager for communication, information, emergency & on-call situations.
Qualifications
In the hiring of Data Centre Technicians, Amazon.com is looking for individuals with experience across the following four core competencies:
Networking:
• Experience with Cisco’s Cat & Native IOS
• Switch configuration & troubleshooting • Copper cable termination
• Understanding of fiber optic cabling
• Experience with Cisco 6500, 3700 & 7600 Series equipment
Systems:
• General knowledge of Linux/Unix with troubleshooting experience
• Operational knowledge of Microsoft Windows 2003 Server & Windows XP Pro
• Base operating system install
• System administration
• Scripting: Perl, Python, Bash Computer/Server
Hardware:
• HP/Compaq Proliant Servers – possess or obtain within three months of hire, an APS certification on
the Proliant products
• Knowledge of the x86 platform & SAN architecture HVAC (Heating, Ventilating, & Air-Conditioning):
• Power distribution units (PDUs) & uninterrupted power supplies (UPS)
• Fire suppression systems
• Diesel generators
• Air handlers & chillers
Candidates need not be experts in all of the above, but ideally would have experience with at least two of the above and show the willingness & aptitude to learn what is required to become adequately skilled in the other competencies.
Strong communications skills are a must. The position also has a physical component requiring the ability to lift & rack equipment.