Who are we?
Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, operating over 250 data centers across the globe. Digital leaders harness Equinix's trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals.
Joining our operations team means that you will be at the forefront of all we do, maintaining critical facilities infrastructure as part of a close-knit team delivering best-in-class service to our data center customers. We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providing an equitable work environment that is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success.
Data Center Critical Facilities Specialist (Electrical)
Job Description
Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company, operating 240+ data centers across the globe and providing interconnections to all the key clouds and networks. Businesses need one place to simplify and bring together fragmented, complex infrastructure that spans private and public cloud environments. Our global platform allows customers to place infrastructure wherever they need it and connect it to everything they need to succeed.
We are a fast-growing global company with 20 years of continuous growth. Through our innovative portfolio of high-performance products and services, we have created the largest, most active global ecosystem of 10,000+ companies, including 2,100 networks and 3,000+ cloud and IT service providers in 32 countries spanning six continents.
Joining our operations team means that you will be at the forefront of all we do, working on critical facilities infrastructure and customer facing projects as part of a close-knit team delivering best-in-class service to our data center customers. We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providing an equitable work environment. that is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success.
Job Summary
SY9 is Equinix Australia’s first HyperScale data center and as the current team move towards our customer arriving onsite from June, we are looking to recruit a Critical Facilities Specialist with extensive Electrical and building systems technical knowledge.
The successful applicant will have complete knowledge and full understanding of principles and practices across relevant systems with an ability to be the Subject Matter Expert in one or more of the disciplines. Overseeing and undertaking ongoing site maintenance, they will assess unusual circumstances and use sophisticated analytical and problem-solving techniques to identify root cause.
Whilst a strong data center operations background is required, the Critical Facilities teams operate in unison and across disciplines, so a sound broad engineering understanding is desirable also. Those at Specialist level are encouraged to resolve and assesses a wide range of issues in creative ways and suggest variations in approach.
The position is for the fully qualified, expert professional who will be a lead engineer onsite at SY9. Our team will consist of engineers from Graduates through to seniors and the ideal candidate will be someone who can share their Electrical knowledge and expertise with the team and help to develop your colleagues around you.
Responsibilities
- Technical Support - Responsible for technical niche repairs on mission-critical data center systems requiring sophisticated analytical problem solving techniques to identify cause
- Reporting - Reviews specialized contractual reports and activities
- Site Maintenance - Oversees the site maintenance and upkeep of Data center infrastructures according to Equinix global standards
- Assess Adherence to Policy - Ensures all repairs performed on all Data center infrastructure are according to the manufacturer’s guidelines and standard methodologies
- Complexity & Problem Solving - Aids in root cause analysis and in repair of specialized failed critical components. Devises solutions based on limited information and precedent and adapts existing approaches to resolve issues. Uses evaluation, judgment, and interpretation to select right course of action. Your work will be conducted independently and is reviewed at critical points only
- Collaboration & Interaction - Liaises with design stakeholders on design changes. Enhances relationships and networks with senior internal/external partners who are not familiar with the subject matter often requiring persuasion. Adapts style to different audiences. and often advises others on difficult matters. Supports, Mentoring and development of Critical Facilities Engineers
- Design - Validates design criteria for new principal controls upgrades and installs
Qualifications
- 5+ years of related experience in a Mission Critical role
- Bachelor’s degree or Trade Certification in Electrical or Engineering
- Expert level HV, generator experien
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