Data Center Critical Facilities Specialist

Data Center Critical Facilities Specialist
Who are we?

Equinix is the world's digital infrastructure company, operating 200+ 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 consecutive growth. Through our innovative portfolio of high-performance products and services, we have created the largest, most active global ecosystem of nearly 10,000 companies, including 1,800+ networks and 2,900+ cloud and IT service providers in over 26 countries spanning five continents.

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 outstanding 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:
The Critical Facilities Specialist supports the wider team by performing repairs and leading all aspects of site maintenance at our static site. The successful applicant will be tasked with coordinating the maintenance and up keeping of all Data center infrastructure according to Equinix global standards.

Strong interpersonal skills (particularly when speaking with onsite customers), attention to detail, engineering proficiency and a dedication to consistently achieving personal and team Equinix goals will be highly regarded. Balancing and prioritising tasks and workloads whilst maintaining a calm demeanor will also be key to your success.

Key Responsibilities:

- Provides junior team members and colleagues with technical support and advice
- Crafting engineering scripts, MOP's and working with multi-functional teams on approvals
- Ensure all Global Engineering and Design team projects, processes, standards and protocols are upheld
- Technical reporting on capacity and energy cost or usage
- Reviewing contractor's JSEA, SWMS, MoP
- Reviewing specialist contractual reports and activities
- Acts as SME and provides training to team members where needed.
- Breakdown and Repairs Management
- Maintenance Scheduling and Planned Preventative Maintenance
- Be part of a scheduled on-call roster to provide remote/on-site site coverage
- Problem Solving - root cause analysis and in the repair of failed components.
- Design - Validates design criteria for new principal power installations (e.g. single power source)

Qualifications and Experience
- Trade Certificate or Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Engineering, or related fields
- Willingness to work autonomously and unsupervised when required
- Ideally some data center or mission critical exposure and experience
- Calm demeanor, positive outlook and enjoys working in a team environment.
- Ability to attain and maintain NV1 security clearance
- Creating detailed technical/engineering report related to the IBX capacity and environment

Benefits of the role
- Salary package including annual bonus and reviews, company shares and healthcare allowance
- Development and progression opportunities across Equinix in the Facilities, Cross-Functional or wider teams both locally and Globally
- Monday-Friday daytime hours on a static site

Equinix is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

The targeted pay range for this position in the following location is / locations are:

- San Francisco, CA / Bay Area: $102,000 to $162,000
- California (Non-SF/Bay Area), Connecticut, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Washington state: $94,000 to $149,000
- Colorado, Nevada, Rhode Island: $85,000 to $135,000

Our pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum target for new hire pay for the full-time position determined by role, level, and location. Individual pay is based on additional factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education and/or training.

This position may be offered in other locations. Your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

The targeted pay range listed reflects the base pay only and does not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Employees are eligible for bonus, and equity may be offered depending on the position.

As an employee, you become important to Equinix's success. Details about our company benefits can be found at the following link:
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