Data Center Customer Operations Technician, level 3

Who are we?

Equinix is the world's digital infrastructure company, shortening the path to connectivity to enable the innovations that enrich our work, life and planet.

A place where bold ideas are welcomed, human connection is valued, and everyone has the opportunity to shape their future.

Joining our operations team means being at the center of everything – maintaining and evolving critical infrastructure that powers the digital world and delivers real impact for our customers, communities and society. You'll find belonging, purpose, and a team that welcomes you—because when you feel valued, you're empowered to do your best work.

Job Summary

Applies acquired job skills to work on tasks that are semi-routine in nature. Focus is on semi-routine tasks within standard operating procedures. Supports the overall team.

Responsibilities

Queue Management / Reporting

Reviews work order requests in the queue and responds to semi-routine work orders by adhering to commitment times

Escalates and expedites orders to appropriate teams upon standard operating procedures; supervision needed on the escalation of non-standard procedure escalation requests

Ensures adherence to commit times within standard operating procedures

Maintains detailed written records of all work activity

Updates local asset databases and other systems

Installations

Rack and stack semi-routine customer equipment tickets

Supports intra-cage infrastructure installations by following the standard operating procedures of semi-routine customer installs, which may include: fiber trays, ladder racks, customer equipment and cabinets; semi-basic cage installs for mesh and overhead cable trays; and, performs tape changes and standard operating back-up changes

Cross-Connect

Supports semi-routine datacenter standard operating cross-connect work order requests (installs, terminations, modifications, and testing)

Ensures the standard operating procedures are followed on cable management of: coax, fiber, twisted pair copper, and semi-routine intra-building cross connects

Learns to install 'across' connect circuits (switched, multiplexed, etc.), under supervision

Testing / Troubleshooting

Supports semi-routine standard operating testing and standard operating installations of customer assets

Supports standard operating procedures of layer 1 cross-connect certification testing

May learn non-standard operating testing, such as: layer 2 and layer 3 testing, under supervision

Stakeholder Partnership

Supports the operations and security personnel team for breaks or other activities, when necessary

Supports standard operating procedural tasks provides back-up assistance to team members when necessary

Customer Management

Supports customer satisfaction with timely adherence to following semi-routine execution order requirements

Delivers a high level of service and an excellent customer experience when interfacing with customers

Provides support with time expectations on new deployments and existing alterations, by following standard operating procedure guidelines

Supports customers on-site by through access control and escorting services

Projects

Supports fulfillment of projects that follow standard operating procedures; if projects deviate from standard procedures, then works under supervision

Supports vendors on projects

Supports physical customer audits

Training

Completes all assigned training in a timely manner

May provide support to new hires

Qualifications

Typically requires a high school diploma and proven years of equivalent work experience

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