Infrastructure Technician

AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS) AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure.
In other words, were the people who keep the cloud running.
We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on.
We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain and were looking for talented people who want to help.
Youll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles.
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The Network & Cable Decommissioning team (NCD) are looking to hire a highly motivated, self-driven decommissioning technician who will work closely with project managers, network engineers, and operations teams to recover cabling infrastructure, and sanitize legacy abandoned cable.
The NCD Tech will be responsible for executing assigned efforts and communicating status updates of those task.
The Network and Cable Decommissioning teams primary focus is to reclaim capacity for our customers by safely removing decommissioned legacy network equipment and old cabling infrastructure, thus enabling a life cycle approach for the physical layer of our data center network, which will help utilize our existing DC space to its fullest potential.
Key job responsibilities - Physical Decommissioning of network and cabling infrastructure in a Data Center environment.
- Manage assigned work and priorities through ticketing system and/or workflows.
- Provide status updates to Stakeholder via ticketing system.
- Effectively co-ordinate and deliver multiple tasks congruently.
- Exhibit quality workmanship on all work and maintain Data Center cleanliness.
- Effectively leverage the logical tools and systems that are provided.
- Follow all production, safety and quality standards, codes and industry best practices.
- Collaborate with various Stakeholders to remove obstacles.
- Read and comprehend datacenter build documentation, and site specific layout material.
- Travel within geographical work area is required, up to 30% travel outside traditional work area may be required depending on your primary region.
- Scope effort assigned, validate all work is ready for decommissioning, create change requests to perform work, and timely execute effort that has been assigned.
- All efforts need to be documented via ticketing system.
- Successful candidates must be comfortable working at heights, including on ladders, scaffolding, and aerial lifts, while adhering to all safety protocols.
A day in the life - Decommissioning of network and cabling infrastructure in a Data Center environment - Deliver sustainable and repeatable solutions and processes, always with an eye on improvement.
- Manage work and priorities through ticketing system and/or workflows.
- Provide structured feedback on project progress to Stakeholders.
- Co-ordinate multiple concurrent projects - Exhibit quality workmanship on all work and maintain Data Center cleanliness - Follow all production, safety and quality standards, codes and industry best practices - Collaborate with various Stakeholders to remove project obstacles.
- Reading and comprehending blueprints and building documentation/redline work - Travel within geographical work area is required, up to 30% travel outside traditional work area may be required possibly including international travel.
- Manage, check and coordinate all decommissioned materials.
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BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - 5 + years In-depth knowledge of copper and fiber optics.
- 4 +years of in depth knowledge of network cabling, optic types, and test equipment, such as VFL, power meter, and OTDR and experience with cabling infrastructure best practices and methodologies.
- 4+ years experience troubleshooting cabling infrastructure connectivity issues, including patch panels and patch cords and experience coordinating work and priorities through ticketing system and workflows PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Meets/exceeds Amazons leadership principles requirements for this role.
- Meets/exceeds Amazons functional/technical depth and complexity for this role.
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Skills: Network Infrastructure & Cabling Expertise Technical Equipment Proficiency Project Management Safety & Compliance Benefits: Pension Company Shares Medical Aid / Health Care