Randstad - Elk Grove Village, IL
posted about 2 months ago
Randstad is responsible for the entire day-to-day management of state-of-the-art data center operations throughout the United States for a multinational banking and financial services holding company. This data center is the largest of its kind in the United States, with total worldwide assets exceeding US$2 trillion. We are seeking an experienced Data Center Technician for a long-term project role in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. This position offers a unique opportunity to work in a world-class data center environment, focusing on physical and hands-on hardware work. The client is undergoing a complex makeover, and this role will provide opportunities for growth and advancement, with a creative schedule that enables extra days off compared to a normal five-day work week. Each day presents a unique workload, ensuring that no two days are the same. The Data Center Site Engineer will be responsible for various tasks, including rack and stack enterprise-class technology, running, tracing, dressing, and testing copper and fiber cables from patch panels to devices, and troubleshooting hardware connectivity issues. The role requires strict adherence to change control processes and the ability to lift and move up to 50 pounds unassisted. Candidates should have previous experience in a high-availability data center environment, providing layer one hardware installation, ongoing maintenance, problem identification, and incident resolution. A strong working knowledge of data center processes and design is essential, along with hands-on expertise in midrange systems in large-scale environments, including IBM, HP, Oracle, and Dell server hardware.