FULL_TIME
2-5
Data Center Technician/ Technicien de Centre de Données (Paris, South)
11/29/2025
The Data Center Technician will apply advanced diagnostic and troubleshooting expertise to identify issues and decommission hardware for complex changes. They will also delegate tasks to technicians while ensuring quality execution and compliance with safety protocols.
Working Hours
40 hours/week
Company Size
10,001+ employees
Language
English
Visa Sponsorship
No
About The Company
Every company has a mission. What's ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesn't diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting in differences. Because impact matters.
Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of approximately 228,000 passionate employees worldwide.
About the Role
Apply advanced diagnostic and troubleshooting expertise to quickly identify the cause(s) of issues to quickly identify the cause of issues. Decommission hardware for complex changes and/or systems with complex interactions (e.g., upgrading entire racks) following standard procedures. Delegate hardware installation, deployment, and/or replacement work to technicians while providing expert guidance for preparing, staging, setting up, and performing startups and shutdowns (e.g., racks, hard drives, switches). Ensure quality execution as defined by organizational standards, coordinating downtime, and keeping relevant stakeholders informed of work status to minimize downstream rework. Assist and provide guidance to technicians to complete challenging or complex tasks and escalate issues as needed. - Ensure that technicians are performing post-execution quality checks and verifying that grounding, staging, labeling, and cabling are set up in compliance with safety protocols, deployment standards, and planned Network Design Tasks (NDTs). Verify security compliance for decommissions and processes data-bearing devices for destruction. Maintain an awareness of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) through dashboards and/or monthly performance discussions. Train and mentor technicians through on-the-job training and by providing direct guidance on specific tasks. Attend, conduct, or assist in conducting daily safety briefings, completes required safety training, provides guidance to technicians to facilitate compliance with safety procedures (e.g., Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) usage, equipment use, lifting, electrical hazards, ladder/rolling stair use). Has pride and a sense of accountability for the service quality, completeness, and resulting user experience. Embody our culture and values. High school diploma, GED, or equivalent and basic knowledge of computer hardware and components AND substantial experience supporting IT equipment or related technology. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings Associate degree in computer science or other field and/or equivalent work experience. Time spent supporting IT equipment or related technology. Sufficient experience working in a production, mission-critical 24x7x365 data center environment. -
Key Skills
Diagnostic ExpertiseTroubleshootingHardware InstallationDeploymentQuality AssuranceSafety ComplianceMentoringTrainingIT Equipment SupportData Center OperationsPerformance MonitoringTechnical GuidanceSecurity CompliancePost-Execution ChecksTeam CoordinationComplex Problem Solving
Categories
TechnologyEngineeringData & AnalyticsTradesSecurity & Safety
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