Infra Decommission Technician, Network and Cable Decom (NCD)

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a fast paced technology company and a leader in the world of Cloud Computing. We are currently expanding our decommissioning team and are looking for a proven cable technician with experience in robust technical understanding of network and infrastructure. 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.

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 25% 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.




Key job responsibilities
Physical Decommissioning of 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 25% 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.

A day in the life
Decommissioning of 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 20% travel outside traditional work area may be required possibly including international travel.



About the team
The Network and Cable Decommissioning team’s 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.

Basic Qualifications

- 1+ years of computer networking experience
- 1+ years of Linux operating systems experience
- Experience in computer networking
- Experience working with Linux operating systems
- Can lift and rack equipment up to 40 pounds
- Experience with computer hardware troubleshooting and repair

Preferred Qualifications

- Can work in cramped spaces or in elevated locations while adhering to health & safety guidelines
- Experience dealing effectively with customers during problem resolution and operating efficiently under pressure
- Experience managing work and priorities through a ticketing system
- Experience with cabling infrastructure best practices and methodologies
- Experience working in a data center environment (racking and stacking gear, cable management, hot/cold aisle containment)

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, OR, Umatilla - 30.00 - 54.00 USD hourly