Data center Facility- & Floor Operator

Do you find it satisfying understanding how your technical expertise supports our Data Center operations in our new build data center, and by that be able to contribute to Power Climate Smarter Living? Then this might be the right position for you!


We are seeking for an energetic Data Center Facility- & Floor Operator to serve as a technical resource and leader within our Vattenfall data centers. The position will help ensure overall availability and reliability of our IT infrastructure to meet or exceed defined service levels of data center operations


Your responsibilities
As a Data Center Facility- & Floor Operator you will be responsible for the overall operations and maintenance of both IT as well as facility equipment within our new build data center. You will assist in maintaining a high reliability and performance while keeping operating costs in facilities at a minimum.


You will act as Vattenfall’s front line when it comes to hands-on maintain, operate and troubleshoot mission-critical data center facility equipment including electrical support equipment such as stand-by diesel generators, electrical systems that include switchgear and wet cell batteries. Additional support equipment is included in the scope of the role which includes fire suppression systems, building security systems and general facilities equipment.


In regards of the IT equipment you will also be responsible for:
• Receiving new hardware as well as the removal of old infrastructure in a safe and controlled manner, in accordance with applicable security guidelines
• Guiding and coordinating work of suppliers by maintenance and incidents on IT and facility equipment ensuring adherence to contracted SLAs
• Maintenance of floor plan
• Performing changes on IT equipment by request of Vattenfall IT colleagues and keeping CMDB up to date


Your profile and skillset
• An excellent understanding of the electrical and mechanical systems involved in critical data center operations
• Ability to solve problems at their root, stepping back to understand the broader context
• Strong service-oriented attitude for trouble shooting and problem solving
• Ability to support the maintenance of SLAs through the implementation of proactive issue detection and reporting
• Ability to follow accurate and complete support and security procedures, system documentation, and issue tracking entries
• Show good judgement and instincts in decision making
• Ability to prioritize in complex, fast-paced, high secured environment
• Proactively and continually improve your level of knowledge about relevant technologies
• Able to demonstrate your ability to take ownership of technical issues but also to collaborate with others
• Flexible and open to respond to off hour emergency calls


Your competences
We believe that you have a Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline, or relevant work experience. You have more than five years of experience working in data centers with an emphasis on building and equipment operation. You have advanced electrical and/or mechanical certifications.


Physical Requirements
• Ability to regularly lift and/or move equipment and to manipulate small wires and objects
• Perform physical tasks all day
• Apply muscular force quickly to objects and equipment


Location
The work location will be primarily the new build Data center of Vattenfall in Sweden. On occasional base (international) travel might be required to do similar work on other data center locations of Vattenfall.


Application
We look forward to receive your application in English, including CV and cover letter before the 11th of December, 2020. For more information about the position, please contact Hans Kramer, Manager Data Centre, tel. +31 629 11 56 38. For more information about the recruitment process, please contact Elnoosh Farhoudfar, responsible recruiter, tel. +46 730 60 25 49.


Trade union representatives in Sweden: please call switchboard +46 8 739 50 00. Sofi Wadström (Akademikerna), Inger Strandberg/Lars-Erik Näsman (Unionen), Christer Gustafsson (Ledarna), Lennart Bengtsson (SEKO).


More information
Since Vattenfall is part of the Swedish critical infrastructure are many of our positions security classed. This position is security classed which means that the final candidates will be subject to a security vetting process, according to the Swedish legislation.


At Vattenfall, we believe, that the only way to make fossil free living within a generation possible is to power and help manage all energy-aspects of our customers’ lives to create climate smarter living building by building, district by district, city by city. Diversity and inclusion – in everything we do. Read more on how we work with diversity and inclusion here:https://corporate.vattenfall.com/careers/working-at-vattenfall/diversity/


Vattenfall is one of Europe`s largest electricity generators and producers of heat. We operate in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK. Our strategy is to reduce emissions from power generation with a roadmap aiming at achieving climate neutrality by one generation.
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