Equinix

Data Center Critical Facilities Specialist

Posted 23 November 2023
LocationAustralia
Job type Full-Time
ReferenceJR-140436

Company's Benefits

  • Flexible Working Arrangements

    Flexible Working Arrangements

  • Equal Pay Initiatives

    Equal Pay Initiatives

  • Mentorship Program

    Mentorship Program

  • Leadership Development Program

    Leadership Development Program

  • Paid Parental Leave

    Paid Parental Leave

  • Return to Work Policy

    Return to Work Policy

  • Childcare Facilities

    Childcare Facilities

  • Breastfeeding Rooms

    Breastfeeding Rooms

  • Sponsorship Program

    Sponsorship Program

  • Coaching Program

    Coaching Program

  • Raise Numbers Of Women In Leadership

    Raise Numbers Of Women In Leadership

  • Internal Women's Networking Group

    Internal Women's Networking Group

Job Description

​Data Center Critical Facilities Specialist

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company, operating 200+ data centers across the globe and providing interconnections to all the key clouds and networks. Businesses need one place to simplify and bring together fragmented, complex infrastructure that spans private and public cloud environments. Our global platform allows customers to place infrastructure wherever they need it and connect it to everything they need to succeed.

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We are a fast-growing global company with 20 + years of consecutive growth. Through our innovative portfolio of high-performance products and services, we have created the largest, most active global ecosystem of nearly 10,000 companies, including 1,800+ networks and 2,900+ cloud and IT service providers in over 26 countries spanning five continents.

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Joining our operations team means that you will be at the forefront of all we do, maintaining critical facilities infrastructure as part of a close-knit team delivering outstanding service to our data center customers. We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providing an equitable work environment that is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success.


Job Summary:

The Critical Facilities Specialist supports the wider team by performing repairs and leading all aspects of site maintenance at our static site. The successful applicant will be tasked with coordinating the maintenance and up keeping of all Data center infrastructure according to Equinix global standards.

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The role is available due to an internal promotion into the Cross-Functional Engineering team, given the nature of our existing team make-up and close location of our sites, we are considering candidates with a strong , electrical, controls or mechanical background but ideally with exposure across all fields. All engineers are encouraged to work across Engineering functions where possible so applicants with a broad working background who collaborate with customers, vendors and colleagues will suit the role well.

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Strong interpersonal skills (particularly when speaking with onsite customers), attention to detail, engineering proficiency and a dedication to consistently achieving personal and team Equinix goals will be highly regarded. Balancing and prioritising tasks and workloads whilst maintaining a calm demeanour will also be key to your success.

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Key Responsibilities:

  • Provides junior team members and colleagues with technical support and advice

  • Crafting engineering scripts, MOP’s and working with multi-functional teams on approvals

  • Ensure all Global Engineering and Design team projects, processes, standards and protocols are upheld

  • Technical reporting on capacity and energy cost or usage

  • Vendor and contractor work permit reviews

  • Acts as SME and provides training to team members where needed

  • Breakdown and Repairs Management

  • Maintenance Scheduling and Planned Preventative Maintenance

  • Reporting - Reviews specialist contractual reports and activities

  • Problem Solving - root cause analysis and in the repair of failed components

  • Design - Validates design criteria for new principal power installations (e.g. single power source)

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Qualifications and Experience

  • Trade Certificate or Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Engineering, or related fields

  • Willingness to work autonomously and unsupervised when required

  • Ideally some data center or mission critical exposure and experience

  • Calm demeanor and outlook, positive outlook and enjoys working in a team environment.

  • Ability to attain and maintain NV1 security clearance

  • Reviewing contractor’s JSEA, SWMS, MoP

  • Ensuring our operation is in line with Global Engineering Guidelines

  • Creating detailed technical/engineering report related to the IBX capacity, environment

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Benefits of the role

  • Salary package including annual bonus and reviews, company shares and healthcare allowance!

  • Monday-Friday daytime hours on a static site!

  • Wealth of company wellness and employee benefits

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Equinix is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.